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Wang Ping (filmmaker)
Wang Ping (; September 2, 1916 – December 1, 1990) was a Chinese film director and actress. She is considered to be the first female director in the People's Republic of China. Biography Wang Ping was born and grew up in Nanjing, China. She moved to Taiyuan in 1935. Wang moved again in 1937 following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, which motivated her to engage in leftist activism. She toured the country performing in politically oriented plays that supported Chinese resistance before settling in Shanghai after the war ended in 1945. Leftist feminism became a major influence for Wang early in her life and she was a long time supporter of the communist revolution. She worked closely with the Communist Party both leading up to the revolution and after the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Career Wang first became interested in the theatre and acting while working as a teacher in her hometown of Nanjing. Her first prominent role as an ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang (surname)
Wang () is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the common Chinese surname (''Wáng''). It has a mixture of various origin with uncertain lineage of family history, however it is currently the list of common Chinese surnames, most common surname in Mainland China, one of the most common surnames in Asia, with more than 107 million in Asia. It is the 8th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. [Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People]." 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012. A separate surname (''Wāng'') is also romanized as Wang. Wang also has less common unrelated origins in the North Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Germanic languages. Population and distribution Wáng is one of the most common surnames in the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianhua Film Company
The United Photoplay Service Company () was one of the three dominant production companies based in Shanghai, China during the 1930s, the other two being the Mingxing Film Company and the Tianyi Film Company, the forerunner of the Hong Kong–based Shaw Brothers Studio. Names The original name of the company was Lianhua Productions. It is also known by a large number of translated names, notably China Film Company, United China Film Company and United Photoplay Service. The full name of the limited company later on was called "Lianhua Film Production and Processing Company, Ltd." History Lianhua was formally registered in March 1930 in Hong Kong by Luo Mingyou (Law Ming-yau) and his partner, director Li Minwei (Lai Man-Wai). In order to resist the invasion of American films that dominated the box office in Shanghai and other cities, Luo realized he would have to produce films that were equally attractive artistically and equally rigorous in the business of production and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Of Liubao Village
Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Narrative, an account of imaginary or real people and events ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting ** News story, an event or topic reported by a news organization * Storey (also spelled ''story'' in American English), a floor or level of a building Social media *Story (social media), a message, image or video, often ephemeral ** Facebook Stories, short user-generated photo or video collections that can be uploaded to the user's Facebook ** Instagram Stories, a feature in Instagram that let the user post vertical images that will disappear in 24 hours ** Snapchat Stories, a feature in Snapchat which allows users to compile snaps into chronological storylines, accessible to all of their friends Film, television and radio * Story Television, an American digital broadcast television network * Story TV, a South Korean television drama production company * ''Story'' (TV programme), a 2015–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Peiran
Liu (; or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'battle axe', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world. Distribution In 2019 劉 was the fourth most common surname in mainland China. Additionally, it was the most common surname in Jiangxi province. In 2013 it was found to be the 5th most common surname, shared by 67,700,000 people or 5.1% of the population, with the province with the most people being Shandong.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 Origin One source is that they descend from the Qí (祁) clan of Emperor Yao. For example, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty (one of China's golden ages), Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han) was a descend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkness Before Dawn
''Darkness Before Dawn'' is a realistic young adult novel written by author Sharon M. Draper in 2001. The novel is the third and final installment in the Hazelwood High Trilogy. It depicts the story of an eighteen-year-old African American senior Keisha Montgomery, who is attracted to the twenty-three-year-old track coach Jonathan Hathaway. Plot summary Eighteen-year-old Keisha Montgomery is still recovering from the suicide of her ex-boyfriend, Andy, after she broke up with him. While having the support of her friends and family, she starts to go out. She joins the track team and there meets Jonathan Hathaway, the twenty-three-year-old coach, and principal's son. During a track meeting, a girl named Rita begins arguing with Jonathan. He denies what they were talking about and after shouting some choice curse words, she runs into the woods, never to return to school. Over time, he begins to smooth talk her and they finally become a couple. Her parents disapprove of him being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Side By Side
''Women Side by Side'' (), also translated as ''Three Women'' and ''Female Fighters'', is a 1949 Chinese film directed by Chen Liting, made near the end of the Republic of China (1912–49), Republican era. It is Chen's most famous directorial work. Denounced as a "poisonous weed" during the Cultural Revolution, the film is now considered a Chinese classic. The film is adapted from a play of the same title written by the noted leftist playwright Tian Han, who also wrote the 1932 film ''Three Modern Women''. Tian Han and Chen Liting co-wrote the screenplay. The film tells the story of three women in wartime Shanghai under Japanese occupation: an uneducated factory worker, an intellectual resistance activist, and a bourgeois new woman. In many ways it can be seen as a sequel to Cai Chusheng's 1935 film ''New Women''. Produced by the left-wing Kunlun Film Company, the film has a strong anti-Kuomintang government undertone. Plot The film is set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caged Spring , the restr ...
