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Hit Chinese TV series rekindles interest in sidelined Shanghainese dialect / 34E74EH
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A hit Chinese television series set in gritty but glamourous 1990s Shanghai has sparked a wave of nostalgia for the megacity's boom days and re-ignited interest in its culture and declining dialect.
The highly anticipated "Blossoms Shanghai" is famed Hong Kong film auteur Wong Kar-wai's small screen debut, chronicling its protagonist's rise from nobody to business tycoon during China's economic opening up.
Its cast includes Chinese superstars Hu Ge and Ma Yili, but it is the Shanghainese vernacular spoken by their characters that has stolen the spotlight. It is a rare starring role for the language, once a prestigious marker distinguishing locals from outsiders in China's financial hub. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES