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2021: A Ying — 20th C Chinese Writer, Playwright, Bibliophile

Posted on 06/09/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

A Ying 阿英 — pen name of Qian Xingcun (钱杏村) or Qian Xingsen (钱杏森) birth named Qian Defu 钱德富 was a 20th century Chinese writer and playwright active from the 1920s onwards, a founder of the League of Left-Wing Writers, … Continue reading →

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2011: Ran Yunfei on Realistic Films About People Living on the Margins of Chinese Society

Posted on 10/22/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Added YouTube links to Chinese movies mentioned to this 2011 blog post. Writer Ran Yunfei is at home in Chengdu under house arrest “residential surveillance”.  I understand that he can exercise in the yard outside his apartment and sometimes has … Continue reading →

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Rightist Memoir V: Great Leap Forward Aftermath

Posted on 03/21/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Table of Contents at Kong Lingping’s Rightist Memoir I: “Blood Chronicle” By Long-time Prisoner of Mao Zedong The full Chinese text can be downloaded from bannedbook.org  Previous installment: Rightist Memoir IV: I Return to Prison Section Three  Return to the Nantong Detention Center  I … Continue reading →

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Cultural Revolution Jokebook

Posted on 01/20/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

An early 1980s Cultural Revolution Jokebook gives some insights into how the Cultural Revolution was allowed to be presented at that time. The focus was narrowed to some designated baddies — the “Gang of Four”. No Joking Matter but… Better … Continue reading →

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Kinamedia: How “Historical Nihilism” Shapes China’s Film Industry

Posted on 09/05/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Thanks to the magic of Google Translate even the scandoilliterates among you may find interesting Linus Fredriksson’s article on historical nihilism and the Chinese film industry. Now on the Swedish website  Kinamedia. For more on historical nihilism in China see also: 2016: CASS … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #21: The Twenty-fifth Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 16, 2020

Posted on 02/17/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 16th, 2020 The Twenty-fifth day of the Wuhan City Closure When I opened my eyes this morning, the room was so full of sunlight that it seemed that yesterday’s snowstorm had never happened. If we only could open our … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #18: The Twenty-Second Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 13, 2020

Posted on 02/13/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 13 The Twenty-second Day of the Wuhan City Closure Yesterday I dreamed of buying vegetables in a very big vegetable market. I bought tomatoes and looked for potatoes. After buying potatoes I looked for eggplant. After buying eggplant I … Continue reading →

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Chun Wong’s HK Film “Mad World” 《一念无明》

Posted on 07/15/2017 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

July 14, 2017 at the Museum of American History we saw the Hong Kong film “Mad World” 一念无明 by the Hong Kong first time director 28 year old Chun Wong. The film portrays a stockbroker with bipolar mental depression disorder … Continue reading →

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2016: Review of Wen Hai’s “The Gaze of Exile – The Testimony of China ‘s Independent Documentaries” in Hong Kong’s Ming Pao Weekly

Posted on 11/11/2016 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Book review  by Janice entitled “The Truth that Cannot be Suppressed” of Wen Hai’s  “The Gaze of Exile – The Testimony of China ‘s Independent Documentaries” in Hong Kong’s Ming Pao Weekly  November 9, 2016 书评：禁不住的真實/Janice ：文海 《放逐的凝視─見證中國獨立紀錄片》 2016年11月9日 香港明报周刊 When … Continue reading →

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