Li Han-hsiang

Richard Li Han-hsiang (Chinese: 李翰祥; pinyin: Lǐ Hànxiáng; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning^[1] – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His The Enchanting Shadow, The Magnificent Concubine, and Empress Wu Tse-Tien were entered into the Cannes Film Festival in 1960, 1962, and 1963 respectively.

Li Han-hsiang
Born	(1926-03-07)March 7, 1926 Jinxi, Liaoning, Republic of China
Died	December 17, 1996(1996-12-17) (aged 70) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1953–1994
Awards	Cannes Film Festival Technical Grand Prize 1962 The Magnificent ConcubineGolden Horse Awards – Best Director 1963 The Love Eterne 1966 Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties Best Original Screenplay 1971 The Story of Ti Ying 1979 The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung Life Achievement Award 1997 Lifetime Achievement
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李翰祥
Simplified Chinese	李翰祥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Hànxiáng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lei5 Hon6coeng4

Li also won the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for his work on the movie Xi Shi in 1965. Most of his movies in the 1970s and 1980s were Chinese historical dramas. He died in Beijing due to a heart attack. He was seventy.^{[2] [3]}