Asia Weekly Magazine's 100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century

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In 1999, Asia Weekly magazine consulted with 7 Chinese film experts and published this list of the 100 greatest Chinese-language films. The list is in chronological order.

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  1. 1 -

    Lao gong zhi ai qing

    1922, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    Xiao Wanyi

    1933 — a.k.a. Little Toys, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 5 -

    Shen nu

    1934, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 7 -

    Dalu

    1935 — a.k.a. The Big Road, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 9 -

    Ye ban ge sheng

    1935, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 10 -

    Ma lu tian shi

    1937 — a.k.a. Street Angel, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 12 -

    Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu

    1947 — a.k.a. The Spring River Flows East, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 14 -

    Taitai Wansui

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  9. 15 -

    Xiao cheng zhi chun

    1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 16 -

    Wanjia denghuo

    1948 — a.k.a. The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 18 -

    Wuya yu maque

    1949 — a.k.a. Crows and Sparrows, in 1 top list Check
  12. 20 -

    Qing gong mi shi

    1948 — a.k.a. Sorrows of the Forbidden City, in 1 top list Check
  13. 21 -

    Wo zhe yi bei zi

    1950 — a.k.a. Life of a Beijing Policeman, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 25 -

    Wei lou chun xiao

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  15. 29 -

    Man Bo nu lang

    1957 — a.k.a. Mambo Girl, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 30 -

    Hao men ye yan

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  17. 31 -

    Lin zexu

    1959 — a.k.a. The Opium Wars, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 33 -

    Ye mei gui zhi lian

    1960 — a.k.a. The Wild Wild Rose, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 35 -

    Da nao tian gong

    1963 — a.k.a. The Monkey King, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 36 -

    Ke lian tian xia fu mu xin

    1960 — a.k.a. The Great Devotion, in 1 top list Check
  21. 43 -1

    Wutai jiemei

    1964 — a.k.a. Two Stage Sisters, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 44 -1

    Du bei dao

    1967 — a.k.a. The One-Armed Swordsman, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 45 -

    Po xiao shi fen

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 46 -2

    Long men kezhan

    1967 — a.k.a. Dragon Inn, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 47 -1

    Dong nuan

    1969 — a.k.a. The Winter, in 1 top list Check
  26. 48 -1

    Xia nü

    1971 — a.k.a. A Touch of Zen, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 50 -1

    Dong fu ren

    1968 — a.k.a. The Arch, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 51 -1

    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 52 -1

    Zai jian Zhongguo

    1978 — a.k.a. China Behind, in 1 top list Check
  30. 54 -1

    Ban jin ba liang

    1976 — a.k.a. The Private Eyes, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 55 -1

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 56 -1

    Fung gip

    1979 — a.k.a. The Secret, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 57 -1

    Dip bin

    1979 — a.k.a. The Butterfly Murders, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 60 -1

    Foo ji ching

    1981 — a.k.a. Father and Son, in 1 top list Check
  35. 62 -1

    Guang yin de gu shi

    1982 — a.k.a. In Our Time, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 63 -1

    Tau ban no hoi

    1982 — a.k.a. Boat People, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 65 -1

    'A' gai wak

    1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 66 -1

    Boon bin yen

    1983 — a.k.a. Ah Ying, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 68 -1

    Xiao Bi de gu shi

    1983 — a.k.a. Growing Up, in 1 top list Check
  40. 69 -1

    Er zi de da wan ou

    1983 — a.k.a. The Sandwich Man, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 70 -1

    Dong dong de jiàqi

    1984 — a.k.a. A Summer at Grandpa's, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 72 -1

    Si shui liu nian

    1984 — a.k.a. Homecoming, in 1 top list Check
  43. 73 -1

    Sang gong kei bing

    1984 — a.k.a. Long Arm of the Law, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 74 -1

    Huang tu di

    1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 75 -1

    Tóngnián wangshì

    1985 — a.k.a. A Time to Live, a Time to Die, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 76 -1

    Hei pao shi jian

    1985 — a.k.a. The Black Cannon Incident, in 1 top list Check
  47. 78 -1

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 79 -1

    Kong bu fen zi

    1986 — a.k.a. The Terrorizers, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 80 -1

    Dao ma zei

    1986 — a.k.a. The Horse Thief, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 82 -1

    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
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