http://www.chinarhyming.com/2009/06/30/shanghai-and-hong-kong-modern-metropolis-exhibition/ A gallimaufry of random China history and research interests Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.chinarhyming.com/2009/06/30/shanghai-and-hong-kong-modern-metropolis-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Paul French Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:39:34 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=627#comment-238 We'll have to disagree there Jeffrey - I see nothing in Hong Kong prior to 1939 to rival the creativity of Shanghai during that period in cinema, writing, music or thought. We’ll have to disagree there Jeffrey – I see nothing in Hong Kong prior to 1939 to rival the creativity of Shanghai during that period in cinema, writing, music or thought.

]]> http://www.chinarhyming.com/2009/06/30/shanghai-and-hong-kong-modern-metropolis-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Jeffrey D Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:07 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=627#comment-237 Hong Kong music and cinema started to supplant Shanghai's in the early 30s, and was more important from the Japanese occupation of Shanghai on (except maybe the few years before the Communists took Shanghai). Unfortunately a lot of the earliest movies were destroyed by the Japanese. Hong Kong music and cinema started to supplant Shanghai’s in the early 30s, and was more important from the Japanese occupation of Shanghai on (except maybe the few years before the Communists took Shanghai). Unfortunately a lot of the earliest movies were destroyed by the Japanese.

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