Wang Ping
Directing·August 31, 1916·† December 1, 1990 — 74 years old·Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
Ping Wang is a Chinese film director and actress. She is considered to be the first female director in the People's Republic of China. Leftist womens' liberation became a major influence early in her life and she was a long time supporter of the communist revolution.
Her work was financially supported by the state, which provided her with significant access to filmic resources, allowing her to learn the techniques of filmmaking through practice and experiment with film form. She became a respected and influential director.
Because gender equality was a significant part of the Communist Party’s plan for economic reform, the following two decades would see a rise in the number of female directors in China.
Known For
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1990The Sun on the Roof of the WorldDirector1986Song of the chinese revolutionDirector1978We are the 8th Route Army BattalionDirector1976Songs of the Long MarchDirector1969Mallow ForestDirector1965The East Is RedDirector1964Sentinel Under the Neon LightsDirector1962Locust Tree VillageDirector1960The Area of MenglongshaDirector1959Beautiful HomelandDirector1958The Eternal WaveDirector1957The Story of LiubaoDirector1956Breaking Through the DarknessDirector1948The Lights of Ten Thousand HomesMrs. Chen1947The Spring River Flows East1947Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and MoonJiangxi neighbor