This work examines the development of Chinese filmography from its pioneering days until the end of the silent film era. We consider the pioneering period as the time when they first learned about the technology and set the first guidelines for future progress. China was first brought into contact with film in 1897 and was accepted with enthusiasm. The progress of their filmography has gone through several stages, from the first attempts with Beijing Operas, to experimental films and full-length feature films. The process of their rise was not without political and social turmoil, but in the beginning the filmmakers were fortunate to be able to devote themselves freely and without particular government interference to the progress of their style. China did not invent film, so it is normal that the beginning is closely linked to the West, but in just twenty years it has been able to create its own style, its own genre and become the center of filmography in East Asia. The public
reacted differently when it accepted the new media-function. Some insisted on the pure entertainment aspect of film, others on the moral and ethical purity and social responsibility of media. The development of China's form of filmmaking had been strongly influenced by its traditionalism and the modern social movements of the twentieth century. This has led Social Movies to the development of famous genres like Family Dramas, Wuxia, Costume Dramas and Social films. In their films, they have dealt a lot with social responsibility and changing the social weaknesses in their traditionalism.
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