What a Hit Chinese TV Show Tells Us About China Today
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What a Hit Chinese TV Show Tells Us About China Today
What a Hit Chinese TV Show Tells Us About China Today
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Visitors take photographs in front of posters of the TV show Blossoms Shanghai at the Peace Hotel, in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Director Wong Kar-wai’s First TV Series ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ evokes memories of a more open and optimistic period in China.
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Visitors take photographs in front of posters of the TV show Blossoms Shanghai at the Peace Hotel, in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Director Wong Kar-wai’s First TV Series ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ evokes memories of a more open and optimistic period in China.
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“Blossoms Shanghai” is A 30-part TV series directed by acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, set in the 1990’s that has become a huge hit in China. Our China correspondent tells us the nostalgia unleashed by the show tells us a lot about how people in China are feeling these days.