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  2. Cinema of China - Wikipedia

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    20-year-old Ruan Lingyu, a superstar during the silent film era, in Love and Duty (1931) [24]. The first truly important Chinese films were produced beginning in the 1930s with the advent of the "progressive" or "left-wing" movement, like Cheng Bugao's Spring Silkworms (1933), [25] Wu Yonggang's The Goddess (1934), [26] and Sun Yu's The Great Road, also known as The Big Road (1934). [27]

  3. History of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the People's Republic from 1949 to 1976 is accorded the name "Mao era"-China. A proper evaluation of the period is, in essence, an evaluation of Mao's legacy. Since Mao's death there has been generated a great deal of controversy about him amongst both historians and political analysts.

  4. History of China - Wikipedia

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    The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife.

  5. History of the People's Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    The history of the People's Republic of China details the history of mainland China since 1 October 1949, when CCP chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China (PRC) from atop Tiananmen, after a near complete victory (1949) by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Chinese Civil War.

  6. List of documentary films about China - Wikipedia

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    China: A Century of Revolution – Part Two: The Mao Years 1949-1976 (1994) Timewatch Chairman Mao: The Last Emperor (1993) China: A Century of Revolution – Part One: China in Revolution 1911-1949 (1989) China Diary (1989) River Elegy (Chinese: 河殇) China Rises; Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor

  7. Chinese Cinema: Culture and Politics since 1949 - Wikipedia

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    Chinese Cinema: Culture and Politics since 1949 is a 1988 non-fiction book by Paul Clark, published by Cambridge University Press. [1] It discusses films produced by the Chinese Communist Party and groups with its ideology beginning in 1934, and through the time it established the People's Republic of China. The book's coverage ends in the year ...

  8. Category:History of China on film - Wikipedia

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    Depictions of the history of China on film. Subcategories. ... Films set in the Republic of China (1912–1949) (2 C, 26 P) S. Shenmo films (1 C) Sino-Indian War ...

  9. The New China - Wikipedia

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    The film chronicles the liberation struggle of the Chinese people, culminating in the proclamation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on October 1, 1949. It depicts the transformations in the country under the leadership of Mao Zedong following the communist victory, including efforts to eradicate illiteracy, rebuild the economy devastated ...