On this day 90 years ago, on July 16, 1935 (June 16, 1935 in the lunar calendar), Zheng Zhengqiu, one of the founders of the Chinese film industry, passed away. Zheng Zhengqiu (1889-1935) Zheng Zhengqiu, one of the founders of the Chinese film industry, was formerly known as Fangze, known as Bochang, alias Yaofeng. Born on December 24, 1888 in Chaoyang, Guangdong. In 1913, he began to create films and changed his name to Zhengqiu. In the same year, he directed China's first short feature film "Difficult Husband and Difficult Wife". In 1915, he founded the Greater China New Drama Club to engage in new drama (that is, civilized drama) activities, and edited and acted in the new drama "Hidden Pain" and "Emperor's Dream", which criticized Yuan Shikai. In early 1922, he founded a star film company with Zhang Shichuan and others, and served as the assistant director. In April of the same year, In 1923, the feature film "Orphans Saving Ancestors", written by Zheng Zhengqiu and directed by Zhang Shichuan, was very popular with audiences and laid the foundation for the creation of Chinese long-form feature films. Since then, he has directed or participated in the performance of more than 50 films, such as "Jade Pear Soul", "Burning Red Lotus Temple", "Sister Flower", "Flower of Freedom". In 1925, he created the play "Sun Yat-sen" and played Sun Yat-sen, which was well received. In 1932, he joined the China Film Culture Association in Shanghai. He died in Shanghai on July 16, 1935. "Peach Blossom Lake" (top and bottom) 1930 Star Director: Zheng Zhengqiu Starring: Hu Die "Broken Qin Building" 1930 Star Director: Zheng Zhengqiu Starring: Hu Die "Orphan Saving Ancestors" (1923 Screenwriter: Zheng Zhengqiu) is China's first artistically mature and complete story film, which is of epoch-making significance in the history of film. Zheng Zhengqiu, one of the founders and directors of the Chinese film industry