Awards

Tied with My Heart (1999).

Tied with 'Michel Deville (I)' for La maladie de Sachs (1999).

For highlighting the values of filial and fraternal solidarity in times of the crisis of values caused by the irruption of modernity in traditions.

For its combination of documentary and dramatic methods with poignant and comic effect in telling a true story of alienation and reconciliation.

For its humour and compassion in its treatment of the tensions of family life in a rapidly changing society.

Tied with Secret Ballot (2001).

For its tight script and deft direction, in the way he crafts a modern film tale rooted in universal human concerns in a rapid changing Chinese society.