Did you know there are six official languages recognised by the UN, each with an individual holiday observed all around the world? Celebrating these six different language days helps to promote cultural diversity, multilingualism and equal usage of the UN's official languages. Chinese Language Day is held on April 20th each year and the events of the day help to promote Chinese culture and the beauty of diversity. It's also an opportunity for us all to acknowledge how different cultures and languages have many similarities and differences.
We hope you enjoy our watchlist of Chinese films for Chinese Language Day 2023 and stay tuned for more great Chinese Language stories over the months ahead. Xiǎngshòu!
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Set in New York City's Chinatown, a Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck - and in the middle of a gang war.
In a world of rapidly changing cultures and environmental upheaval, one couple from opposite ends of the earth strives to stay true to their values and each other, giving a personal perspective on globalisation.
Swinging from old to new, this documentary gives a panoramic view of the biggest construction boom in history and charts the modern face of Beijing and its newly iconic buildings.
'Earth Sutra' is a story about the exiled survival of Tibet and its millenary culture after six decades of control under Chinese oppression. How can this culture positively influence our planet for the challenges and crises that are coming in the XXI century?
A story set in nineteenth-century China and focusing on the life-long friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women.
Transmitters of Heritage presents the story of seven people who come from different walks of life. They are the luminaries that protect the future of valuable heritage for the coming generations.
A brave designer chases the dream - to be crowned haute couture. But she comes from China, the land of knock offs and production lines. Will her Cinderella story end at the Met Ball?
After years of tracking down international criminals, a trip to a remote jungle prison will force Chinese cop Xin to become human prey to fight for his freedom - and to save his own life.
Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist and domestic critic. He expresses himself through art and social media whilst authorities shut him down and hold him in secret detention.
Five films accompany a travel writer on a mission: Bradley Mayhew, 40, a senior writer for Lonely Planet Publications re-travels the Silk Road on the tracks of its most well-known voyager: the mediaeval traveller and writer Marco Polo.
'Earth Sutra' is a story about the exiled survival of Tibet and its millenary culture after six decades of control under Chinese oppression. How can this culture positively influence our planet for the challenges and crises that are coming in the XXI century?
