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Hong Kong (Cantonese) and Taiwanese dramas are unavailable in their untranslated form on free-to-air television, though drama series in non-Chinese languages are available in their original languages. Cantonese drama series on terrestrial TV channels are instead dubbed in Mandarin and broadcast without the original Cantonese audio and soundtrack.
Traditionally, Chinese theatre has placed great emphasis on sung performances, [6] with highly stylized acting prominent in the Peking and Cantonese operas. [7] Western-style spoken-word dramas were introduced in the early 1900s, with the Tokyo-based student troupe Chunliu She performing Black Slave's Cry to Heaven – considered one of China's first Western-style theatrical performances ...
Because of its tradition of usage in music, cinema, literature and newspapers, this form of Cantonese is a cultural mark of identity that distinguishes Cantonese people from speakers of other varieties of Chinese, whose languages are prohibited to have strong influences under China's Standard Mandarin policy.
As a result, Cantonese has been able to maintain a prominent standing relative to other non-Mandarin Chinese dialects. [7] The success of early Hong Kong television dramas throughout East and Southeast Asia has resulted in their continued popularity throughout the regions, as well as with Chinese immigrant populations around the world. [6]
Cantonese streamers complained that Douyin, also from ByteDance, ended their shows early because it couldn’t recognize the dialect. China’s version of TikTok reportedly judges Cantonese ...
Kang's Family; Migrant Wives, Local Husbands (Chinese: 外来媳妇本地郎) [2] is a Cantonese sitcom produced by Guangdong Radio and Television.Filming began on April 18, 2000, and has been broadcast on GRT Pearl River Channel since November 4, 2000, with two episodes on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:00.
All Men Are Brothers (Chinese: 水滸傳) is a 2011 Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's 14th century novel Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The series is directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and features cast members from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Chinese drama genres range from romance, comedy, horror, family drama, sports, thriller, wuxia, xianxia, nationalist, political or a mixture of these in the form of ancient, historical, Republican era or modern contemporary settings. There is a significant preference for romance television series in Asia.