Zhong Acheng (; born 1949), often known by his pseudonym Ah Cheng, is a Chinese author and
screenwriter.
In 1979, together with He Dong, Ma Desheng, Wang Keping,
Huang Rui,
Li Shuang,
Qu Leilei and
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei (, ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly c ...
, Ah Cheng founded the Stars Group (XingXing), an assembly of untrained, experimental artists who challenged the strict tenets of Chinese politics. As a political and artistic group, they staged exhibitions around Beijing, making way for avant-garde art in China. He won the 1992
International Nonino Prize in Italy.
Works
Screenplays
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Yue Yue'' (1986)
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Hibiscus Town
''Hibiscus Town'' () is a 1986 Chinese film directed by Xie Jin, based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua. The film, a melodrama, follows the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution a ...
'' (Furong zhen, 1986)
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Painted Skin'' (Hua pi zhi yinyang fawang, 1992)
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Springtime in a Small Town
''Springtime in a Small Town'' () is a 2002 Chinese film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. The film is a remake of director Fei Mu's 1948 film and its original screenwriter is Li Tianji (Chinese: 李天濟; pinyin: Lǐ Tiānjì), ''Spring in a Sma ...
'' (Xiao cheng zhi chun, 2002)
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The Go Master'' (Wu qingyuan, 2006)
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The Assassin'' (Ci ke nie yin niang, 2015)
Novels
*''Qi wang'', (''
The Chess Master'')
*''Hai zi wang'', (''
The King of Children'')
*''Shu wang'', (''
The King of Trees")
*''Kong fen'', (''
Unfilled Graves'')
*''The King of Trees'' A Collection of his three novels ''Qi wang'' (The King of Chess) ''Shu wang'' (King of Trees) ''Hai zi wang'' (King of Children) published by
New Directions Publishing
New Directions Publishing Corp. is an independent book publishing company that was founded in 1936 by James Laughlin and incorporated in 1964. Its offices are located at 80 Eighth Avenue in New York City.
History
New Directions was born in 19 ...
in 2010.
*''Three Kings: Three Stories from Today's China'' (trans. by Bonnie McDougall), published 1990 by Collins-Harvill (London).
Open Library entry
accessed 28 December 2010.
References
External links
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1949 births
Living people
Screenwriters from Beijing
Chinese male short story writers
20th-century Chinese short story writers
International Writing Program alumni
20th-century Chinese male writers
People's Republic of China novelists
People's Republic of China short story writers
Short story writers from Beijing
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