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Chinese star: Jay Chou 周杰伦
Basic information real name:周杰伦 Foreign Name:Jay Chou Nickname:周董、小公举 Birthplace: New Taipei City, Taiwan Province Date of birth: January 18, 1979 Graduated from Tamkang High School Blood type: O type Height: 175 cm Occupation: Singer, Musician, Actor, Director, Screenwriter Jay Chou is a very talented musician, who composes all of his own songs as well as produces songs for other artists. His new album “Opus 12″ was released by the end of 2012. Two songs from the album got 1000 hits within one hour after their release, showing his unparalleled popularity. In addition, his movie “The Rooftop,” which was also directed by him, will bereleased in July. Occupation: singer, actor Income: 104.2 million yuan (US$16.86 million) Wealth ranking: 3 Media Exposure Ranking (Internet): 9 Media Exposure Ranking (Newspapers): 13 Media Exposure Ranking (Magazine &TV): 38 Early experiences Jay Chou was born in New Taipei City, Taiwan, with ancestral roots in Yongchun County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. At the age of 4, his mother Ye Huimei sent him to the Danjiangshan Ye Preschool Music Class to learn piano. In the second year of junior high school, Jay Chou was raised by his mother Ye Huimei after his parents divorced due to personality differences. During the middle school entrance…- 0
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – 雪花秘扇 – Chinese Movies
English name:Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Broadcast time:June 24, 2011 Starring:李冰冰(Li Bingbing)、全智贤(Gianna Jun)、邬君梅(Vivian Wu)、休·杰克曼(Hugh Jackman)、高圣远(Archie David Kao) director:王颖(Wayne Wang) Introduction "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" is a drama and historical film produced and distributed by Fox Searchlight, Huayi Brothers Media Group and Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd. It is directed by Wang Ying, written by Angela Workman, Ronald Bass and Michael Ray, and co-starred by Li Bingbing, Jeon Ji-hyun, Vivian Wu and Hugh Jackman. The film was released in China on June 24, 2011. The film is adapted from the novel "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Chinese-American writer Lisa Kwong, telling the poignant and tactful love story between two women in the late Qing Dynasty and modern times. In 2011, the film won the Golden Angel Film Award at the 7th China-US Film Festival; in 2012, the film won the 21st Shanghai Film Critics Association Award for the Top Ten Films. "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" is a drama and historical film produced and distributed by Fox Searchlight, Huayi Brothers Media Group and Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd. It is directed by Wang Ying, written by Angela Workman, Ronald Bass and Michael Ray, and co-starred…- 0
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Chinese Women Star: Jolin Tsai(蔡依林)
Basic information Stage name:蔡依林 Foreign Name:Jolin Tsai Born:September 15, 1980 in Sinjhuang City, Taiwan Constellation:处女座 blood type:A型 Height:161 cm Early experiences Jolin Tsai, whose real name is Jolin Tsai and former name is Yiling Tsai, was born in Tong'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, on September 15, 1980 in Xinzhuang City, Taipei County, Taiwan, China, China (now Xinzhuang District, Xinbei City). Jolin Tsai ranks second in his family. He has an elder sister, Cai Minwen, and his father, Cai Zhuchen, was engaged in accounting work; Mother Huang Chunmei is low-key and rarely appears in front of the media. She has been volunteering at Taipei Hospital for ten years. Jolin Tsai graduated from Jingmei Girls' High School and was admitted to the English Department of Fu Jen Catholic University through recommendation. She was classmates with singer Zhan Wenting. In high school, Jolin Tsai formed a band called "Twister", but because the musicians she collaborated with were not very strong, every performance was either rushed or delayed, which made Jolin Tsai, as the lead singer, feel useless. In April 1998, Jolin Tsai, who was still studying at Jingmei Girls' High School, participated in the "Freshman Card Battle" music competition organized by MTV…- 0
