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30-540: Huang Bo was born on August 26, 1974, in Jiuquan , Gansu , and raised in Qingdao , Shandong , although his hail originally from Lintao County , Gansu . Both of his parents worked as civil servants in the government. Before Huang became an actor, he was a bar singer , dance instructor , film dubber and factory owner. During his time singing in bars, he even had his own band named "Blue Sand Wind" (蓝色风沙)，performed throughout

60-579: A crew of over two thousands employees. The movie is a retelling of Investiture of the Gods , a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods-and-demons ( shenmo ) genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). The novel combines elements of history, folklore, mythology, legends and fantasy, with a story set in the era of the decline of the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC) and

90-402: A malevolent fox spirit, who consumes men's hearts to preserve her beauty and is looking for a heart that must be freely given to her in order to become human, while lovesick Princess Jing, who wears a mask to conceal her scarred face, looks for true love. She winds up deciding to exchange her pure heart for the fox daemon's beauty. With a total box office gross of $ 115.07 million, the film became

120-737: A railway branch runs from the Liugou Station in Guazhou County to Dunhuang , serving both Guazhou county seat and Dunhuang. There are plans to expand it further south into Qinghai ; the extension, known as the Golmud–Dunhuang Railway , will connect Dunhuang to Golmud , Qinghai on the Qinghai–Tibet railway . There is also the Jiayuguan–Ceke branch , which runs through the desert areas of Jiuquan Prefecture's Jinta County . Jiuquan

150-499: Is Xiao Ou, and they married in 2007. Huang Bo's daughter was born in July, 2011. Jiuquan Jiuquan , formerly known as Suzhou is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China . It is more than 600 km (370 mi) wide from east to west, occupying 191,342 km (73,878 sq mi), although its built-up area

180-601: Is also served by Jiuquan Airport . There is also Dunhuang Airport in Dunhuang. Jiuquan is the closest major city to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center . Still, the space launch center is more than 100 km (62 mi) away from the city, and is actually located not in Gansu province, but in the neighboring Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region . It was built in 1958; the first Chinese human spaceflight , Shenzhou 5

210-583: Is based on the novel Investiture of the Gods . In August 2021, the first solo album "Songs Saved for You Over the Years" was released. On November 25, 2023, the new drama "Crossing the Sea of Anger" directed by Cao Baoping and starring Huang Bo was released. On June 19, 2024, the film "A Man and a Woman" starring Huang Bo was premiered in the main competition section of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Jubilee Awards. The nickname of Huang Bo's wife

240-460: Is mostly located in its Suzhou District . The city was formerly known as Fulu , which became known as Suzhou ( Suchow , Su-chow , &c.) after it became the seat of Su Prefecture under the Sui . As the seat of Jiuquan Commandery , it eventually became known by that name in turn. The name Jiuquan —" wine spring(s)" — derives from a legendary story of the young Han general Huo Qubing , who

270-788: Is relatively large, averaging 13.8 °C (24.8 °F) annually. With sunny weather and low humidity dominating year-round, the area hosts one of the launch sites for the PRC's space programme. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 62% in July to 77% in October, the city receives 3,031 hours of bright sunshine annually. Jiuquan is served by China National Highway 312 and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang (Lanxin) Railway . The Lanxin Railway has several side branches within Jiuquan Prefecture. In particular,

300-460: The Golden Goblet Award for his performance in the crime film The Conformist . The same year he headlined the science fiction film Battle of Memories . In 2018, he launched his directorial debut The Island , also known as "A Good Play". In 2019, it was announced that Huang will play Jiang Ziya in the upcoming fantasy film series Fengshen Trilogy directed by Wuershan . The film

330-689: The Golden Horse Awards , and Wuershan was named Best Director at the 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards . The movie however received mixed reviews from western critics. The film was a huge box-office success, grossing over US$ 278 million from a budget of 37. In 2019, he began on the production on the Fengshen Trilogy . Sometimes dubbed as "China’s ‘ Lord of the Rings ’", it is the "most ambitious and expensive production in Chinese history." The production has

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360-576: The Silk Road , Suzhou was the great center of the rhubarb trade. Under the Ming , Suzhou was the site where the Portuguese Jesuit missionary Bento de Góis was robbed and died in 1607 during the exploration that finally established that Cathay and China were a single country. Meng Qiaofang took it from Ding Guodong in 1649. The Hui under Ma Wenlu held it during the Dungan Revolt . It

390-624: The Tang . In 624, Jiuquan County was established. In 763, it was occupied by Tibetan Empire . After the fall of the Tibetan Empire, it was controlled by the Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom . In 1028, it was seized by Xixia . During the Yuan Dynasty , Suzhou Lu was established under Gansu Province. It sometimes served as the capital of the province of Gansu. Along with its role protecting trade along

420-567: The 7th Chinese Film Media Awards . Moreover, his performance in the film Cow won him the Best Actor award at the 46th Golden Horse Awards . Huang Bo was considered one of the top actors in China in 2010. During the two years between 2010 and 2011, Huang Bo performed in 5 films, and also started his music career. In 2012, Huang's comedy film Lost in Thailand became the top-grossing domestic film at

450-460: The Academy and became a professional voice actor . Before Huang Bo's breakout role two years later, he had several small roles in different TV series. In the year of 2006, Huang Bo participated in director Ning Hao 's low-budget black comedy film Crazy Stone , which proved to be a runaway hit and garnered him much exposure. In 2007, Huang won his first major award, for Best Supporting Actor at

