About Shi Xiangsheng
Born 1942. Shi Xiangsheng is a Chinese screenwriter, film screenwriter and writer.
Shi Xiangsheng (; born 1942 ) is a Chinese writer. He is best known for his 1997 story "A Sun in the Sky" , which was adapted into Zhang Yimou's 1999 film Not One Less.
During the Cultural Revolution, Shi was sent to Xinjiang province in western China to work as a peasant, after which he became a teacher and a writer. His other works include The Divorce and The Birthday Present .
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Who is Shi Xiangsheng?
Chinese writer
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Shi Xiangsheng was born in 1942 in Chongming District.
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Shi Xiangsheng is a screenwriter, film screenwriter and writer.
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Shi Xiangsheng is Chinese.
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