On June 19, 2015 (May 4, 2015 in the lunar calendar), famous film director Xie Tieli passed away in Beijing due to illness. Xie Tieli died of illness. China Film Group released report on Xie Tieli's death. Xie Tieli, a representative of the third generation of directors in China, passed away at the age of 90. His representative works include "Seizing Tiger Mountain with Wisdom","Early Spring February","Storm Storm", etc. Zhou Xun was discovered by him and starred in the 1991 Tomb Barren House directed by him. At 10:40 a.m. today (June 19), famous China film director Xie Tieli died in Beijing due to illness at the age of 90. Liu Xiaolingtong [Weibo], Xing Minshan and many other entertainers mourned director Xie Tieli on Weibo. Xie Tieli is the third-generation director in China and one of the fifty film artists with outstanding contributions in the country. Director Xie Jin and Director Xie Tieli are both called "Xie Xie from the South and Xie Xie from the North." Representative works include "Storm","Early Spring February", etc., and he has also directed classic works such as model drama films "Taking Tiger Mountain with Wisdom" and "Red Women's Scouts". He is a mentor to well-known actors such as Zhou Xun and Cai Ming [Weibo]. At 10:40 a.m. today (June 19), famous China film director Xie Tieli died in Beijing due to illness at the age of 90. According to media reports, Director Xie Tieli was in poor health a few days ago and did not expect him to pass away so soon. After hearing the news of director Xie Tieli's death, Liu Xiaolingtong immediately posted a message on Weibo to mourn. Liu Xiaolingtong said that he grew up watching many classic films directed by Xie Tieli, and said that director Xie Tieli's death was a major loss for China films. Actor Xing Minshan also posted a Weibo message to express his condolences after learning the news. He said: "I was shocked to hear that Director Xie Tieli passed away. I am extremely sad. I have a good life!" Zhang Baiqing, president of the Film Critics Society, posted a Weibo post saying that he received a phone call from director Xie Tieli's nephew Wang Xiaoming today and learned of the director's death. He recalled that director Xie Tieli had just written a comment on his society."After receiving a phone call from Wang Xiaoming, the nephew of the famous director Xie Tieli, our respected Xie, a veteran figure in the China film industry, passed away at 10:40 am today at the age of 89. Director Xie's early spring and February, stormy storms, bosom friends, Bao's father and son, Dream of the Red Chamber, etc. will go down in history forever! Xie Dao was the chairman of the China Film Association. Not long ago, Director Xie wrote a message for the selection of the top ten Chinese films I learned. May the filmmakers continue their aspirations. Director Xie, have a good journey." Xie Tieli's life: Xie Tieli is a film artist with outstanding contributions to the country, a famous film director in China, and a representative of the third generation of film directors in China. Xie Jin and Xie Tieli both call them "thank you from the south and thank you from the north" in China's film industry. On December 27, 1925, he was born in Huaiyin City, Jiangsu Province. He is currently the director of Beijing Film Studio, and concurrently serves as the chairman and honorary chairman of China Film Association, member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth National People's Congress, and member of the Education, Culture, Health and other positions. In 1956, Xie Tieli was transferred to the Beijing Film Studio and served as deputy director of two films. In 1959, Xie Tieli independently directed his first film,"Nameless Island". From then on, he shot more than 30 films including "Storm","Early Spring February","Haixia","Zhiyin","Bao's Son","Dream of the Red Chamber","Clear Water Bay, Danshui Bay", and "Running the River". During the Cultural Revolution, Xie Tieli was also named by Jiang Qing, and the director filmed the model drama films "Taking Tiger Mountain with Wisdom","The Red Scouts of Women","Ode to the Dragon River","Harbor"(co-directed with Xie Jin), and "Du Fu Mountain". In 1971, Xie Tieli was sent to Beijing Erqi Locomotive and Rolling Stock Factory to receive re-education of the working class. He wrote a letter to Zhou Enlai to report on his idea of shooting worker-themed films, and completed the film "Haixia" after approval. 11-year-old Cai Ming played Xiao Haixia and has been associated with the entertainment industry since then. In the 1990s, actor Zhou Xun was also selected through Xie Tieli's wife Wang Xia to star in Xie Tieli's "Ancient Tomb and Barren House", and finally appeared on the big screen.