Xia Gang

{{short description|Chinese film director (born 1953)}}

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| name = Xia Gang

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}}

| birth_place = Beijing, China

| occupation = Film director & producer

| years_active = 1980s-present

| awards = {{awards|award=Golden Rooster Awards|name=Best Director:
1993 After Separation}}

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 夏鋼

| s = 夏钢

| p = Xià Gāng

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Xia Gang ({{zh|s=夏钢}}; born 1953) is a Chinese film director. A graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, Xia is a member of the so-called Fifth Generation, though unlike his classmates Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Kaige, he did not gain prominence until relatively later, in the late 1980s.Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Xia Gang" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 374. {{ISBN|0-415-15168-6}}.

Like his contemporary Huang Jianxin, Xia's works have focused on modern urban relationships and particularly marriage and love. His film Yesterday's Wine (1995) is most indicative of his interest in modernity and relationships, as it details a young woman's maturation in a modern Chinese city.