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Kang Jianning

Alias:
Wu Gong

Birthplace:
Heibei, China

Biography from TheMovieDB

Chinese film and television director born in 1954, in Hebei province. In the mid-1970s, Kang graduated from the Beijing Institute of Physical Education and worked as a teacher in the university's physical education department for nearly ten years. In the mid-1980s, he joined the TV station at the institute and started shooting TV feature films and documentaries. Kang is the current deputy director of Ningxia TV Station. An important representative of Chinese documentaries, Kang is one of the most prestigious directors in China whose worked in the medium; his 1990 film "Sand and Sea" won the Asian Glory Union Award, while 1997's "Yin Yang" has been hailed as a profound documentary reflecting on themes of rural life in China.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Cinematography:
1993  The Thousand-Mile Baoji–Zhongwei Railway
1997  Yin Yang
2001  Interesting Times: Xiao's Long March

Director:
1985  Mysterious Yellow River
1986  Long Yellow River
1987  Cave-Dwelling People
1987  Into the World
1991  Sand and Sea
1991  The Mark on the Stone
1992  Snowland
1993  Lugu Lake
1993  The Thousand-Mile Baoji–Zhongwei Railway
1993  Tshultrim Danba and Tholing Monastery
1994  Nature
1995  Life
1997  Yin Yang
1998  Public Security Bureau
2001  Interesting Times: Xiao's Long March
2002  Listening to Mr. Fan Talk About the Past
2002  Sweat
2003  Life

Writer:
1985  Mysterious Yellow River
1986  Long Yellow River
1987  Cave-Dwelling People
1987  Into the World
1991  Sand and Sea
1991  The Mark on the Stone
1992  Snowland
1993  Lugu Lake
1993  The Thousand-Mile Baoji–Zhongwei Railway
1993  Tshultrim Danba and Tholing Monastery
1994  Nature
1995  Life
1997  Yin Yang
1998  Public Security Bureau
2001  Interesting Times: Xiao's Long March
2002  Listening to Mr. Fan Talk About the Past
2002  Sweat
2003  Life

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TV Production

Co-Executive Producer:
2006  The Rise of the Great Powers

Director:
2002  Rhyme of Tang
2005  Shanxi Businessmen
2006  The Rise of the Great Powers
2014  The Rhythm of Song

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