Chinese director hit for joining Taiwan fest

A Chinese mainland director of a Taoism-themed documentary sparked fury after she insisted on participating in the 2019 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival despite a ban on Chinese mainland movies and artists from joining.

Liang Xingyang, a Taoist from Xi’an, capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, strongly criticized the film Shaonianwendao and its director Zhu Yu on Thursday, saying they are a big disgrace to Taoism and brought shame to the country for being the only film from the Chinese mainland to participate in the festival.