por pedroceinos | Abr 21, 2021 | books, culture
Mao Dun’s Spring Silkworms-A must read Mao Dun’s Spring Silkworms-A must read In short: A set of stories of exacerbated realism by one of the finest pens of 20th century Chinese literature, which no one should miss in order to understand both the...
por pedroceinos | Abr 20, 2021 | books, culture
Midnight by Mao Dun – a failed novel Midnight by Mao Dun – a failed novel Before reading «Midnight», the masterpiece of Mao Dun, the most powerful Chinese writer in the twentieth century, reading the presentations of the Chinese edition, one wonders why...
por pedroceinos | Abr 19, 2021 | culture, movies
Cold Steel – A Sniper’s War Cold Steel – A Sniper’s War If in the West war films are a genre in their own right, in China they are an even more important genre, and that is because there is always an interest on the part of the official media...
por pedroceinos | Abr 16, 2021 | culture, movies
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop Directed by Zhang Yimou: 2009. 85. Min. A Woman and a Gun and a Chinese Noodle House is a quite singular work within Zhang Yimou’s filmography. His light-hearted style starts from the first...
por pedroceinos | Abr 10, 2021 | chinese-characters
The magic of Chinese characters The magic of Chinese characters The written word, the Chinese characters, have had from their very origin, a magical meaning for the Chinese. There is no doubt that for them a character is not only a symbol of the concept it claims to...
