Wang Lu Xiang
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Wang Lu Xiang (王鲁湘 in Chinese, born 1956), is a Chinese scholar, art critic, and television documentary producer.
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Biography
Wang Lu Xiang received his Bachelor of Arts in literature from the University of Xiang Tan (1978–1982) and held a teaching position in the Chinese literature department of the same university from 1982 to 1984. Soon he went on to obtain a M.Phil in Philosophy at Beijing University in 1987. He taught literature at the Capital Normal University from 1987 to 1992 and did freelance writing jobs from 1992 to 2001. In 2001, he was invited to the newly formed department of art at Qing Hua University as a guest professor and Ph.D supervisor (the contract with Qing Hua ended in 2004). In the same year of entering the Qing Hua faculty, Wang signed a contract with Phoenix TV, the Hong Kong-based television broadcasting company as a senior director. Currently, Wang is widely known in China as the Phoenix TV senior director and commentator, as author of The River Eulogy - the book and TV documentary that spawned the Tian'anMen square event[citation needed], as chief secretary and permanent board member of the Li Ke Ran Art Foundation, as a permanent board member of the Huang Bin Hong Research Association and as a board member of the Huang Zhou Art Foundation.[citation needed]
Research
Art aesthetic study; literature study; Shan Shui painting research and teaching; documentary making; traditional Chinese culture research.
Bibliography
- Modern Western Aesthetics in the Eyes of Westerns Scholars. Co-authored. (1987). Peking University Press
- Systems of Modern Aesthetics. Co-authored. (1988). Peking University Press
- China’s Cultural Heritage: rediscovering a past of 7000 years. Wang, L. X. (1995). Morning Glory Press. English, French and German edition: Morning Glory Press.
- Greatness Over the Ice: an in-depth study of the works of Huang Bin Hong. Wang, L. X. (1999). Hebei Education Press.
- Son of the Great Mountains: discovering Zhang Ding. Wang, L. X. (2000). Hebei Education Press.
- Huang Bin Hong. Wang, L. X. (2000). Hebei Education Press.
- Folk Architecture of China. Wang, L. X. (2000). Zhe Jiang People’s Art Publishing House
- Old Home. Wang, L. X. (2004). Zhe Jiang Photography Press.
- Land of the Great Intelligences. Wang, L. X. (2005). Culture and Art Publishing House.
- The Tai Shan of China. Wang, L. X. (2005). Foreign Language Press
- Understanding Li Ke Ran. Wang, L. X. (2007). Ji Lin Fine Art Publishing House.
- Zhang Ding. Wang, L. X. (2007). Hebei Education Press.
Filmography/documentaries
- The River Eulogy (1988)
- The Moment of Destiny (1989)
- Residential Houses of China (1989)
- Real Estate in Shan Xi (1993)
- Jiao Mo (dry ink technique) (1993)
- Chasing Your Dreams in Huang Shan (1994)
- Mai Ke (the freelance reaper) (1995)
- The Tai Shan of China (1995)
- A New Look at the Yellow River (1997)
- Mount Hua/Hua Shan (1997)
- China: 20 Years of Reformation and Opening (1998)
- Jing De Zhen (2000)
- The Pu Tuo Mountain of China (2003)
Television programmes
- In Search of Lost Homes
- Three Gorges Forever
- Across China with Wang Lu Xiang
- A Culture Tour with Wang Lu Xiang
- In Class with Wang Lu Xiang
- The Wisdom of the East
In addition, Wang has produced hundreds of articles in the fields of literature, film study, art critique and critical commentary.
