Hong Kong Subtitles on Facebook

Check out the Hong Kong Subtitles page on Facebook, regularly posting the wrongest, funniest and most endearing subtitles that Hong Kong Cinema has to offer.

Hong Kong Subtitles on Twitter

Check out the Twitter account that communicates exclusively in the language of Hong Kong subtitles:

http://twitter.com/HKsubtitles

How dare you mess up here! Be care!

No Dogs and Chinese Allowed

We've just made a limited number of our NO DOGS AND CHINESE ALLOWED shirts available.

The shirt is inspired by the supposed signs in foreign-run concession areas in China, particularly at the entrance to the Huangpu Park in Shanghai – and also depicted in a scene in the film FISTS OF FURY. Although research has shown that this sign never really existed as it is depicted in the film, the scene itself was a triumphant moment for an underdog hero that worked wonderfully well as a pop-culture attack on prejudice, and as a boost in racial pride for Chinese audiences in 1972.

This, according to peekingduck.org, is what the sign actually looked like:

The photo is from a Chinese book, the translated title is “The Bund - History and Vicissitudes”, edited by Lou Rongmin, Shanghai Pictorial Publishing House, circa 1990.

More reading about the legendary sign:

http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2005/03/27/no-dogs-or-chinese-mythical-too/

http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20050618_1.htm

http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v15/v15n5p31_Weber.html

http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/china/2008/03/no-dogs-and-chi.html

Wong Fei Hung Shirts

We've got a tee design that pays tribute to the coolest of oldschool kung fu movie heroes, Wong Fei Hung as portrayed by Kwan Tak Hing.

Kwan Tak Hing played Master Wong, who was a real-life Chinese doctor and kung fu hero, in at least 77 films, a record for recurring film roles as a single character. Being a doctor, Master Wong would always treat the villains after he was done whupping them in battle. Most of the old Wong Fei Hung films are lost, but if you want to check out a couple of great movies, seek out MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER and DREADNAUGHT.

Giveaway Contest!

Our friends at Podcast on Fire are having a Christmas Extravaganza Competition and giving away Shelf Life Clothing T-Shirts & Posters, as well as some Hong Kong movie magazines and DVDs!

Head over to their site and test your knowledge of Hong Kong movies in order to win!
It's a pretty fun challenge for Asian Cinema fans!

Here's the link:

http://www.podcastonfire.com/?p=198

Wong Fei Hung T-Shirt Sale! Pre-order now!

Order now and save $4.00 on our new WONG FEI HUNG Chinese hero organic cotton t-shirt, available exclusively at ShelfLifeClothing.com!