This section will strive to bring you short sweet facts, digestible in 30 seconds, related to all forms of art, and fun to bring up in random conversations with strangers if you’re so inclined.
It’s August 1896 and you’re in Shanghai. You’re out looking for a good time, but what do you do? It’s hot and it’s 1896. There ain’t that much going on or is there? Apparently the hotspot was a tea house in Xu Gardens as this was the first place in China that a yingxi, the word originally used to describe movies, was shown. Because historical records are a little unclear, the film was thought to be a French variety reel. I wonder what they served as snacks? Cigarettes and Baguettes?
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