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Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-01651-4 - Youth Culture in China: From Red Guards to Netizens Paul Clark Index More information Index 1970s generation, 110 ballet, 16, 31, 33–34, 57 1980s generation, 7, 110, 187–188 bars, 120, 144–145 ‘1989’, 112 basketball, 41, 98, 221n110 1990s generation, 7, 181 BBS 162, 166–167, 175, 181 2000s generation, 7 Beatles, 1 Beckham, David, 81 Abao, 118 Bei Dao, 110 actors, television, 83–84 Beijing Aeronautical University, 21 ADO, 107, 109, 113 Beijing Film Academy, 182–183, 191 adulthood, 4 Beijing Film Studio, 24, 87 advertisements, 74–75, 78, 80, 83–84, 101, Beijing Normal University, 68, 90, 97 155, 188 Beijing Pop Festival, 139–140 aging, 193 Beijing Youth, 154, 156 Ah Cheng, 55 Belgrade bombing, 245n87 AIDS, 58 Benjamin, Walter, 53 Air Stewardess, 148 Berlin International Film Festival, 63 alienation, 50, 95–96, 146, 192 Bertolucci, Bernardo, 66 amateurs, 16, 19–21, 23–24, 33, 42, Big Shot’s Funeral, 157 246n108 bikinis, 73, 74, 75 American culture, 2, 56, 127–128 ‘Bird’s Nest generation,’ 201n7 American Idol, 128, 131, 138 Black Panther, 111, 112, 122 androgyny, 99, 101, 132–133, 136–137, blackboards, 41, 42, 45 138, 140, 177, see also gender blogging, 134, 158–160, 171, 173, 193; differences see also microblogs animation, 138, 165–166, see also manga Blood Simple, 191 Anti-Japanese War, 4, 15, 17, 46 bodybuilding, 6, 58, 70, 73–77, armed forces, 11, 23, 51, 88, 148 150–151, 193 art, 71–73 Bond, James, 179 Asian Games, 98, 111, 121, 185 Bon Jovi, 112 athletics, 99 books, 40, 43, 47–49, 81, 82–83, August First Film Studio, 219n83 see also novels, foreign; Autumn in Spring, 48 publications Avatar, 191 ‘bourgeois liberalisation,’ 55 Boxers, 90, 168–169 Ba Jin, 48 Brain Failure, 139 Baby Vox, 233n107 Breakdance: The Movie, 84–85, 86, 106 Back Dorm Boys, 173 breakdancing, 6, 84–88 Backstreet Boys, 122 Buddhism, 14, 63, 81, 88, 140, 158 baidu.com, 130, 133, 165, 175 buddies, 113–114, 133, 148, 150 285 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-01651-4 - Youth Culture in China: From Red Guards to Netizens Paul Clark Index More information 286 Index Cai Wanlin, 67–68 coffee shops, 145 Cai Yongxian, 43 cohabitation, 148 Campus Life, 71, 72 Cold Blooded Animals, 139 Canto-pop, 104, see also Hong Kong: comic books, 3, 7, 81, 155–156, music see also manga Capital Airport, 72 comic dialogues, 30 Capital Gymnasium, 70 communes, 10, 27, 29, 34, 37 Cardin, Pierre, 73 Communication University of China, 137 cards, playing, 47 commercialism, 146, 154–155 Carpenter, Karen, 106 commodification, 142–143 cars, 6 Communism, 63 Catcher in the Rye, 140 Communist Party, Chinese, 4, 5, 103, CDs, 114 107, 147, 152, 164, 182; and Cultural Cellphone, 171 Revolution, 12–13, 14, 53, 127 cellphones, 133–134, 138, 141, 161, 173, Communist Youth League, 5, 26–27, see also mobile phones 48, 72, 94, 95; and volunteers, 183, censorship, 44, 143, 182–183, 197, 184, 185 see also