Shi Xiangsheng (; born 1942
) is a
Chinese
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writer. He is best known for his 1997 story "A Sun in the Sky" (), which was adapted into
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...
's 1999 film ''
Not One Less
''Not One Less'' is a 1999 drama film by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, adapted from Shi Xiangsheng's 1997 story ''A Sun in the Sky'' ().. It was produced by Guangxi Film Studio and released by China Film Group Corporation in mainland China, and ...
''.
During the
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated go ...
, Shi was sent to
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
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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1942 births
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Living people
Chinese fiction writers
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