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Zhuangzhi Tests His Wife (lost Hong Kong drama film; 1913)

Zhuangzhi Tests His Wife (Chuang Tzu in Wades-Giles Romanization, 莊子試妻) is a 1913 silent Hong Kong drama film and was the only one made by Huamei Studio. It is an adaption of "The Butterfly Dream".

It is only known to have been shown to Chinese communities in the United States making it the first Chinese film known to be shown abroad. <ref>[1]<ref>

-Plot-

The main plot of the film is that Zhuangzi's wife has a new lover before her husband dies. But this lover was Zhuangzhi who faked his death to test his wife's fidelity.

Pu Tian Yue (partially found unofficial national anthems of China; 1878-1896)

Pu Tian Yue (普天樂) is a song that is widely considered as the first national anthem of China, though was never officially adopted by the government. Pu Tian Yue was often considered the same song as Hua Zhu Ge (華祝歌) but was eventually proven to be two different songs.<ref>[2]<ref>

-History-

In 1878, the anthem was created by Zeng Jize, to represent China in international events, the song however was rejected by the Qing court for official adoption but was still widely played internationally.

On the 18th of September 1914, the only known version which was recorded was made.

-Availability-

The record made in 1914 is still available today, however it only contains the music of the song.

The lyrics of the song however, have since became mostly lost and what remains of it are in very heavy dispute with the only part that has resurfaced with no controversy going as follows:

一統舊江山，亞細亞文明古國四千年！最可嘆：猶太、印度與波蘭，亡國恨，談之心寒！」之類的詞句，有救亡圖存之意涵。

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Stealing a Roast Duck (lost Hong Kong silent film; existence unconfirmed; 1909)

Stealing a Roast Duck is often considered the first film in Hong Kong history with Lai Pak-hoi and Liang Shao-Bo as the main characters with the former being a street hawker and the latter being the thief.

Its existence and creation date are in dispute, with some believing it was created after 1914 and some believing it never existed in the first place. If it did exist, it was most likely melted down to make bombs for the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and since became lost. <ref>[3]<ref>

The only known existence of someone claiming to see the film was in 1917 in San Francisco.

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