Chinese director Zhang Yimou to oversee opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Olympics

FILE PHOTO: China's director Zhang Yimou poses backstage after winning Best Director for his movie "Shadow" at the 55th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan November 17, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - Internationally acclaimed Chinese film director Zhang Yimou will oversee the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, state media said on Friday.

The Oscar-nominated director of "Raise the Red Lantern", "Hero" and "The House of Flying Daggers" is leading a team to design the show due to take place on Feb. 4, the official Xinhua news agency said. Zhang also directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.