Yang Jie (director)

Yang Jie
杨洁
Born(1929-04-07)April 7, 1929
DiedApril 15, 2017(2017-04-15) (aged 88)
Beijing, China
Burial placeBabaoshan, Beijing
Alma materRenmin University of China
Occupation(s)Television director, producer
Years active1961–2000
Agents
Spouses
  • Zhou Chuanji (former)
Wang Chongqiu
(m. 1969; died 2017)
Children4
Parents
  • Yang Bokai (father)
  • Wei Shuyuan (mother)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊潔
Simplified Chinese杨洁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Jié

Yang Jie (Chinese: 杨洁; 7 April 1929 - 15 April 2017) was a Chinese television director and producer best known for her work Journey to the West, adapted from the 16th century Ming dynasty novelist Wu Cheng'en's classical novel of the same title.