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Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 – Chinese Movies
Overview Chinese Name:让子弹飞 English Name:Let the Bullets Fly Other Names: Rang Zi Dan Fei Director: Jiang Wen 姜文 Screenwriter: Jiang Wen 姜文,Guo Junli 郭俊立,Li Bukong 李不空 Starring: Jiang Wen 姜文,Ge You 葛优,Chow Yun-Fat 周润发 Release Year:2010 Running time : 132 Minutes Brief Introduction of Let The Bullets Fly Let the Bullets Fly (simplified Chinese: 让子弹飞) is a 2010 action comedy film written and directed by Jiang Wen, based on a story by Ma Shitu (马识途), a famous Sichuanese writer. The film is set in Sichuan during the 1920s when the bandit Zhang (Jiang Wen) descends upon a town posing as its new governor. The film also stars Chow Yun-fat, Ge You, Carina Lau, Chen Kun and Zhou Yun. Let the Bullets Fly was originally to be released in September 2010 but was pushed back to December. Made in Mandarin and Sichuanese, the film broke several box office records in China, and has received critical acclaim, when it was released. Let the Bullets Fly grossed 674 million yuan (US$110 million) in Chinese box office and $140 million worldwide. Plot of Let The Bullets Fly In the lawless land that is rural China in the 1920s, legendary bandit “Pocky” Zhang (Jiang Wen) and his gang stage a…- 0
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Chinese star: Huang Xiaoming 黄晓明
Basic information real name:黄晓明 Foreign Name:Huang Xiaoming Birthplace: Shinan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province Date of birth: November 13, 1977 Graduation institution: Beijing Film Academy Constellation: Scorpio Blood type: O type Height: 179 cm Occupation: Actor Income: 75.9 million yuan (US$12.3 million) Wealth ranking: 9 Media Exposure Ranking (Internet): 40 Media Exposure Ranking (Newspapers): 14 Media Exposure Ranking (Magazine &TV): 13 Huang Xiaoming, one of the most famous young actors in China, became the boss himselfwhen he opened the Huang Xiaoming Studio in 2011. His two films “American Dreams inChina” and “White Haired Witch” were recently released. His performances in these two films received the praise of many critics. In 2013, he topped the list of biggest earning stars with 392million yuan (US$63.43 million). Character experience Early experiences In 1984, Huang Xiaoming was spotted by people from a film studio and invited to play the lead role in a children's movie. However, due to his introverted personality and shyness when encountering strangers, he was replaced by people from the studio. In the summer of 1996, Huang Xiaoming participated in an interview at the Beijing Film Academy and received recognition from Professor Cui Xinqin; In the same year, he was admitted to the undergraduate program of the… -
Chinese Women Star: Lin Chi-ling(林志玲)
Lin Chi-ling is a supermodel and actress in Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. "Famed for her gentle demeanor and physical beauty, Lin replaced Stephanie Siao to be ‘The First Face of Taiwan' by members of the Taiwanese media in 2003. Lin's meteoric rise to fame caused Taiwanese commentators and scholars to coin the phrase ‘The Lin Chi-Ling Phenomenon.'" Her performance of magic tricks on CCTV New Year's gala was welcomed by many audiences. She earns most of her income from commercial advertisements and endorsements. Her income reached 56.55 million yuan (US$8.74 million) in the assessment period. Born: Nov. 29, 1974, in Taipei, Taiwan Foreign name:Lin Chi-ling ethnic:汉族 Nationality:China Graduate School:University of Toronto(多伦多大学) height:175 cm Films: "Red Cliff," "The Magic Aster," "The Treasure Hunter," "Moon Lovers," "Welcome to Sha Ma Town," "Love on Credit" Early life Lin Chi-ling was born on November 29, 1974 in a merchant family in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin Chi-ling's family is well-off. Her father, Lin Fannan, is a successful businessman engaged in aluminum products and technology. He once founded "Aierfa Industrial Co., Ltd." and "Shengxin Trading Company". Her mother, Wu Cimei, also has her own business, and her brother, Lin Zhihong, later ran a cosmetics business. Lin Chi-ling completed… -
