Gender Bending——Social Trends You Can Wear

PASSING for a member of the opposite sex is a tirelessly amusing trick celebrated in several art forms over many centuries and in many cultures. In 1998,Walt Disney Pictures made the animated film named Mulan based on a story from the Sui Dynasty(581-618) about a Chinese legendary heroine Hua Mulan.Mulan impersonated a man and took the place of her ill father in the ranks of the army fighting invaders from the north.For her bravery in assuming a male role,and the sacrifice she made for her father,Mulan has been honored in history.There are many such female heroines in Chinese history,fictitious and real,such as Fan Lihua of the Tang Dynasty(618-907) and Qin Liangyu of the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644) whose legends celebrate female ferocity and their awakening to inner strength and power.     

创意产业与创意经济

1999年,美国根据中国民间传奇人物花木兰改编的迪斯尼动画巨作《花木兰》在国内观众中饱受欢迎,当时人们还没有充分认识到,这就是文化创意产业!还有,郑和下西洋的史实被英国船长加文·孟席斯加上了想象力,就成了《1421：中国发现世界》,赚走1．3亿英镑；《三国演义》被日本改编成动画和韩国改编成游戏后,回到中国赚得盆满钵盈,让我们唏嘘不已。这就是创意产业!它昭示我们：创意经济,财源滚滚!     

名相丘吉尔看卡通减压

二战期间，英国前首相温斯顿·丘吉尔带领英国赢得了战争。有消息透露，战争期间丘吉尔能始终保持昂扬的斗志和必胜的信心还有一个秘诀——看迪斯尼的卡通片《小鹿班比》。