books; films: banned computer games, 126, 132, see also games, Central Arts and Crafts Academy, 72 Internet Central Drama Academy, 19 computers, 8, 52, 197 Central Music Conservatory, 22 Confucianism, 2, 4, 63, 123, 140, 147, 158, Central Party School, 90 185; attacked, 19, 127, 191 Central Philharmonic Orchestra, 102 Confucius, 191 chatrooms, 181; see also BBS construction corps, 29, 31, 33, 36, 38, 39, Chen Chusheng, 138 40, 41–43, 48 Chen Huai’ai, 65–66 consumerism, 3, 7, 80–81, 88, 142–143, Chen Kaige, 156, 172 159, 187, 193, 194–195, 198 Chen Qiushi, 85–86 Contemporary Singers, 124 Chen Si, 179 Contemporary Youth Research, 63 Chen Xilin, 155–156 ‘convict songs,’ 230n76 Chen Yi (foreign minister), 50 Corps Soldier, 41 Chen Yi, 172 corruption, 79, 152, 181–182, 194 Cheng Gang, 120 cosmetics, 74, 77, 80, 104 Cheng Yun, 104 cosplay, 6, 81, 99–101, 143, 174 Chicken Feathers, 156 Cui Jian, 7, 102, 106–111, 116, 122, 128, childhood, 4 193; after 1989, 112, 119, 135, 140, China Art Museum, 70, 72 152, 239n180, 252n1; and politics, 8, China Care Fund, 183 86, 121, 194; career of, 113, China Film Gazette, 67–68 114–115, 145 China Record Corporation, 105, 106, 115 Cui Weiping, 182–183 China Youth, 154 Cultural Revolution, 2, 5, 6, 12–13, 118– Chinese Artists Association, 70–71 127, 147; and youth culture, 52–53, 57, Chinese Odyssey, A, 181 101, 110, 113, 195; violence in, 96, 97 Chou, Jay, 245n95 Current Affairs Cultural Work Consulting Chow, Stephen, 180, 181 Company, 155 Chow Yun-fat, 191 chuanlian, see ‘establishing ties’ D.W., 68 cinemas, 24, 25 Da Vinci Code, The, 158 civil society, 183–184 dakou CDs, 119 clapper-talk, 18 Dance, 86 CLON, 123–124 dance halls, 92, 143–144, 145 clothing, 57, 77–81, 126, 128, 174, 198, dancing, 70, 84, 143–144, 167, see also fashion; T-shirts 195; by Red Guards, 18, 35, 193; Cobra, 112 see also breakdancing; disco Coca Cola, 77, 98 Dangdai, 148 Code-name Puma, 151 Daoism, 63, 88, 91 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-01651-4 - Youth Culture in China: From Red Guards to Netizens Paul Clark Index More information Index 287 Daqing Dance Troupe, 70 Fashion Guilty, 81 Daring to Drag the Emperor from his Fei Xiang, 105, 108 Horse, 19 Feng Qiuchang, 239n7 Daruma, 107, 112 Feng Xiaogang, 156–157, 171, 187 de Kloet, Jeroen, 119 fiction, 42–42, 115, 149–150, delinquents, 164 see also books; novels: foreign; hand- democracy, 129, 173 copied literature Democracy Wall, 53–54, 194 Fifth Modernization, 54 demolition, 198 Fifth-Generation filmmakers, 7, 87, 150 Deng Lijun, 102–103, 105, 140 Fighting North and South, 46 Deng Xiaoping, 5, 53–54, 56, 87, 196 film projection teams, 44–45 ‘desktop literature,’ 216n57 films, 44–47, 82, 103, 126, 142, 144, 191; deterritorialisation, 142–143 adaptation, 31, 150–151, 158; banned, Diaoyutai islands, 168 24, 44, 46; foreign, 5, 14, 24, 49, 124, diaspora, Chinese, 143 126; Hollywood, 66–67, 189, 191; Dikötter, Frank, 4 Soviet, 16, 36, 46, 49 Ding Wu, 107 First Heartbeat, 138–139 Dinosaur Egg, 120 