By reading the resources, I start to have a clearer understanding of the start trend of cinema and film culture in China, specifically in the place Shanghai. According to the second passage, at that time period, with limited resources and ways to entertain, the teahouse is the ideal venue for large groups of people to congregate, people in China used to see the shadow play there. This is where “hybridity” was introduced when western film culture, devices, and technology were brought to Shanghai. From then, they began showing films in their teahouse that portrayed modernism in the development of Chinese cinema. Such a new way of enjoying dating, fresh feelings, and atmosphere quickly boosted the consumption of watching films and helps to positively infect this industry.
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