According to Taiwan media reports, Taiwanese director Zhang Yi died of illness on November 1 at the age of 69.

According to reports, Zhang Yi suffered from many problems with his innate immune function and kidneys. He was also infected due to blood transfusion after heart surgery. He was in the ICU ward for many days without resuscitation. It is really a pity for all walks of life to say goodbye to the world now.

Zhang Yi’s company Liulicongfang issued a statement confirming that Zhang Yi passed away this morning. His wife Yang Huishan and daughter Zhang Yuan were with him. Follow-up related matters are being arranged.

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Zhang Yi's resume:

Zhang Yi was born in 1951. He has directed "The Story of Time", "Sister-in-law Yuqing" and "I Lived Like This" "Life", "My Love" and other film works. He won the Golden Horse Award and the Best Director at the Asia Pacific Film Festival for "I Lived This Way".

In 1987, Zhang Yi and his wife Yang Huishan devoted themselves to modern Liuli art creation and founded Asia's first Liuli art studio, Liuli Gongfang.

Zhang Yi emphasized that art grows in the soil of culture and is well versed in the narrative language of the nation. Literature and Eastern Zen are his distinctive creative personality. His works have been collected by the China Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, the National Art Museum of China, and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, France.

ifeng.com-Golden Horse director Zhang Yi, who was once hailed as the promoter of Taiwan’s new wave, passed away due to illness