Fitness and Beauty, 74 disco, 84, 89, 92, 106, 143–144 flash mobs, 171 Doc Holliday & Apache Train, 139–140 Flower Seller, The, 47 documentaries, 25 Flying, 120 Dong Cunrui, 12 folk: culture, 63; literature, 49–50; songs, Dong Qiangsheng, 47 37–38, 103, 104, 116–117, 121 Dream of China, 138 foods, foreign, 5, 14, see also McDonald’s Dream of Red Mansions, A, 4, 6, 43, ‘foreign exchange certificates,’ 70 138, 158 fortune-telling, 47 Duan Ruizhong, 118 Founding of the Republic, The, 190–191 Duan Zhishu, 47–48 Four Modernizations, 54 DVDs, 9, 197 ‘four olds,’ 14, 23 Fresh Flower Village, 158 earthquake, Sichuan, 183, 184–185 Fuchongji Band, 107 Economist, The, 188 Fudan University, 14 educated youth, see sent-down youth Fujian Normal University, 163 egao, see parody Full House, 124 Elle, 135 Emerging from the Surface of the Gadfly,The, 14, 43 Sea, 148 gambling, 92 English language, 77, 140–141, 182 games, Internet, 100, 161–162, 164–165, entrepreneurs, 155, 158–159, 160, 166, 186 165, 198 Gang of Four, 15, 34, 44, 54, 127, 194 environment, 184 gay-groupie girls, 177 Erikson, Eric, 117 gender differences, 8, 57, 161–162, ‘establishing ties,’ 24–26, 38, 172 see also androgyny Europe, 11, 126 generations, 7, 110, 112, 181, 187–188 examinations, 54, 77 Giese, Karsten, 190 Girl Basketball Player No. 5, 49 Falungong, 91 Girl Diving Team, 74 Fang Lizhi, 55 Girl in the Red Dress, 77 fans, 3, 6, 57, 69–70, 177; and the Internet, globalisation, 1–2, 3, 6, 9, 91, 113–114, 143, 175–177, 187; music, 104, 111, 163, 192, 196–197; and music, 139–140, 112, 124–125, 128–129, 131–132, 140–141; and sports, 98, 99; in the 133–135; sports, 91, 93–99 Cultural Revolution, 53 Farewell, My Concubine, 156 ‘glocalization,’ 9 fashion, 5, 8, 57, 70, 73, 77–81, 104, Godaigo, 225n23 203n12; foreign, 5, 56, 89, 123, 126; golf, 92–93 see also clothing Gong Li, 63–64, 66, 69, 151, 156, 193 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-01651-4 - Youth Culture in China: From Red Guards to Netizens Paul Clark Index More information 288 Index Google, 130 Hou Dejian, 224n16 grass-mud horse, 182 How the Steel Was Tempered, 14, 43, Great Decisive Battle, 156 179, 237n165 Great Firewall of China, 143 Hu Bingliu, 103 Great Leap Forward, 23 He Ge, 172–173 Guerrillas on the Plain, 46 Huhehot Evening News, 89, 116 guitars, 36 Hu Jintao, 165, 182, 184 Guobayin, 156 Hu Mei, 191 Guo Jingjing, 222n120 Hua Tongxu, 162 Guo Yuhua, 68–69, 91 Huang Jianxin, 150, 151, 191 gymnastics, 98 Huang Jianzhong, 24 Huang Shuqin, 241n33 Habermas, Jürgen, 195 Huang Xianguo, 86 hairstyles, 5, 77, 124, 125–126 hugs, free, 171–172 Han Geng, 126–127 Hunan Satellite Television, 125, 132, Han Han, 159–160, 193 138, 189 Han Sanping, 191 Han Shaogong, 55 I Am Your Dad, 156–157 Han Xiuqing, 43–44 I Love You Absolutely, 153 Han Yinghong, 117 identity, 1–2, 167–168, 179–180, 192, 199 hand-copied literature, 37, 40, 42, 48–49, idols, 133, 137, 142, 159–160, 192–193, 52, 83, 190, 193, 194; 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