National Image: Construction and Identification in Chinese Kungfu Movie

Song Yao

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National Image: Construction and Identification in Chinese Kungfu Movie

Song Yao

Published in Advances in Sciences and Humanities (Volume 3, Issue 6)

Received: 8 October 2017 Accepted: 27 October 2017 Published: 20 November 2017

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Abstract

In recent years, Chinese movie crouching tiger, hidden dragon, hero, etc. through Hollywood’s doors."Kungfu" has become a symbol of China's national image in the world. In fact, as early as the 1970s, China's kungfu had spread to overseas, but the people with excellent fighting skills were usually the devil and bad guys at that time. In the 21st century, the spread of China's kungfu towards a new stage: both performances and films are widely popular among overseas audiences. Kungfueven has become one of the most representative Chinese culture symbols, which brings a kind of visual wonders to the world.

Published in	Advances in Sciences and Humanities (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ash.20170306.13
Page(s)	87-91
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Chinese Movie, Kungfu, National Image, Chinese Culture

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Song Yao

Department of Chinese Language and Literature, School of Humanities, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

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