Chinese Women Star: Barbie Hsu(大S徐熙媛)
Basic information real name:徐熙媛 Alias:大S Foreign Name:Barbie Hsu Place of birth: Taipei, Taiwan, China Province, China Date of birth: October 6th, 1976 alma mater:Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School(台北市华冈艺术学校) Constellation: Libra Blood type: Type B Height: 163 cm Barbie Hsu is a Taiwanese actress most well-known for her role as Shan Cai in the Taiwanese drama "Meteor Garden." She also had a singing career and hosting experience. She was in a duo group called ASOS (A Sisters of Shu) with her sister Dee Hsu. After breaking up with Vic Chou in 2008, she married Chinese catering millionaire Wang Xiaofei in Beijing last year in a much talked about wedding. Her income reached 33.72 million yuan (US$5.21 million) in the assessment period.The two have decided to peacefully terminate their marriage. Performing experience Starlight begins to shine In 1993, Xu Xiyuan and her sister Xu Xidi (Xiao S) officially debuted under the name of the singing group "SOS". Subsequently, the first album "Occupy Youth" was released. After publishing several albums, due to copyright and management contract issues with SOS's stage name, they were forced to ban the publication of audio works. It was not until joining Wang Weizhong that the last album "Abnormal… -
Chinese star: Chris Lee 李宇春
Basic information real name:李宇春 Foreign Name:Chris Lee Nickname:小宇、春春、小葱 Birthplace: Chengdu, Sichuan Province Date of birth: March 10, 1984 Graduation institution: Sichuan Conservatory of Music Constellation: Pisces Blood type: Type A Height: 175 cm Occupation: singer, actress Income: 40.9 million yuan (US$6.62 million) Wealth ranking: 30 Media Exposure Ranking (Internet): 19 Media Exposure Ranking (Newspapers): 25 Media Exposure Ranking (Magazine &TV): 36 Chris Lee was the first super star chosen by ordinary people and she was rewarded the honorary title of “Asia Hero” by Time magazine. Her latest album “Old If Not Wild” was released in September of 2012. She participated in much of the album’s production. Additionally, she also participated in Lai Shengchuan’s drama “A Dream Like a Dream.” Early experiences On March 10, 1984, Li Yuchun was born into an ordinary family in Chengdu, Sichuan. His father was a railway police officer, and his mother took care of the family's daily life. Her grandfather, who is a professor of Chinese at Sichuan University, gave her a name, which means: I hope she will always be full of vitality and spring like the spring of the universe. Since the age of 12, Li Yuchun has been living on campus and studying. Her upbringing is strict, and… -
Sparkling Red Star – 闪闪的红星 – Chinese Movies
English name:Sparkling Red Star Broadcast time:October 1, 1974 Starring:祝新运、赵汝平、高保成、刘江、李雪红、刘继忠 director:李昂、李俊 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Sparkling Red Star (闪闪的红星shǎn shǎn de hóng xīng). So let us have a brief introduction. Sparkling Red Star is a 1974 Chinese film and one of the very few films produced in China during the Cultural Revolution. Co-directed by Li Jun (李俊Lǐ Jùn) and Li Ang (李盎Lǐ àng), the film is a mix between a war film, a children's film and a musical. Plot The film tells the story of Pan Dongzi (潘冬子Pān Dōngzǐ), a teenager and son of a Communist army officer. When the father is called off, he leaves Dongzi a red star as a symbol of the cause. While he is away, a bourgeois landlord, Hu Hansan (胡汉三Hú Hànsān), returns to Dongzi's village where he exacts revenge upon the peasants who had forced him out. In the process, Dongzi's mother is burned to death in their home. Hardened by his mother's death, Dongzi joins a band of guerrilla fighters and eventually kills his former landlord. When his father finally returns, Dongzi joins him as the Red Army's newest recruit in the fight against the Japanese during Second Sino-Japanese War. This is a very fabulous film.- 0
