Dear fellow Tang Studies enthusiasts, Victor Mair noticed the following story that demonstrates Empress Wu's enduring ability to cause controversy. Here is a link to a Daily Telegraph article on the controversy: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11316090/China-halts-ra... And here is a link to the trailer on YouTube that Victor mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Say5t2Mwmgw Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor H. Mair" <vmair@sas.upenn.edu> To: "T'ang Studies Society" <admin@tangstudies.org>, "Anthony DeBlasi" <deblasi@albany.edu>, "Anthony DeBlasi" <adeblasi@albany.edu> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 7:36:45 PM Subject: film Censorship China halts racy Empress drama due to 'technical difficulties' The televised saga of a 7th Century Chinese empress has proved too hot to handle for China's censors, who have cancelled the wildly-popular show after only a week Judging from the trailer, the producers invested a lot of money in this film. When history hits the fan. Victor -- Victor H. Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations 847/9 Williams Hall University of Pennsylvania 255 South 36th St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 USA Tel.: 215-898-8432 (**please leave a message!**) Dept. office: 215-898-7466 (for messages and inquiries) Fax: 215-573-9617 (mark for the attention of Prof. Victor H. Mair) e-mail:vmair@sas.upenn.edu (read infrequently) For a complete catalog of SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS (SPP) and information about ordering, go to: www.sino-platonic.org New issues published regularly on the Web; all back issues still in print. LANGUAGE LOG: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/