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Mao’s Out, Time to Capitalize on the Olympics
Gina Telaroli July 9, 2008 | 3:46 am EST
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The Chinese have taken Chairman Mao, the founding father of Chinese communism off of their 10-yuan bill and replaced him with a picture of their new National Stadium. While there aren’t a lot of these new bills being made and they are supposedly just for the duration of the Olympics I can’t help but see this as another sign of China’s crumbling communism.

What would the kids in La Chinoise think?

Joking and 60’s cinema references aside, I’ve been watching the cinema of Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke a lot lately. His quiet meditations on where China is headed politically and spiritually seem to be backed up by practical stories like the 10-yuan redesign everyday.

So as the Olympics approach maybe check out on of Jia Zhang-ke’s films and familiarize yourself with a different China than will be broadcast in the coming days. Here are trailers for a few of his films:

Still Life

The World

Platform

Check out Jia Zhang-ke’s entire resume and be sure to takepart learn more about China and the financial concerns behind this years Olympics. And read on:

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