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Street Angel马路天使 ~ Chinese Movies&TV
Street Angel ( 马路天使; Mǎlù tiānshǐ) is a Chinese film released in 1937. The film was directed by Yuan Muzhi and stars the popular singer Zhou Xuan. This dark comedy—a still hilarious and irresistible love story—may not seem like a milestone, but “Street Angel” (《马路天使》 Mǎlù Tiānshǐ) was the first Chinese movie not about high society. For the first time, it gave voice to Shanghai’s laboring classes. It was produced in 1937, and tells the story of a pair of sisters, Little Yun and Little Hong, refugees from the Japanese invasion of Northern China, who’ve migrated to Shanghai to start life anew. The city doesn’t greet them well. To pay the rent, the older sister is forced into a life of prostitution. The younger sister, being groomed for the streets, reluctantly sings in a low-brow teahouse to the snickers of drunken, lecherous customers. We know—it doesn’t sound like much of a comedy. Through indomitable optimism and can-do spirit, they befriend a motley crew of misfits and social dregs—Little Chen the trumpeter, Old Wang the newspaper hawker, a street peddler, a barber and a dwarf—and strive together to fight for a better tomorrow. ?Shanghai, the city, swings along to the beat…- 0
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Chinese Women Star: Cecilia Cheung(张柏芝)
Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi is a Hong Kong actress and pop singer. She's famous for her roles in "The Lion Roars" (2002), "Lost in Time" (2003) and "The Promise" (2005). Cheung married actor and singer Nicholas Tse in 2006 and has two sons with him. Cheung can be most recently seen in this year's "All's Well, Ends Well 2011." Her income reached 30.5 million yuan (US$4.72 million) in the assessment period. Basic information real name:张柏芝 Foreign Name:Cecilia Cheung Birthplace: Hong Kong, China Date of birth: May 24, 1980 Graduation institution: Rmit Holmes College, Australia Constellation: Gemini Blood type: Type B Height: 165 cm Early experiences Cecilia Cheung was born in Pak Man House between Yau Ma Tei and Jordan in Hong Kong. She has loved singing since childhood and has been an active participant and organizer of some cultural performances in her class since entering school. When Cecilia Cheung was 9 years old, her parents divorced. At the age of 13, she went to Melbourne, Australia with her mother to attend high school, and later enrolled in the local Camberwell Girls Grammer School; During her studies in Australia, she went out to work part-time without telling her family.In 1998, Cecilia Cheung… -
Famous Chinese Actor, Kwan Tak-hing 中国著名演员关德兴 ~ Chinese Movies&TV
Paul Mauriat's History Born on June 27, 1905 in Guangzhou, with ancestral roots in Chikan Town, Kaiping City, Guangdong Province, he was the second child from a poor family. His father passed away due to illness in his early years. At the age of 12, Guan Dexing began to earn money through hard work and worked in the construction industry. At the age of 13, he worked as a waiter in a restaurant in Singapore and started learning opera, apprenticing under the young master New Taipei. At the age of 16, Guan Dexing went to Guangzhou to participate in the "Red Boat Troupe" and often performed in rural areas. Later, in order to further his studies in Cantonese opera, he became a disciple of Liang Yuanheng. He has a passion for screenwriting and has written a long novel, but it has never been published.In 1928 (at the age of 23), Guan Dexing got married and his wife was the daughter of actor "Zhajiao Sheng". Later, they had a son named Guan Hanquan. In 1932, he starred in the movie 'Song Lovers' in San Francisco, USA. In 1935, he starred in 'Yesterday's Song'. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he… -
