Statue of Charlie Chaplin, Shanghai
| Statue of Charlie Chaplin | |
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| File:New Town Central Park, Shanghai (December 2015) - 04.JPG The statue in 2015 | |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
A statue of Charlie Chaplin is installed in Shanghai's New Town Central Park in China.[1][2]
During his lifetime, Chaplin and his work were popular in China, and he had visited Shanghai in 1936. Chinese actress Hu Die hosted a banquet for Chaplin at Shanghai's International Hotel. Mei Lanfang of the Peking opera was one of the attendees.[3] At the 1954 Geneva Conference, Chaplin met with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. At the time, Chaplin's films were not allowed to be shown in China.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ urbanora (2008-05-07). "Putting up statues to Charlie". The Bioscope. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ "Charlie Chaplin - Shanghai". Routard.com (in français). Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Kelly, Ned. "This Day in History: When Charlie Chaplin Came to China". That's Online.
- ↑ ""The Film is Excellent and You Should Make More Like This"". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China.
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