Yimou Zhang. Director: Ying xiong. Yimou Zhang was born on 14 November 1951 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is a director and writer, known for Ying xiong (2002), La casa de las dagas voladoras (2004) and La maldición de la flor dorada (2006). He has been married to Ting Chen since December 2011. They have three children. He was previously married to Hua Xiao and Hua Xie.