Wang Fulin

Wang Fulin (; born 16 March 1931) is a Chinese television director and producer best known for his work Dream of the Red Chamber and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, both adapted from Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Early life and education Wang was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, on February 1, 1931. He was raised in Shanghai. In May 1949, after the Communists over the Nationalists in Shanghai, he was accepted to the Shanghai Academy of Drama, majoring in acting. After graduation in September 1952, he was assigned to the Central People's Broadcasting Station (now China National Radio). Career In 1954, Wang made his directorial debut The Emperor's New Clothes, based on the short tale by the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. In 1959, he directed The New Generation with Da Yuanhuai, a television made by the state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) to mark the 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.