Wang Ping

Directing·Aug 31, 1916·Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China

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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.

Film	Credit
The Sun on the Roof of the World1990 · Director	Director
Song of the chinese revolution1986 · Director	Director
We are the 8th Route Army Battalion1978 · Director	Director
Songs of the Long March1976 · Director	Director
Mallow Forest1969 · Director	Director
The East Is Red1965 · Director	Director
Sentinel Under the Neon Lights1964 · Director	Director
Locust Tree Village1962 · Director	Director
The Area of Menglongsha1960 · Director	Director
Beautiful Homeland1959 · Director	Director
The Eternal Wave1958 · Director	Director
The Story of Liubao1957 · Director	Director
Breaking Through the Darkness1956 · Director	Director
The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes1948 · Mrs. Chen	Mrs. Chen
The Spring River Flows East1947 · Actor	Actor
Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon1947 · Jiangxi neighbor, Actor	Jiangxi neighbor, Actor