Recycled Heroes, Invented Tradition and Transformed Identity

Guo, Y

Recycled Heroes, Invented Tradition and Transformed Identity

Guo, Y

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Publisher:: Routledge
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Citation:: Global Chinese Cinema: The Culture and Politics of 'Hero', 2010, First, pp. 27 - 42
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Guo, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Rawnsley, G	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Rawnsley, MY	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Global Chinese Cinema: The Culture and Politics of 'Hero', 2010, First, pp. 27 - 42	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-415-45315-8	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	The recent resurgence of interest in the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the story of the King of Qin, later the First Emperor (Qin Shihuang, 259-210 BeE) after China was united, is quite remarkable. In the last decade alone, he has been the subject of at least three films, two mUlti-episode TV dramas and a documentary film, in addition to numerous books and websites, which have involved large numbers of Qin Shihuang enthusiasts in the Chinese diaspora as well as some of China's most prominent writers, filmmakers, directors and actors. Zhang Yimou' s Hero stands out from this genre not only because it was the most expensive Chinese blockbuster before Chen Kaige' s The Promize (Wu ji, 2005) and China's No.1 boxoffice success, but also because it has been one of the most controversial films in recent years (Guo, 2003).	en_US
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dc.title	Recycled Heroes, Invented Tradition and Transformed Identity	en_US
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dc.location.activity	Chengdu, China
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Abstract:

The recent resurgence of interest in the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the story of the King of Qin, later the First Emperor (Qin Shihuang, 259-210 BeE) after China was united, is quite remarkable. In the last decade alone, he has been the subject of at least three films, two mUlti-episode TV dramas and a documentary film, in addition to numerous books and websites, which have involved large numbers of Qin Shihuang enthusiasts in the Chinese diaspora as well as some of China's most prominent writers, filmmakers, directors and actors. Zhang Yimou' s Hero stands out from this genre not only because it was the most expensive Chinese blockbuster before Chen Kaige' s The Promize (Wu ji, 2005) and China's No.1 boxoffice success, but also because it has been one of the most controversial films in recent years (Guo, 2003).

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