Renowned Cultural Figures in Hong Kong

Many leading cultural and literary figures sought refuge in Hong Kong. From left to right: Chen Gexin, Qu Baiyin, Xia Yan, Ding Cong, He Xiangning, Hong Qiu, Liao Mengxing and Ouyang Yuqian in 1941. Hsu Ti-shan, head of the Department of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong, delivers a speech at the charity performance of a film Confucius hosted by the Hong Kong Chinese Women War Relief Association on 29 May 1941. The painting Put Down Your Whip by Xu Beihong based on Wang Ying, the female protagonist of the play of the same name, which he painted and went on to hold charity exhibitions of his works in Singapore and Hong Kong, among other places, in support of the relief efforts for the War of Resistance. Ye Qianyu, Edgar P. Snow, Israel Epstein, Jin Zhonghua and Zhang Guangyu (from left to right) at the venue for the Modern Chinese Comics Exhibition held in Hong Kong in 1939 to showcase the works of Ye Qianyu, Zhang Guangyu and other comic artists on the War of Resistance. Lai Man-wai, known as the father of Hong Kong cinema, joined battle with his camera in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. His work The Battle of Shanghai was hailed as a vital work in the awakening of the patriotic spirit.

Peking operas performed by the master Mei Lanfang at Tai Ping Theatre in Sai Ying Pun before the fall of Hong Kong. Advertisement from 1939 for the Mandarin anti-Japanese film Orphan Island directed by renowned film-maker Cai Chusheng and produced by the Grandland Motion Picture Corporation. Cast photos of female Cantonese opera performer Suzhou Girl (born Lin Qimei) from a charity performance of Diaochan Worshipping the Moon at the Lee Theatre in Causeway Bay held to raise funds for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1938; the lyrics were printed on the back. Cast photos of female Cantonese opera performer Suzhou Girl (born Lin Qimei) from a charity performance of Diaochan Worshipping the Moon at the Lee Theatre in Causeway Bay held to raise funds for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1938; the lyrics were printed on the back. Cast photos of female Cantonese opera performer Suzhou Girl (born Lin Qimei) from a charity performance of Diaochan Worshipping the Moon at the Lee Theatre in Causeway Bay held to raise funds for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1938; the lyrics were printed on the back.

Cast photos of female Cantonese opera performer Suzhou Girl (born Lin Qimei) from a charity performance of Diaochan Worshipping the Moon at the Lee Theatre in Causeway Bay held to raise funds for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1938; the lyrics were printed on the back.