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Ziniu Wu

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Ziniu Wu
A Tibetan monk’s faith tempted by the power of money. Rapid capitalism is carrying China into a fast drifting river. Even in a small Tibetan village, life is spinning up from the rip material currents. Thangka, once a religious painting, now appears in popular art collections. It brings money, fame and more. A monk painter Jiayam, who is devoted to the practice of Tibetan Buddhism and willing to take the hardest path -“long-term retreat” to achieve enlightenment, now is facing the most tempting moments in his life.
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Ziniu Wu was born in 1953 in Leshan, Sichuan, China. He is a director and writer, known for Evening Bell (1989), Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads (2014) and The Living and the Dead (1988).
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 8 nominations

    Known for

    Evening Bell (1989)
    Evening Bell
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1989
    Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads (2014)
    Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director(as Zi Niu)
    • 2014
    The Living and the Dead (1988)
    The Living and the Dead
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1988
    Huan le ying xiong (1988)
    Huan le ying xiong
    • Director
    • 1988

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    Director

    • Xi wang de da di
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Lovely China
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • You yu he ta de xian wei shu ji men
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads (2014)
      Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Zi Niu)
      • 2014
    • Chuang tian xia (2013)
      Chuang tian xia
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Da guo yi
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Jia Song, Huichun Wang, Yufei Xing, Ya'nan Wang, Minli Rao, Zhiguo Du, Yuan Nie, Fengyan Zong, and Hongjie Wan in Tian xia (2007)
      Tian xia
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Rexue zhonghun zhi duxing shiwei
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003–2014
    • Tian Xia Liang Cang (2002)
      Tian Xia Liang Cang
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Yingxiong Zheng Chengong (2001)
      Yingxiong Zheng Chengong
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Kun Chen and Zhengjun He in National Anthem (1999)
      National Anthem
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Don't Cry, Nanking (1995)
      Don't Cry, Nanking
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Sparkling Fox (1994)
      Sparkling Fox
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Taiyang shan (1992)
      Taiyang shan
      • Director
      • 1992
    • The Big Mill (1992)
      The Big Mill
      8.0
      • Director
      • 1992

    Writer

    • You yu he ta de xian wei shu ji men
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Sparkling Fox (1994)
      Sparkling Fox
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • The Big Mill (1992)
      The Big Mill
      8.0
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • Evening Bell (1989)
      Evening Bell
      7.2
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Nu ci ke
      6.0
      • writer
      • 1988

    Cinematographer

    • Thangka
      • Cinematographer (as Zi Niu)
      • 2009

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    Thangka
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    • Alternative names
      • Zi Niu
    • Born
      • 1953
      • Leshan, Sichuan, China

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