Dr. Rui Zhang studied history of art and film at The Ohio State University. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Tsinghua University in China.

Feng Xiaogang, as the foremost creator of commercial films, is one of the most important directors inside China. Concerned with the daily life of ordinary people, he has not been duly studied in the West. Rui Zhang's careful analysis of his work is therefore an important addition to the literature on Chinese film. -- Sheldon Lu, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of California, Davis

Dr. Rui Zhang studied history of art and film at The Ohio State University. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Tsinghua University in China.

Feng Xiaogang, as the foremost creator of commercial films, is one of the most important directors inside China. Concerned with the daily life of ordinary people, he has not been duly studied in the West. Rui Zhang's careful analysis of his work is therefore an important addition to the literature on Chinese film. -- Sheldon Lu, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of California, Davis

Dr. Rui Zhang studied history of art and film at The Ohio State University. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Tsinghua University in China.

Feng Xiaogang, as the foremost creator of commercial films, is one of the most important directors inside China. Concerned with the daily life of ordinary people, he has not been duly studied in the West. Rui Zhang's careful analysis of his work is therefore an important addition to the literature on Chinese film. -- Sheldon Lu, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of California, Davis