Emperor Qin and the Assassinator:Expressionof National Heroes and State Origin of China
Yiyan Wang
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Yiyan Wang
Abstract
Putting films Jinke Assassinating Emperor Qin King and The Hero in context of Chinese historical culture, this paper aims at interpreting and analyzing plots and narrative forms of films, and tries to discuss suitability and derivativeness of the Great Unification complex in social and cultural life in China. It holds that myth of state origin of China still has considerable impact on modern Chinese society, and that nationalist emotion and practice of Chinese people are not always products of will of government.
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Putting films Jinke Assassinating Emperor Qin King and The Hero in context of Chinese historical culture, this paper aims at interpreting and analyzing plots and narrative forms of films, and tries to discuss suitability and derivativeness of the Great Unification complex in social and cultural life in China. It holds that myth of state origin of China still has considerable impact on modern Chinese society, and that nationalist emotion and practice of Chinese people are not always products of will of government.
Key concepts: Emperor, China, Unification, HERO, Mythology, State (computer science), Context (archaeology), Nationalism