Little Soldier Zhang Ga – 小兵张嘎 – Chinese Movies
English name:Zhang Ga the Soldier Boy Broadcast time:1963 Starring:安吉斯、张莹、葛存壮、于中义 director:崔嵬、欧阳红樱 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Little Soldier Zhang Ga (小兵张嘎xiǎo bīng zhāng gā). So let us have a brief introduction. Little Soldier Zhang Ga is a Chinese film from mainland China, directed by Cui Wei (崔嵬Cuī Wéi). It is also referred to as "Zhang Ga, The Soldier Boy". It is based on a true story. Plot The story is based on the backdrop of the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War with character Zhang Ga in the middle of the chaos along with the Eighth Route Army. The real story is based on the actual person Yan Xiufeng (燕秀峰Yàn Xiùfēng), whose childhood name was Gazi. He was born in Baiyangdian (白洋淀bái yáng diàn) in the Hebei (河北Hé Běi) Province. This is a very fabulous film.- 0
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Chinese Women Star: Fan Bingbing(范冰冰)
Basic information real name:范冰冰 Foreign Name:Fan Bingbing Birthplace: Qingdao, Shandong Graduated from: Film-Television and Communication College Of Shan Constellation: Virgo Blood type: Type B Height: 168 cm Fan Bingbing is a famous actress in China and popularly referred to as "China's Monica Bellucci." In 2011, her popularity in China rose due to her performances in "Shaolin" and "Buddha Mountain." She won the Best Actress Award at the 2010 Tokyo International Film Festival for her role in "Buddha Mountain." She also appeared at the 64th Cannes Film Festival to promote her new film "My Way." Fan is also working her way up in the international fashion circle and is involved in many advertisements and commercial activities, according to a Xinhua profile. Her income reached 51 million yuan (US$7.88 million) in the assessment period. Performing experience In 1996, Fan Bingbing participated in the filming of the TV drama "Strong Women" starring Liu Xuehua and Shao Bing. In 1997, Qiong Yao approached Liu Xuehua to select actors for the Qing Dynasty palace drama "Huan Zhu Ge", and Liu Xuehua recommended Fan Bingbing to Qiong Yao. On April 28, 1998, "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" premiered on Taiwan's CTV. After being introduced to mainland China… -
Woman Sesame Oil Maker – 香魂女(1993) – Chinese Movies
English name:Woman Sesame Oil Maker Broadcast time:February 1993 Starring:斯琴高娃(Stchingowa)、伍宇娟、陈宝国、雷恪生 director:谢飞 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Woman Sesame Oil Maker (香魂女xiāng hún nǚ). So let us have a brief introduction. Woman Sesame Oil Maker is a 1993 Chinese film in the Mandarin language. In the English speaking world it has been released in the UK under the title Women from the Lake of Scented Souls (the more literal translation) and more recently on DVD as Woman Sesame Oil Maker. It is adapted from a novel by Zhou Daxin (周大新Zhōu Dàxīn), "The Fragrant Oil Mill by the Lake of Scented Souls" (香魂塘畔的香油坊Xiāng Hún Táng Pàn de Xiāng Yóu Fāng). The film is adapted and directed by Xie Fei (谢飞Xiè Fēi ) and tells the story of a woman in a small village in Hebei (河北Héběi ) who runs a small sesame oil business that becomes unexpectedly successful, but who then uses her money to buy for her mentally disabled son a peasant bride. Plot Illiterate villager Second Sister Xiang (香二嫂Xiāng èr sǎo ) was sold as a tongyangxi (童养媳Tóngyǎngxí ) to her present husband, a man with a lame leg, when she was seven. She has an intellectually disabled son Dongzi (东子Dōngzǐ ), who suffers from epileptic fits and is now grown up,…- 0
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The People’s Artist, Zhao Dan 人民艺术家赵丹 ~ Chinese Movies&TV
