Read 2006

Author: Zhang Licheng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This issue's Focus section, "Antonioni and China," compiles the raw materials of the documentary "China Is Far Away" shot over several years by Hou Yujing and Liu Haiping. These pieces meticulously document the historical details of Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni's 1970s film "China." The authors interviewed all the participants from the original production team, retraced the filming route of the "China" crew from that era, and revealed a wealth of precious images of Antonioni and the film "China." "The Relocation of National Treasures" recounts the "trivial yet awe-inspiring" story of the relocation of the Palace Museum's treasures during the War of Resistance. The text avoids grand pronouncements or expressions of hardship and sorrow, instead presenting a calm, chronological account. The editor believes, "These writings have overturned my previous reading experience of works on the same theme." "The Birth of a War of Resistance Poetry Collection" documents the editing and publication process of the largest anti-Japanese song collection to date, "Voices of Salvation—A Collection of Songs from China's War of Resistance." "The immediate outbreak of civil war after the victory in the War of Resistance, followed by the ideological division and isolation of the two sides across the Taiwan Strait, led to most of this legacy being lost or sealed away. Recovering those notes to commemorate that great era."