Caged may refer to: Film and TV * ''Caged'' (1950 film), an American film noir directed by John Cromwell * ''Caged'' (2010 film), a French horror film directed by Yann Gozlan * ''Caged'' (2011 film), a Dutch feature film directed by Stephan Brenninkmeijer * ''Caged'' (2020 film), a horror film directed by Aaron Fjellman * ''Caged'' (TV series), an MTV reality show about mixed martial artists in tiny Minden, Louisiana * "Caged" (''CSI''), the 7th episode of the second season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' Music *"Caged", a song by Charlene Soraia from '' Love Is the Law'' *"Caged", a song by Within Temptation from ''Mother Earth'' * CAGED, a system for learning and playing guitar chords See also * Imprisonment Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is considered " false imprisonment". Impri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myriad Of Lights
''Myriad of Lights'', also translated as ''Lights of Ten Thousand Homes'', is a 1948 Cinema of China, Chinese film directed by Shen Fu (director), Shen Fu and starring Shangguan Yunzhu, Wu Yin (actress), Wu Yin and Lan Ma. The film is selected as one of the 100 best 20th-century Chinese films by ''Asia Weekly''.http://www.chinesecinemas.org/chinacentury.html. See December 19, 1999 issue of ''Asia Weekly''. It also ranks #91 in Hong Kong Film Awards#Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures, Hong Kong Film Academy's poll of the 100 best Chinese-language films. Plot The film begins with a small family of four (including a servant and a young daughter) in post-war Shanghai. The father, Hu Zhiqing, is a modest office worker. He finds out one day in a letter that his mother and his brother's family are coming down from the provinces to join him because living conditions are tough in the countryside. His wife cautions him that this means household expenses will increase greatly. Spiraling i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Thousand Li Of Cloud And Moon (film)
''Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon'' is a 1947 Chinese film directed by Shi Dongshan and Wang Weiyi, starring Bai Yang and Tao Jin, two actors who were the leads in ''The Spring River Flows East'' released that same year. The film was selected as one of the 100 greatest 20th-century Chinese-language films chosen by '' Asia Weekly''.December 19, 1999 edition. http://www.chinesecinemas.org/chinacentury.html Plot Jiang Lingyu ( Bai Yang), a female student who is studying in Shanghai, decides to join the Resistance Acting Troupe after Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 1937. Although dissuaded by her uncle, aunt and cousin, she adamantly leaves her uncle's home, where she has been staying, without telling them. The company arrives at Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Xuzhou and many other cities to perform for soldiers and ordinary folks alike. For years the company perseveres with their arduous journey, with many of them falling sick. Finally they reach Chongqing, where musical instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spring River Flows East
''The Spring River Flows East'', also translated as ''The Tears of Yangtze'', is a 1947 epic Chinese film written and directed by Cai Chusheng and Zheng Junli and produced by the Kunlun Film Company. It is considered one of the most influential and extraordinary Chinese films ever made, and China's equivalent of ''Gone with the Wind''. With both films based on the story of war and chaos, they contain an epic style considered classics in the film history of both China and the United States. The Hong Kong Film Awards ranked it in its list of greatest Chinese-language films ever made at number 27. It ran continuously in theatres for three months and attracted 712,874 viewers during the period, setting a record in post World War II China. The film features two of the biggest stars of the time: Bai Yang and Shangguan Yunzhu. The film is over three hours long and consists of two parts, ''Eight War-Torn Years'' () and ''Before and after the Dawn'' (), released in separate dates in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
