Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua met in junior high school. 1978 Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua got marriage certificates. 1983 Daughter Zhang Mo was born. 1988 Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua divorced. Since then, Zhang Yimou has been financially supporting Xiaohua to raise children together, and Xiaohua has been laid off from Xiying Factory for many years.

Second wife, Chen Ting.

Zhang Yimou fell in love with Yu 1999 and had three sons: the eldest son Zhang Yinan, the second son Zhang and the youngest daughter Zhang Yijiao were born in Beijing in 200 1, 2004 and 2006 respectively. They didn't get the marriage certificate in time for fear of media exposure, so they registered to get married on 20 1 1.