Zou Jingzhi (邹静之, 1952) is a Chinese playwright. He has written the librettos for two

Chinese-language western-style opera Chinese contemporary classical opera () is a Chinese-language musical art form drawing on western opera traditions - distinct from modern developments of traditional Chinese opera. One of the first western-style operas was '' The White Haired Gir ...

s by woman composer Lei Lei: Xi Shi (opera) based on the story of

Xi Shi Xi Shi (Hsi Shih; , ), also known by the nickname Xizi, was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived in a small Yue village (today part of Zhuji, a county-level city in Shaoxing, Zhejiang) during the end of ...

, and '' The Chinese Orphan'' (2011) based on the story

The Orphan of Zhao ''The Orphan of Zhao'' is a Chinese play from the Yuan dynasty, attributed to the 13th-century dramatist Ji Junxiang (紀君祥). The play has as its full name ''The Great Revenge of the Orphan of Zhao''. The play is classified in the ''zaju'' g ...

. The premiere of both operas was at Beijing's NCPA. His book ''Ninth Building'' was longlisted for 2023

International Booker Prize The International Booker Prize (formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize) is an international literary award hosted in the United Kingdom. The introduction of the International Prize to complement the Man Booker Prize, as the Boo ...

Filmography

* ''

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles ''Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles'' (, ) is a 2005 drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and Yasuo Furuhata, and starring Ken Takakura. It premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 22 October 2005 and was released in China on 22 Dec ...

'' (2005) (screenplay) * '' The 601st Phone Call'' (2006) (writer) * ''My Kingdom'' (2011) (screenplay) * '' The Grandmaster'' (2013) (screenplay) * '' Coming Home'' (2014) (screenplay) * ''

Xuanzang Xuanzang (; ; 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Bhikkhu, Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making ...

'' (2015) (screenplay)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zou, Jingzhi Chinese dramatists and playwrights 1952 births Living people 20th-century Chinese poets Chinese male short story writers Screenwriters from Jiangxi People from Nanchang Poets from Jiangxi 21st-century Chinese writers 20th-century Chinese male writers 21st-century Chinese short story writers Short story writers from Jiangxi