Word: zhen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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DIED. PENG ZHEN, 95, oldest of China's "Eight Immortals" whose longevity was equaled only by his authoritarian influence; in Beijing. Purged from his position as Beijing's mayor during the Cultural Revolution, he returned in 1978 as head of parliament under Deng Xiaoping. Peng later supported hard-line policies like cracking down on protesters in Tiananmen Square...
Screenplay by Ni Zhen...
This work's clear political context is atypical of the show. Generally, the tension between adherence to aesthetic heritage and social conditions remains unexplored. This is most obvious in the case of Wang Hui's colorful masterpiece Southern Inspection Tour: Bennui Zhen to Changzhou on the Grand Canal. This work is a fascinating depiction of the emperor's journey into the country. The small shops and local village society are commemorated carefully and sensitively...