Point of clarification: "The business of naming is complex.To begin with,'Chinese cinema'as a general term is often applied to films made in mainland China,Hong Kong,and Taiwan"(Zhang,18). "To avoid unnecessary confusion,we might keep the general term"Chinese cinema"and instruct the reader to bear in mind the problematic nature of China or Chineseness"(Zhang,22). "While there are political and cultural,as well as geographical and historical differences between the three places(Hong Kong,mainland China Taiwan),works by directors from all these places can still validly be described as 'Chinese film" (1993)Zheng Dongtian-professor at BFA (Zhang,19). "Common cultural tradition"Point of clarification: “The business of naming is complex. To begin with, ‘Chinese cinema’ as a general term is often applied to films made in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan” (Zhang, 18). “To avoid unnecessary confusion, we might keep the general term “Chinese cinema” and instruct the reader to bear in mind the problematic nature of China or Chineseness” (Zhang, 22). “While there are political and cultural, as well as geographical and historical differences between the three places (Hong Kong, mainland China & Taiwan), works by directors from all these places can still validly be described as ‘Chinese film’” (1993) Zheng Dongtian – professor at BFA (Zhang, 19). “Common cultural tradition