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Hundred Flowers Awards
The Hundred Flowers Awards () are, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards honouring the best in Chinese cinema, as well as Hong Kong cinema and the Cinema of Taiwan, they are classified as the Chinese equivalent of the United States Golden Globes. The awards were inaugurated by China Film Association in 1962 and sponsored by ''Popular Cinema'' () magazine, which has the largest circulation in mainland China. The awards were formerly voted by the readers of ''Popular Cinema'' annually. Recent polls allow voters to cast ballots through SMS, the Internet or by phone call. Voting is now no longer confined to readers of ''Popular Cinema''. Award recipients receive a statuette in the shape of a goddess of Flowers (). History The 2nd Hundred Flowers Awards poll was held in 1963, but the poll was not conducted again until 1980, owing to the Cultural Revolution. It became an annual event from 1980 until 2004. Since 2004, the Hundred Flowers Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Flower (1979 Film)
The phrase Little Flower can refer to: People *Thérèse of Lisieux, (1873 - 1897), a saint of the Roman Catholic Church *Fiorello H. LaGuardia, (1882 - 1947), a mayor of New York Places *Little Flower, Indianapolis, Indiana, a neighborhood in the United States Institutions Religious facilities *Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in San Antonio, Texas, USA *National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA * Little Flower Hall, Holy Redeemer Church, Bray, Wicklow, Ireland *Church of the Little Flower (Coral Gables, Florida), USA * Little Flower Church, Kaprassery, India * Little Flower Church,Trivandrum, India * Little Flower Mission, Alice Springs, Australia Schools * Little Flower School (other) * Little Flower High School (other) *Little Flower Academy, Vancouver, B.C., Canada *Little Flower Junior College, Hyderabad, India *Little Flower College, Guruvayoor, Thissur, India Film *, a 1979 Chinese movie starring Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Sister Liu
Liu Sanjie () was a Chinese folk music singer, who is the Liu family's third daughter, with an original name of Liu Shanhua. Liu is a legendary figure of Zhuang people in Guangxi and her songs were melodious and touching, therefore she was dubbed as the "Goddess of Singing". The earliest story about her can be found in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Many legends and folk songs about her were created starting in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. Liu Sanjie is said in one version to be a commoner girl born in 703 in Zhuang. She was said to be a wunderkind, able to compose impromptu songs at will. Her songs were touching and sonorous, so she was called the Song Fairy. She subsequently taught singing in the surrounding areas. Many people have come to compete with her in singing. Her talent, however, attracted jealousy from the local hoodlums, which resulted in her early death. The evil farmer Mo Huairen was said to make Liu Sanjie his slave girl and bribed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Guards On Honghu Lake
''Red Guards on Honghu Lake'' (Chinese: 洪湖赤卫队) is a Chinese modern opera in six acts. It was first performed in October 1956 in Wuhan, Hubei by the Hubei Experimental Theater Society (湖北省实验歌剧团). It is set in Honghu, Hubei. Its music was composed by Zhu Benhe, Zhang Jing'an, and Ouyang Qianshu. It was adapted to the cinema in 1961. Plot synopsis The opera is based on a true story. In the summer of 1930, a landlord of Pengjiadun named Peng Batian takes advantage of the departure of the Red Army, cooperating with colonel Feng of the Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ... to attack the Honghu Base Area. Secretary Han Ying and Captain Liu Chuang lead the Red Guards to withdraw, then raid Pengjiadun with the help of an Underground Party s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