Basic information 本 名赵丹 外文名Feng'ao Zhao 出生地江苏省扬州市 出生日期1915年6月27日 逝世日期1980年10月10日 毕业院校上海美术专科学校 政治面貌中共党员 Character experience In 1916, when Zhao Dan was two years old, he moved with his parents to Nantong. His father opened a cinema in Nantong and was influenced by his family in his youth, with a passion for art. In middle school, I once organized a "Little Drama Society" with my friends Gu Ke, Qian Qianli, Zhu Jinming, and performed some progressive plays. In 1931, he was admitted to the art college founded by Liu Haisu, where he studied landscape painting under Huang Binhong and Pan Tianshou. During this time, he participated in the American Drama Troupe, Xindi Drama Society, and Tuosheng Drama Society, and actively participated in the activities of the "Leftist Drama Federation". Later, he changed his name to "Zhao Dan" and went deep into factories, cities, and schools to perform anti Japanese and salvation plays. In 1932, she was spotted by the celebrity film company Li Pingqian and officially entered the entertainment industry by playing a playboy in the silent film "Pipa Spring Lament". In 1933, he joined the Chinese Leftist Dramatists Alliance; In the same year, he co starred with Gu Lanjun in the drama film… -
Life – 人生(1984) – Chinese Movies
English name:Life Broadcast time:1984 Starring:周里京、吴玉芳 director:吴天明 Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Life(人生rén shēng). So let us have a brief introduction. Life is a 1984 Chinese film directed by Wu Tianming (吴天明Wú Tiānmíng ). This film was adapted from Chinese Writer Lu Yao's (路遥Lù Yáo) novel of the same title. Plot Gao Jialin (高佳林Gāo Jiālín) the hero in this film is a zhiqing(知青zhī qīng). He was sent to the coutryside to learn farming, as many other youth at that time. He and the country girl Qiaozhen (巧珍qiǎo zhēn) fell in love with each other. Later on Gao broke up with Qiaozhen for the opportunity to stay in city. However, he finally lost the opportunity and had to go back to the countryside, only to find that Qiaozhen had married someone else. Gao Jialin began to view his life. It reflects the trend of leaving the countryside and pursuing urban life of that period. Therefore this film arouse a lot of attention and discussion. The film won Golden Rooster Award for Best Music, Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress and Best Picture in 1985. This is a very fabulous film. Professional evaluation 1、Director Wu Tianming is somewhat avant-garde in his filming techniques. He uses panoramic…- 0
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A Girl from Hunan – 湘女萧萧 (1986) – Chinese Movies
English name: Broadcast time:March 28, 2012 Starring:娜仁花 director:谢飞、乌兰 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called A Girl from Hunan (湘女萧萧xiāngnǔ xiāoxiāo). So let us have a brief introduction. A Girl from Hunan (湘女萧萧Xiāngnǔ xiāoxiāo) is a 1986 Chinese drama film directed by Xie Fei (谢飞Xiè Fēi) and U Lan (乌兰Wū Lán). The film is based on a 1929 short story, Xiao Xiao (潇潇Xiāo Xiāo), by author Shen Congwen (沈从文Shěn Cóngwén). Plot A Girl from Hunan tells the story of a willful young girl who, at the start of the film, is about to enter into an arranged marriage with a two-year old child, Chun Guan (春官Chūn Guān). Xiao Xiao, the girl in question, is only twelve.Left by her uncle in this remote village, Xiao Xiao is expected to be less of a wife than a mother to her new husband and lives under the domineering control of her mother-in-law. Now sixteen, Xiao Xiao catches the eye of a farmhand, Hua Gou (花狗Huā Gǒu). She lets herself be seduced by him and soon finds herself pregnant. Knowing that the traditional village still executes women for adultery, Xiao Xiao is desperate to abort the baby but fails to accomplish her goal. With her pregnancy clear, Xiao Xiao faces the wrath of her mother-in-law, only…- 0
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The Opium War – 鸦片战争 – Chinese Movies
