Peaks and troughs through the decades
2011-06-01 08:21
Over three decades, Chinese cinema has played out like a typical three-act blockbuster. In 1979 the spurt of re-releases and new offerings pushed ticket sales to 29.31 billion yuan, a record unlikely to be topped. Fifteen years later, film attendance plummeted to just 1 percent of that record and movie theaters were converted to furniture stores, among other uses, as audiences stayed home to watch television or pirated videos.
The reel people
2011-06-01 08:21
After the chaotic "cultural revolution" (1966-1976), during which more than 300 Chinese movies were banned, filmmakers could not wait for a new era to begin. Taboo films were screened again and audiences flocked to movie theaters with great passion.
Talent rises from every generation
2011-06-01 08:21
As a China Daily reporter, I was lucky to have covered film events from the early 1980s to the late 1990s, an important period for the rising Chinese film industry.
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2011-06-01 08:21
1981: China Film Association initiates the Golden Rooster Awards.

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