[citation needed] In 2001 he directed 23 episodes of TV drama Sun Rise adapted from a play by noted Chinese playwright Cao YU 曹禺(1910-1996).

[5] Xie Fei adheres to a character driven narrative principle to produce natural tension and suspense in order to arouse audience sympathy and achieve his aesthetic goal.

Although he truthfully exposes and criticizes cold, cruel, and immoral characters and events, he is careful never to reduce his portrayals to comic book-like exaggeration.

These two works exhibit the richer humanitarian sensibility that Xie Fei developed as he entered his fifties, so they are more charming and profound.

These locations not only introduce the environment and add a rich visual dimension to his style, but also reflect the joys and sorrows of the characters.

Here are some memorable techniques across his filmography: In Our Farmland (1983)the opening telephoto zoom shot of Yulin picking up Xinan at the Bajing train station); In Black Snow(1990) he only uses Zhao Yaqiu’s songs as music track, which express the moods of the characters powerfully; dissolves that punctuate Li Huiquan’s recollection of childhood.