Zheng Xiaolong

• Name — Zheng Xiaolong • Born — 30 November 1952 • Birthplace — Beijing, China • Education — Peking University • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • Years Active — 1990–present • Children — 1 Zheng Xiaolong (born November 30, 1953) is a Chinese TV and film director and screenwriter.

Zheng was born in 1952. His father was a soldier. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1970 and worked as a publicity officer. After retiring from the military, he became a journalist for Beijing People's Broadcasting Station. In 1978, he enrolled at the branch campus of Peking University, and after graduating in 1982, he started working at Beijing Television Studio.

In April 1985, the 3rd National Short Story Award Ceremony was held in Nanjing, Jiangsu, where Zheng and Wang Xiaoping met during the conference. In 1990, Wang pursued advanced studies in the United States. Two years later, Zheng married her in America, and she gave birth to a son.

• Stories from the Editorial Board (1991)—China's first sitcom • A Native of Beijing in New York (1992)—first Chinese TV series shot in the US, see Beijinger in New York • The Gua Sha Treatment (2001) • Golden Marriage (2008) • Chuncao (2008) • I'm a Boss (2009) • Empresses in the Palace (2011) • Red Sorghum (2014) • The Legend of Mi Yue (2015) • The Curse of Turandot (2021) • The Legend of Zang Hai (2025)