Chinese director Lu Chuan posts a photo on Weibo of himself and Hu Die, anchor of CCTV Morning News with their marriage certificate. [Photo: Weibo]

Chinese director Lu Chuan has revealed on his Weibo account that he has married Hu Die, anchor of CCTV Morning News.

He has also posted a photo depicting the couple with their marriage certificate.

Lu's first two small-budget films 2002's The Missing Gun and 2004's Kekexili: Mountain Patrol received both Chinese and international acclaim.

Kekexili won a Golden Rooster and a Golden Horse best picture award and Special Jury Prize at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival.

Lu's third film, the war drama City of Life and Death, was released in 2009 to both critical and commercial success. The film won Best Film and Best Cinematography Awards at 57th San Sebastian Film Festival.

Lu's historical film The Last Supper was released in 2012.