How many generations has China directed?

the sixth generation.

1. The first generation of directors mainly refers to the first batch of film directors who were active in China at the beginning of the last century, mainly in the beginning of the 2th century. China's films have just started. The number of films produced by this generation of directors is small and the quality is uneven. The representative figures are Zhengqiu Zheng, Zhang Shichuan and Dan Duyu.

2. The second generation of directors mainly refers to the directors who were active in China in 193s and 194s, mainly in the alternate period between silent films and audio films. The quantity and quality of films made by this generation of directors have been improved to some extent, and the representative figures are Cheng Bugao, Shen Xiling and Cai Chusheng.

3. Third-generation directors: mainly refers to a group of directors who set foot in the film industry after the founding of the People's Republic of China, following the principle of realism, showing contradictions and conflicts, national styles, local characteristics, etc., with representative figures such as Cheng Yin, Xie Jin, Shuihua and Cui Wei.

4. The directors of the fourth generation: the graduates of the Film Academy before the "Ten Years" are the main ones, and their main themes are rural areas, pursuing a simple and natural style. The representative figures are Wu Yigong, Wu Tianming, Nuanxing Zhang, Huang Jianzhong and Teng Wenji.

5. The fifth generation directors: A group of directors who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in the 198s were soldiers, experienced the "ten-year period" and embarked on the wave of reform and opening-up. Their characteristics were more distinct and subjective, but the directors of the same generation had completely different styles. The representative figures were Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Wu Ziniu, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Huang Jianxin, Li Shaohong and Hu Mei.

6. The directors of the sixth generation: a group of directors who were born in the "Ten Years" period and became active in the late 199s, characterized by "letting a hundred flowers blossom", with tradition and modernity entangled in their hearts and conflicting ideas of persistence and resistance. The representative figures are Zhang Yuan, Wang Xiaoshuai, Jia Zhangke, Guan Hu, Wang Quanan, Ning Hao and Lu Chuan.