Zhang Yimou was born on November 14, 1951，  in Xi'an city..
He graduated from Beijing Film Academy photography professional.
He is an internationally famous Chinese film director  and  was known.
2008 Beijing Olympic Games  as an opening ceremony director.
He was awarded  Boston University, Yale University, honorary doctorate.
The films he shot won international film festival awards many times for

example:, the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Venice International Film Festival top prize - the Golden Lion Award
He was invited Many times as the International Film Festival Jury and the presidency.
Although Zhang Yimou had never learned performances, in 1987 he starred film "Old Well" (China's rural subjects), and getting of the second Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actor Award
Zhang Yimou's film making personal, romantic, imaginative, expressed his social life is a unique observation.
Zhang Yimou is a photographer, the picture can be seen from his very particular style.
In color, he used a distinctive Chinese elements, such as red, yellow, black. Gives the impact of visual effects.
Such as "Red Sorghum" (the theme of war between China and Japan) Zhang Yimou, 1988 release, the film won the 38th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award.
In addition to films, Zhang Yimou directed the opera Puccini's opera "Turandot" (no sleep tonight) ballet ("Raise the Red Lantern), large-scale performance of real landscape (" Impression "series),
Very hard-working director.

张艺谋（出生14日11月1951年），西安人。毕业于北京电影学院摄影专业。是一位具有国际声誉的中国著名电影导演。2008年北京奥运会开幕式总导演。获得过美国波士顿大学、耶鲁大学荣誉博士称号。他拍摄的电影多次获得国际电影节大奖，柏林国际电影节金熊奖。威尼斯国际电影节最高奖——金狮奖也曾多次担任国际电影节评委会及主席职务。1987年，从未学过表演的艺谋主演影片《老井》（中国农村题材），并摘取第二届东京国际电影节最佳男演员奖。

张艺谋拍的影片有个性、浪漫、富有想象力，表达了他对社会、人生独特的观察。张艺谋是摄影师，从中可以看出他的画面造型很讲究。在色彩上，他用的中国元素鲜明，如红色、黄色、黑色。给人冲击视觉效果。例如《红高粱》（中国和日本战争题材）张艺谋导演，1988年上映，该片荣获第38届柏林国际电影节金熊奖。除电影外，张艺谋执导过歌剧普契尼的歌剧《图兰朵》（今夜无人入眠）芭蕾舞剧《大红灯笼高高挂》、大型山水实景演出（“印象”系列），很勤奋的导演。