The 30 Best Chinese-Language Movies of All Time

China has a proud history of filmmaking. The first Chinese film was made in 1905, ten years after the birth of film in France. In the 1920s, Chinese big cities saw hundreds of film production companies established. Port city Shanghai played a crucial role. It was home to more than 140 production companies and also the birth place of China's first feature drama.In its long history of cinema, China has produced many great filmmakers. Some of their works are timeless. cinema in Taiwan would change drastically in the 1980s when a young group of writers and directors (Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-Hsien) would launch the nation's first new wave.Chinese cinema did not stop growing. Filmmakers turned their eyes to the cruel realities and started to make pictures with strong social commentaries.