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The documentary ＂A Bite of China＂ was a well-constructed effort at presenting modern Chinese food to international audiences, and has spread far and wide. However, this documentary contains some elements that come from the Chinese government and its ideology. In this article, I will analyze the community images presented in ＂A Bite of China＂. Benedict Anderson once argued that widely-circulated newspapers and fiction build people’s national identity. Through my analysis, we should see some specific narrative components in ＂A Bite of China＂ that lead the audience to think that they belong to a nation. From people to nation: people’s daily lives are transformed into the daily life of a nation. In conformity with the theme ＂The Rise of China＂, the narrative conforms to the official ideology. In other words, this kind of ＂food show＂ is not only cultural but also political. The documentary director once said that ＂between the difference of nations and culture, food can play a force that hel
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The documentary ＂A Bite of China＂ was a well-constructed effort at presenting modern Chinese food to international audiences, and has spread far and wide. However, this documentary contains some elements that come from the Chinese government and its ideology. In this article, I will analyze the community images presented in ＂A Bite of China＂. Benedict Anderson once argued that widely-circulated newspapers and fiction build people’s national identity. Through my analysis, we should see some specific narrative components in ＂A Bite of China＂ that lead the audience to think that they belong to a nation. From people to nation: people’s daily lives are transformed into the daily life of a nation. In conformity with the theme ＂The Rise of China＂, the narrative conforms to the official ideology. In other words, this kind of ＂food show＂ is not only cultural but also political. The documentary director once said that ＂between the difference of nations and culture, food can play a force that hel
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