Source: CCTV.com
12-17-2008 19:21
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Background Report:
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Intro:
Chen Kaige, the Golden Palm-winning Chinese movie director, broke two years of silence with a box-office hit of Mei Lanfang or Forever Enthralled in English. Mei Lanfang is an iconic figure in Peking opera. But, the female roles that he performed on the stage and the fate of show biz people in old China before 1949 have generated debates about gender orientation in traditional Chinese culture.
