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Wu Suxin
Wu Suxin (, 1925–1931), also credited as White Rose Woo, was a Chinese actress of the silent film, silent era. Trained at the Far East Film College, she completed seven films for the Tianyi Film Company between 1925 and 1927 before migrating to the Huaju Film Company. There, she became the company's lead female star, appearing in all of its filmsgenerally as a ''wuxia'' heroine. After Huaju closed, Wu worked briefly with the Dahua Film Company before focusing on the stage. Biography Wu was born Wu Baodiao () in 1905 or 1906 in Xiangshan County, Guangdong. She attended the Kai Xiu Senior Girls School in Shanghai, then later studied acting at the Far East Film College. Wu rose to prominence in the Shanghai film industry in the mid-1920s, first joining the Tianyi Film Company in 1925. She completed nine films with the company, including ''Heroine Li Feifei'' (1925), in which she portrayed a young woman who is almost driven to suicide after her engagement is threatened by a con ...
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Wu (surname)
''Wú'' is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Simplified Chinese 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China "Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addit .... Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song dynasty classic '' Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2019 Wu was the ninth most common surname in Mainland China. A 2013 study found that it was the eighth most common surname, shared by 26,800,000 people or 2.000% of the population, with the province having the most being Guangdong. The Cantonese and Hakka transliteration of 吳 is Ng, a syllable made entirely of a nasal consonant while the Min Nan transliteration of 吳 is Ngo, Ngoh, Ngov, Goh, Go, Gouw, depending on the regional variations in Min Nan pronunciation. Shanghaine ...
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Fate In Tears And Laughter
''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' () is a 1930 Chinese novel by Zhang Henshui, set in 1920s Beiping (modern Beijing). A few chapters (Chapters 1, 2, 18, 19) were translated into English by Sally Borthwick for the anthology ''Chinese Middlebrow Fiction: From the Ch'ing and Early Republican Eras'' (1984). The novel has been adapted into many films and TV series, as well as a number of local Chinese operas. Adaptations Films *'' Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (啼笑因緣), a 1932 Chinese silent film directed by Zhang Shichuan, starring Zheng Xiaoqiu, Hu Die and Yan Yuexian. *''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (啼笑因緣), a 1941 Chinese film directed by Sun Jing, starring Mei Xi and Li Li-hua. *''A Tale of Laughter and Tears'' (啼笑因緣), a 1952 Hong Kong film directed by Yeung Kung-leung and Wan Hoi-ching, starring Cheung Wood-Yau and Pak Yin. *''Between Tears and Laughters'' (啼笑因緣), a 1957 Hong Kong film directed by Lee Sun-fung, starring Cheung Ying, Law Yim-hing and Ko ...
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Chinese Film Directors
''The following is a list of notable film directors from Mainland China.'' B *Bu Wancang (1903–1974) C * Cai Chusheng (1906–1968), major leftist filmmaker in the 1930s, later fell victim to the Cultural Revolution. *Cai Shangjun, Chinese screenwriter and director * Cao Baoping *Joan Chen (born 1961), Chinese actress and director. * Chen Kaige (born 1952), major figure of the Fifth Generation, his epic ''Farewell My Concubine'' was the first Chinese film to win Cannes' coveted Palme d'Or. * Chen Liting (1910–2013) major figure of the second generation. * Cheng Bugao (1893–1966) D * Dai Sijie (born 1954), French novelist and director, born in China. * Diao Yi'nan (born 1969), screenwriter and director. * Domee Shi (born 1989), Chinese-Canadian storyboard artist and director, first woman director of a Pixar short film, Bao (film) F * Feng Gong (born 1957), comedic actor and sometimes-director. * Feng Xiaoning (born 1954), art designer turned director, part of the 1982 gr ...
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Chinese Silent Film Actresses
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Date or dates may refer to: * Date, the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'') * Jujube, also known as red date or Chinese date, the fruit of ''Ziziphus jujuba'' Social activity *Dating, a form of courtship involving social activity, with the aim of assessing a potential partner ** Group dating ** First date ** Blind date * Play date, an appointment for children to get together for a few hours * Meeting, when two or more people come together Chronology * Calendar date, a day on a calendar * Date (metadata), a representation term to specify a calendar date **DATE command, a system time command for displaying the current date * Chronological dating, attributing to an object or event a date in the past ** Radiometric dating, dating materials such as rocks in which trace radioactive impurities were incorporated when they were formed Arts, entertainment and media Music * Date (band), a Swedish dansband * "Date" (song), a 2009 song from ''Mr. Houston'' * Date Re ...
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Shanghai Cinema, 1896–1937
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the second largest in the world after Chongqing, with around 24.87 million inhabitants in 2023, while the urban area is the most populous in China, with 29.87 million residents. As of 2022, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 13 trillion RMB ($1.9 trillion). Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for finance, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, tourism, and culture. The Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port. Originally a fishing village and market town, Shanghai grew to global prominence in the 19th century due to b ...
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