A Century of Chinese Cinema. 1905~1976

Author: Li Duoyu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
Features: What the centennial of Chinese cinema lacks is not a history textbook, but the courage to relive the early, innocent childhood, the passionate youth, and the fateful middle years with it. If I must describe this book, I would like to see it as a long reunion, a profound companionship, and a retrospective for the journey ahead. Since April 2004, I have always had a copy of The Beijing News by my side. In my free time, I would open it and turn to the familiar page that reviews the annals of Chinese cinema's centennial. I would see what joy and delight it would bring me today. — Wu Yiyong
This bittersweet century of Chinese cinema itself is like a film with a roller-coaster plot. Having endured too much suffering, we cannot even speak of it with complete ease. Thank you, A Century of Chinese Cinema, for leaving behind a rare documentary of the century-long Chinese cinema in written form. — Tian Zhuangzhuang (Film Director)
"A Century of Chinese Cinema" is a grand theme, and the editors and reporters of The Beijing News, with the fervor of enthusiasts, have compiled hundreds of beautiful essays, chronicling the people and events of Chinese cinema over the past century, bringing to light stories that had long been submerged in the shadows of history. — Chen Kaige (Film Director)
The previous generation of Chinese filmmakers brought us much joy and ideals through their works. Now, some of them are no longer as capable, and the baton has been passed to us, the directors of this generation. We still have the strength to continue passing on joy and dreams, while also giving joy back to Chinese cinema. — Feng Xiaogang (Film Director)
A Century of Chinese Cinema records a century of the Chinese people, a century of the Chinese spirit. This book has given me great inspiration to become a better recorder, for the Chinese people. — Lu Chuan (Film Director)
Film grew up with me, and I grew up watching films. — Cui Yongyuan (Host and Producer of Legends of Film)
Amid the flow of time, The Beijing News is fortunate to be a newspaper that represents advanced culture. On one side, it is a responsible and emotionally bound journalistic flag bearer; on the other, a cultured and timeless intellectual hero; on the other, a cultural pioneer who preserves history and dwells in poetry. Beijing News Series. A collection of the humanistic essence of The Beijing News. Cultivating the present, harvesting the future.
Chinese cinema has been around for a full century. A hundred years ago, the Chinese people, with their ingenuity, produced the first Chinese film, Dingjun Mountain. From then to now, China has produced nearly 7,000 films. When we carefully look back at every heartbeat in the century-long journey of Chinese cinema, we can truly feel the passion and belief passed down through generations of Chinese filmmakers. It is their sincerity, wisdom, and creativity that have allowed Chinese cinema to proudly merge into the relentless and resilient rushing river of the Chinese nation, painting a magnificent and heart-stirring epic that gives every Chinese person ample reason to be proud and to take pride in it!
This book collects every trace of the development of Chinese cinema, making it a valuable classic worth preserving. It allows more film enthusiasts to appreciate the many wonders of a century of Chinese cinema.