The Golden Era

The Golden Era 2014

黄金时代 huángjīnshídài

The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.

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4.63 Intermediate Director Ann Hui 🍅 60%

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夏目漱石 夏目漱石 Xià mù Shù shí Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
明治 明治 Míng zhì Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
和田 和田 Hé tián Hotan, prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region; Wada (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西安事变 西安事變 Xī ān Shì biàn Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
张学良 張學良 Zhāng Xué liáng Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
攻陷 攻陷 gōng xiàn to capture (a fortress, city etc); to take by force Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大唐 大唐 Dà Táng Great Tang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐朝 唐朝 Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
王羲之 王羲之 Wáng Xī zhī Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐太宗 唐太宗 Táng Tài zōng Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin (599-649), reigned 626-649 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐僧 唐僧 Tángsēng Tang Sanzang (Monk Tang) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李治 李治 Lǐ Zhì Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong, (628-683), reigned 649-683 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
心经 心經 Xīn jīng the Heart Sutra Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
平型关大捷 平型關大捷 Píng xíng guān Dà jié Great Victory at Pingxing Pass, ambush of Japanese troops by Communist forces on September 25, 1937 at Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太仓 太倉 Tài cāng Taicang, county-level city in Suzhou, Jiangsu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大武 大武 Dà wǔ Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County, southeast Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大公报 大公報 Dà gōng Bào Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name; Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宜昌 宜昌 Yí chāng Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马伯乐 馬伯樂 Mǎ bó lè Maspero (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太平洋战争 太平洋戰爭 Tài píng Yáng Zhàn zhēng Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
港岛 港島 Gǎng dǎo Hong Kong Island; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
来安 來安 Lái ān Lai'an, a county in Chuzhou, Anhui Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
忘却 忘卻 wàng què to forget ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
庆 慶 qìng congratulate, celebrate ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
慕 慕 mù long for, desire; admire ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
左翼 左翼 zuǒ yì left-wing (political) ∼HSK 4
惜 惜 xī pity, regret, rue, begrudge ∼HSK 4
而后 而後 ér hòu after that; then ∼HSK 4
窗 牎 chuāng window ∼HSK 4
留守 留守 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things ∼HSK 4
抽风 抽風 chōu fēng to ventilate; to induce a draft; spasm; convulsion ∼HSK 4
朗 朗 lǎng clear, bright; distinct ∼HSK 4
玉蜀黍 玉蜀黍 yù shǔ shǔ corn ∼HSK 4
曼 曼 màn long, extended, vast; beautiful ∼HSK 4
倭瓜 倭瓜 wō guā (dialect) pumpkin ∼HSK 4
鸦片 鴉片 yā piàn opium (loanword) ∼HSK 4
冰冷 冰冷 bīng lěng ice-cold ∼HSK 4
另有 另有 lìng yǒu to have some other (reason etc) ∼HSK 4
监禁 監禁 jiān jìn to imprison; to jail; to take into custody ∼HSK 4
居无定所 居無定所 jū wú dìng suǒ to be without a fixed residence (idiom) ∼HSK 4
偶遇 偶遇 ǒu yù to meet by chance ∼HSK 4
投靠 投靠 tóu kào to rely on help from sb ∼HSK 4
彩 彩 cǎi hue, color; variegated colors ∼HSK 4