480-888: The Chef and the Swordsman premiered on September 16, 2010, at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Midnight Madness section marking the first time a film from China has been shown at this sidebar. It received mixed reviews from critics. The film was also screened at the Pusan Film Festival . It was presented by Doug Liman at the festival. It was released theatrically on 17 March 2011 in Southeast Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand simultaneously. Described as an avant-garde martial arts comedy,

510-697: The Chinese box-office. He also starred in the suspense film Design of Death , which earned him Best Actor awards at the Beijing College Student Film Festival and China Film Directors' Guild Award . In 2013, Huang starred in Stephen Chow 's shenmo blockbuster film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons playing Sun Wukong . He appeared for free in the comedy film The Chef, the Actor,

540-514: The Scoundrel directed by Guan Hu , and the noir film thriller No Man's Land where he played a killer. With his films, Huang became the top-grossing actor of 2013. In 2014, Huang starred in Peter Chan 's film on child-abduction, Dearest as a devastated father whose son was abducted; which earned him Best Actor nominations at several film awards. The same year he starred alongside Xu Zheng in

570-660: The business. He continued to work as a TV commercials director, video artist and avant-garde artist until his debut in movie industry with the 2004 film Soap Opera . Wuershan's film debut came with Soap Opera (2004). For this movie, he won the FIPRESCI Award at the Pusan International Film Festival in 2004. On September 16, 2010, Wuershan's second feature film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival . The Butcher,

600-405: The comedy film Breakup Buddies , which became one of the top-grossing domestic films at the Chinese box-office. On January 30, 2014, I appeared on the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and sang "My Requirements Are Not Too High" while walking. In 2015, Huang co-starred in the fantasy blockbuster Mojin: The Lost Legend , which became one of the highest-grossing films in China. In 2017, Huang won

630-571: The country and worked as a dance coach for 7 years. In 2000, Huang's friend since junior high school , actor Gao Hu, introduced him to director Guan Hu by chance, which started Huang's acting career. Huang Bo wanted to study in the Beijing Film Academy , however he didn't receive the admission for the first time he applied. In 2002, Huang Bo finally got admitted to the Academy, studying in Dubbing. Two years later in 2004, Huang Bo graduated from

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660-440: The film is split into three stories titled "Desire", "Vengeance" and "Greed," and it follows the "journey of a mystical blade as it passes through the hands of three ambitious men." Wuershan's third feature film, Painted Skin: The Resurrection , was released on June 28, 2012. The film, which has an 83% approval rating on aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes , and is described as a "deliciously nutty love story," tells about Xiaowei,

690-515: The highest grossing domestic film in China beating the previous record holder Let the Bullets Fly . His fourth feature film was Mojin: The Lost Legend , an action adventure fantasy thriller film based on the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light . It was released on December 18, 2015. The film won several awards, including Best Visual Effects at the Beijing College Student Film Festival and

720-699: The north. Its administrative area ranges in latitude from 37° 58' to 42° 48' N and in longitude from 92° 09' to 100° 20' E, and reaches a maximal north–south extent of 550 km (340 mi) and maximal east-west width of 680 km (420 mi). Suzhou District is approximately 1,500 meters (4,900 ft) above sea level. Jiuquan has a cold desert climate ( Köppen BWk ), with long, cold winters, and hot, somewhat dry summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −8.9 °C (16.0 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, with an annual mean of 7.79 °C (46.0 °F). The diurnal temperature variation

750-617: The rise of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC). It tells about the downfall of King Zhou, the Shang Dynasty's last ruler. He becomes a tyrant after having been "bewitched by a fox spirit posing as his concubine." An epic battle "rages to defeat him, involving gods, demons and other supernatural beings." Barrie M. Osborne , producer of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King , was involved in

780-496: Was awarded the FIPRESCI Award at the Pusan International Film Festival . He went on to direct blockbusters The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman (2010), Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012), and Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015), for which he was awarded the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director at the 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards . In 2019, he started on the production of the Fengshen Trilogy . Wuershan

810-498: Was born in Hohhot , Inner Mongolia , China , in 1972. At 16 he enrolled to a high school affiliated to China's Central Academy of Fine Arts , and in 1992 he was admitted to the oil painting department of the latter. However, he dropped out the following year, and in 1994 started studying directing at the Beijing Film Academy , graduating from the latter in 1998. He started his career by making TV commercials, becoming successful in

840-539: Was completely destroyed by the time it was recovered by the Qing general Zuo Zongtang in 1873 but it was swiftly rebuilt. Jiuquan is made up of one district, two counties, two autonomous counties and two country-level cities . Jiuquan occupies the westernmost part of Gansu, bordering Zhangye City to the east, Qinghai to the south, Xinjiang to the west, Ejin Banner , Alxa league of Inner Mongolia and Mongolia to

870-425: Was launched there on 15 October 2003, making Yang Liwei China's first astronaut and a national hero. The second was in 2005. Jiuquan is known within China as the first site of rhubarb cultivation. Wuershan Wuershan (乌尔善) is a Chinese film director of Mongol descent , who was born in Hohhot , Inner Mongolia on June 10, 1972. Wuershan's first feature film was Soap Opera (2004), for which he

900-655: Was said to have poured a vat of precious wine into a local creek to share its taste with his troops after a victory over the Xiongnu nomads. Fulu was founded in 111 BC as an outpost in the Hexi Corridor near the Jade Gate along the overland Silk Road . Jiuquan was a Han prefecture and, under the Eastern Han , an active military garrison. Su Prefecture was established under the Sui and renamed Jiuquan Commandery under

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