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He Ping Dies: Chinese Director Of ‘Sun Valley’ and ‘Warriors Of Heaven And Earth’ Was 65

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Chinese director, screenwriter and producer He Ping, best known internationally for his hybrid ‘Chinese Westerns’, has died aged 65.

Local press reported that he died of illness in Beijing on January 10. He Ping was well known on the international film festival circuit and was one of the first Chinese filmmakers to work with a U.S.

studio, directing Warriors Of Heaven And Earth with backing from the now defunct Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (CPFPA) in 2003.

Similar to two award-winning films he made in the 1990s, the film was shot in the Western deserts of China and combined elements of classic Westerns and Chinese wuxia (swordplay) movies.

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