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Asia Weekly's 100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century

"The latest issue (December 19, 1999) of Asia Weekly [Yazhou Zhoukan] selected the "100 Strongest Chinese Films of the 20th Century". The magazine consulted with 7 film experts from two shores and three locations (Beijing Film Academy professor Huang Shixian, Guangzhou Sun Yat Sen University professor Li Yizhuang, Taipei National Film Archive chief Edmond Wong (Huang Jianye), Taiwan veteran film critic Liang Liang, Hong Kong International Film Festival planner and experienced film culture professional Law Kar, Hong Kong Film Critics Society chair Freddie Wong and Hong Kong veteran film critic Reeve Wong) to come up with the list."

List is in chronological order.

(found at: http://www.chinesecinemas.org/chinacentury.html)

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1.
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 Laogong aiqing (Labourer's Love) (Cheng the Fruit Seller) (1922 short)
by Zhang Shichuan
  
2.
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 Xiao wanyi (Little Toys) (1933)
by Sun Yu
  
3.
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 Chun can (Spring Silkworms) (1933)
by Cheng Bugao
  
4.
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 Zimei hua (Twin Sisters) (1934)
by Zheng Zhengqiu
  
5.
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 The Goddess / Shen nu (1934)
by Wu Yonggang
  
6.
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 Yu guang qu (Song of the Fisherman) (1934)
by Cai Chusheng
  
7.
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 Dalu (The Highway) (1934)
by Sun Yu
  
8.
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 Shizi jietou (Crossroads) (1937)
by Shen Xiling
  
9.
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 Song at Midnight (Yeban gesheng) (1937)
by Weibang Ma-Xu
  
10.
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 Street Angel (1937)
by Yuan Muzhi
  
11.
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 Gudao tiantang (Orphan Island Paradise) (1938)
by Cai Chusheng
  
12.
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 Yi jiang chunshui xiang dong liu (Spring River Flows East) (1947)
by Cai Chusheng / Zheng Junli
  
13.
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 Ba qian li lu yun he yue (Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon) (1947)
by Shi Dongshan
  
14.
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 Taitai wansui (Long Live the Mistress) (1947)
by Sang Hu
  
15.
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 Spring in a Small Town
by Fei Mu
  
16.
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 Wanjia denghuo (Myriad of Lights) (The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes) (1948)
by Shen Fu
  
17.
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 San mao liulang ji (An Orphan on the Streets) (1949)
by Zhao Ming
  
18.
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 Crows and Sparrows (乌鸦与麻雀)
by Zheng Junli
  
19.
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 Zhujiang lei (Tears over the Pearl River) (1949)
by Wang Weiyi
  
20.
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 Qing gong mishi (Sorrows of the Forbidden City) (1948)
by Zhu Shilin
  
21.
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 Wo zhe yi bei zi (This Life of Mine) (1950)
by Shi Hui
  
22.
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 Wu Xun zhuan (The Life of Wu Xun) (1950)
by Sun Yu
  
23.
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 Yi ban zhi ge (The Dividing Wall) (Mr. Chen vs. Mr. Chen) (1953)
by Zhu Shilin
  
24.
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 Wu jia qi (Spoiling the Wedding Day) (1953)
by Zhu Shilin
  
25.
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 Wei lou chun xiao (In the Face of Demolition) (1953)
by Li Tie
  
26.
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 Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai (1954)
by Sang Hu / Hu Sha
  
27. New Year Sacrifice: Celebration of Chinese Cinema
by Hu Sang
  
28.
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 Si qian jin (Our Sister Hedy) (1958)
by Tao Qin
  
29.
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 Manbo guniang (Mambo Girl) (1957)
by Yi Wen
  
30.
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 Hao men ye yan (Feast of a Rich Family) (1959)
by Lee Tie / Luo Zhixiong / Li Chenfeng / Wu Hui
  
31.
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 Lin Zexu (1959)
by Zheng Junli / Qin Fan
  
32.
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 Lin jia puzi (The Lin Family Shop) (1959)
by Shui Hua
  
33.
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 Ye meigui zhi lian (The Wild Wild Rose) (1960)
by Wong Tin-lam
  
34.
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 Liu sanjie (Third Sister Liu) (1960)
by Su Li
  
35.
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 Da'nao tiangong (Uproar in Heaven) (1961)
by Wan Laiming
  
36.
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 Ke lian tian xia fu mu xin (The Great Devotion) (All These Pitiable Parents) (1961)
by Chor Yuen
  
37.
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 Hong se niang zi jun (Red Detachment of Women) (1961)
by Xie Jin
  
38.
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 Jia wu feng yun (Naval Battle of 1894) (1963)
by Lin Nong
  
39.
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 Qi shi er jia fang ke (House of Seventy-Two Tenants) (1963)
by Wang Weiyi
  
40.
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 Zao chun er yue (Early Spring in February) (1963)
by Xie Tieli
  
41.
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 Nong nu (Serfs) (1963)
by Li Jun
  
42.
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 Yang ya ren jia (Beautiful Duckling) (1964)
by Lee Hsing
  
43.
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 Stage Sisters (Wutai jiemei) (1965)
by Jin Xie
  
44. Classic Kung Fu - The One-Armed Swordsman
by Chang Cheh
  
45.
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 Po xiao shi fen (The Dawn) (1967)
by Song Cunshou
  
46. Kung Fu Classic - Dragon Gate Inn
by King Hu
  
47.
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 Dong nuan (The Winter) (1969)
by Li Han-hsiang
  
48. Touch of Zen (Ws Sub Dol)
by King Hu
  
49.
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 Jia zai Taibei (Home, Sweet Home) (1970)
by Pai Ching-jui
  
50.
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 Dong fu ren (The Arch) (1970)
by Tang Shuxuan
  
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