My Memories of Old Beijing
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My Memories of Old Beijing (Chengnan Jiushi, 城南舊事) is an autobiographical novel by Lin Haiyin
, first published in 1960.
Written in lively, evocative prose from the point of view of a precocious and impressionable young girl, the work records Lin's childhood memories of the city and the everyday people around her.
The novel consists of five "sections", or chapters: "Hui'an Guan" (惠安館), "We go to the sea" (我們看海去), "Aunt Lan" (蘭姨娘), "Ludagunr" (驢打滾兒)and "Dad's flower is falling" (爸爸的花兒落了).
In 1982, the novel was made into a feature film, directed by Mainland China
director Wu Yigong
.
Lin Haiyin
Lin Haiyin was a Taiwanese writer of Han Chinese ethnicity. She is best remembered for her 1960 memoir 城南舊事 , a novelistic tribute to her childhood reminiscences of Beijing.Born in Osaka, Japan, where her father worked as a merchant, Lin's parents moved first to...
, first published in 1960.
Written in lively, evocative prose from the point of view of a precocious and impressionable young girl, the work records Lin's childhood memories of the city and the everyday people around her.
The novel consists of five "sections", or chapters: "Hui'an Guan" (惠安館), "We go to the sea" (我們看海去), "Aunt Lan" (蘭姨娘), "Ludagunr" (驢打滾兒)and "Dad's flower is falling" (爸爸的花兒落了).
In 1982, the novel was made into a feature film, directed by Mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
director Wu Yigong
Wu Yigong
-Biography:Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Wu Yigong enrolled in the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy in 1956. After graduation in 1960, he was appoint as director assistant in Shanghai Haiyan Film Factory....
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