Chinese National Cinema

<p>This introduction to Chinese national cinema covers three 'Chinas': mainland China Hong Kong and Taiwan. Historical and comparative perspectives bring out the parallel developments in these three Chinas while critical analysis explores thematic and stylistic changes over time.</p><p>As well as exploring artistic achievements and ideological debates Yingjin Zhang examines how - despite the pressures placed on the industry from state control and rigid censorship - Chinese national cinema remains incapable of projecting a single unified picture but rather portrays many different Chinas.</p>