English name:The Opium War Broadcast time:June 9, 1997 Starring:鲍国安(Guoan Bao) director:谢晋 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called The Opium War (鸦片战争yā piàn zhàn zhēng). So let us have a brief introduction. The Opium War is a 1997 Chinese historical epic film directed by Xie Jin (谢晋Xiè Jìn). The winner of the 1997 Golden Rooster and 1998 Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Picture, the film was screened in several international film festivals, notably Cannes and Montreal. The film tells the story of the Opium War between China in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire, through the eyes of key figures like the fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu (林则徐Lín Zéxú), and the British naval diplomat Charles Elliot. Unlike many of its contemporaries, The Opium War was strongly supported by the state apparatus. Despite its clear political message, many Western commentators found the treatment of the historical events to be generally even-handed.At the time of its release, The Opium War, with a budget of US$15 million, was the most expensive film produced in China. It was released to coincide with the Hong Kong handover ceremony in July 1997. This is a very fabulous film. Plot During the Daoguang reign of the…- 0
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That Mountain, That Man, That Dog – 那山那人那狗 – Chinese Movies
English name:Postmen In The Mountains / Postiers dans les montagnes Broadcast time:1999 Starring:滕汝骏、刘烨、陈好、赵秀丽、龚业珩、党浩予 director:霍建起 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called That Mountain, That Man, That Dog (那山那人那狗nà shān nà rén nà gǒu). So let us have a brief introduction. That Mountain, That Man, That Dog is a 1999 Chinese film directed by Huo Jianqi (霍建起Huò Jiànqǐ ). It is based on the short story of the same name by Peng Jianming (彭见明Péng Jiànmíng ). Postmen in the Mountains tells the story of an old man who for years served as the postman for rural mountain communities. Retiring, he hands over his job to his son, but accompanies him on the first tour. Together, they deliver mail on a 230 li (about 115 km) long walking route, into the rural heart of China and in the process the son learns from the mails' recipients more about the father he hardly knew. Plot The film is set in the mountainous regions of the western Hunan (湖南Húnán) province in the early 1980s. At the film's start, a young man begins his first journey as a postman at the mountainous rural areas of the aforesaid regions. His father, a veteran postman forced to retire due to a bad…- 0
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Ashima – 阿诗玛 – Chinese Movies
English name:AshimaBroadcast time:January 1, 1979Starring:杨丽坤、包斯尔director:刘琼 Introduction Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Ashima".Ashima is the first color musical film with wide screen revue and stereo in China, produced by Shanghai Film Studio, directed by famous director Liu Qiong, starred by Yang Likun and other people. This film won the Best Dance Film Award of Sandander the 3rd International Music and Dance Festival in 1982 and Wenhua Award (issued by Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China) in 1994. It was appraised as a classic of the 20th century. Plot This film was adapted from Ashima, a famous long poem of Sani people of the Yi nationality. Its plot goes like this: a beautiful girl of the Yi Nationality named Ahima lived in Azhuodi of Yunnan province. Ashima and Ahei, a brave and ingenuous youth loved each other. On the traditional festival of Sani people, Ahei defeat the rich boy Azhi both in shooting and wrestling. He got the ribbon and engaged to Ashima. However, Azhi also took a fancy at Ashima. He rob Ashima when Ahei was not at home. Finally Ahei took Ashima back from Azhi by winning him in singing and shooting. On their happy…- 0
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Chinese film: Kuiba魁拔
