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Chinese film and television director born in 1954, in Hebei province. In the mid-1970s, Kang graduated from the Beijing Institute of Physical Education and worked as a teacher in the university's physical education department for nearly ten years. In the mid-1980s, he joined the TV station at the institute and started shooting TV feature films and documentaries. Kang is the current deputy director of Ningxia TV Station. An important representative of Chinese documentaries, Kang is one of the most prestigious directors in China whose worked in the medium; his 1990 film "Sand and Sea" won the Asian Glory Union Award, while 1997's "Yin Yang" has been hailed as a profound documentary reflecting on themes of rural life in China.
