杨洁

楊潔
Yáng Jié
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Yang Jie, Chinese television director best known for directing the landmark 1986 CCTV adaptation of Journey to the West (西游记)

About Yang Jie

1929–2017 · 导演 director

Director and producer of the 1986 CCTV series 西游记, shot over six years on a small budget. Rerun almost every summer since, it is the Monkey King most Chinese grew up with.

Examples

HSK 6
Yáng Jié dǎoyǎn le 1986 nián bǎn de 《 Xīyóujì 》.
Yang Jie directed the 1986 version of Journey to the West.
HSK 7-9
Yáng Jié bèi yùwéi Zhōngguó diànshìjù de xiānqū.
Yang Jie is hailed as a pioneer of Chinese television drama.

Tips

culture
Season one was shot on a single Sony camera, and its scenes set in India were filmed in Thailand. The first 25 episodes have been rebroadcast more than 2,000 times; the closing song is 敢问路在何方, 'May I Ask Where the Road Is'.

Stroke Order

杨 yáng
洁 jié