"Kuiba" is a domestic fantasy animation series directed by Wang Chuan and launched by Beijing Qingqingshu Animation Technology Co., Ltd. in 2011.The work revolves around the protagonist Manji and others, telling the story of how the heaven and earth work together to fight against the terrible abnormal life - Kuiba, which is born every 333 years in the imaginary world - Yuanyang Realm. Plot In 1664 in the Kuiba Era,the sixth generation of Kuiba revived.魁拔纪元1664年,第六代魁拔复活。 Jingxin, head of Anti-Kuiba League, made a detailed plan, leading the deities attacking Kuiba’s reviving place with the weapon Origin Point. Unfortunately, the deadly strike failed. Kuiba’s reincarnation fell into the body of a boy named Manji who was adopted by Sir Man, a knight-errant.魁拔司主神镜心经精确计算,带领众位天神对魁拔复活的所在地进行了元点打击,但致命一击并未成功,逃脱之后的魁拔被兽族妖侠蛮大人收养。 Under Sir Man’s guidance, young Manji who had no idea of Kuiba being inside of him, strove to practice Mai Art. He insisted on his practice and was eager to defeat all other strong opponents in order to win the Seal, the certification of his identity of a knight-errant.少年蛮吉在蛮大人指导下苦练脉术,锲而不舍地渴望战胜一切强大的对手、获得证明自己妖侠身份的纹耀。 At the same time, the Sacred Union issued an conscription order to both the heaven and the earth for exterminating Kuiba. “Exterminating Kuiba” became overnight the biggest slogan in Kuiba land…- 0
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In the Heat of the Sun 阳光灿烂的日子 – Chinese Movies
Overview Chinese Name:阳光灿烂的日子 English Name:In the Heat of the Sun Other Names: Days of the Bright and Lush Sunshine(literally) Director: Jiang Wen姜文 Screenwriter: Jiang Wen姜文 Starring: Ning Jing宁静,Xia Yu夏雨,Geng Le耿乐,Tao Hong陶虹 Release Year:1994 Running time : 134min In the Heat of the Sun阳光灿烂的日子里 Brief Introduction of In the Heat of the Sun In the Heat of the Sun is a film produced in 1993 and released in 1995. It is the first film directed by Jiang Wen(also directed Let the Bullets Fly) and adapted from Wang Shuo’s novel Animal Ferocity. The main actors are Xia Yu, Jing Jing, Tao Hong, Geng le and so on. The background of the film is Beijing during the cultural revolution. A group of children living in the military compound spends their youth in the dazzling sunshine with red flags everywhere. In the stories of stream of consciousness, there are love and sexual impulses, naive and failed revolutionary spirit, and growth stories. Plot of In the Heat of the Sun In the Heat of the Sun tells such a story: in Beijing in the early 1970s, adults were busy “making revolution”, schools were closed, and a group of boys aged 15 or 16 in an army compound indulged in fighting…- 0
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Ang Lee’s Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 李安《卧虎藏龙》
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia film. the film was directed by Ang Lee and Lee assembled a team from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Mainland China. The film was based on the fourth novel in a pentalogy, known in China as the Crane Iron Pentalogy, by wuxia novelist Wang Dulu.The film was a surprising success worldwide.《卧虎藏龙》是2000年最卖座的一部武侠电影。本片由李安指导。他组成一个来自中国大陆、台湾和香港的团队来拍摄《卧虎藏龙》。本片依据中国小说家王度庐所撰写的武侠小说《卧虎藏龙》为基础,再进行改编的电影作品。这部武侠电影在全世界获得令人惊讶的成功。 With Chinese dialogue and English subtitles, the film became the highest grossing foreign film in many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and was nominated in 10 categories at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Director. It ended up winning Best Foreign Language Film and three technical awards. The success of Crouching Tiger demonstrated that Lee's artistry had a general appeal; it also inspired such established directors as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige to explore wuxia films for Western audiences.华语对话配合英文字幕的这部电影在许多国家成为有史以来最卖座的外国电影,包括美国和英国在内,并获得奥斯卡奖10项入围(包括最佳影片奖、最佳外语片奖与最佳导演奖),成为史上入围奥斯卡奖最多奖项的外国电影。《卧虎藏龙》最终获得最佳外语片奖及三个技术奖项。《卧虎藏龙》也成为美国历史上票房最高的外语片(收入为1.28亿美元),并成为全球华语片收入最多的电影。《卧虎藏龙》的成功证明李安的电影艺术具有普遍性的吸引力,并为西方观众拓展华人武侠电影的魅力。 The film is set in the Qing Dynasty during the 43rd year of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Li Mu Bai is an accomplished Wudang swordsman. Mu Bai, intending to give up his warrior life, asks Shu Lien to transport his sword, also referred to as the Green Destiny, as a…- 0
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