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  1. The cinema of China is the filmmaking and film industry of the Chinese mainland under the People's Republic of China, one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together with the cinema of Hong Kong and the cinema of Taiwan.

  2. China's first domestic film to breach ¥360 million was released in 2009, The Founding of a Republic. In 2015, Monster Hunt became the first domestic film in 17 years to become the overall highest-grossing film in China, earning ¥2.44 billion.

    Rank
    Title
    Total Gross ( Cn¥) [1]
    Country / Region
    1
    5,775,750,000
    2
    5,688,740,000
    China
    3
    5,413,300,000
    China
    4
    5,035,020,000
    China
  3. May 28, 2014 · Explore the history and diversity of Chinese cinema from the 1930s golden age to the modern era, with five sections of films from mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Discover the common themes, genres and influences that shape the dialogue and evolution of Chinese filmmaking.

  4. China wasn’t involved in the invention of cinema. Europe and America did that, then plied its trade around the word, sending flickering images of Lyon and New Jersey across the globe. By the 1930s, western filmmakers had turned China into a country of exoticism, stereotypes and fetish.

  5. Explore early Chinese films and cinema history with this project, course, book, and website. Watch 20+ films with subtitles, learn from video lectures, and access articles, images, and more.

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  7. Thousands of films were made in China, and by Chinese filmmakers around the world, between the 1890s and the 1940s. Many were destroyed by war, or have yet to be restored and released to the public. This website features a small selection from the hundreds of films still extant, with a focus on those made in Shanghai.

  8. Apr 24, 2023 · Beginning in the mid-1980s, China enjoyed another golden age of cinema when all genres, including drama, satire and kungfu movies were being churned out. The rise of the so-called "Fifth Generation" of Chinese directors such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige won global acclaim at international film festivals.