CHINA & TAIWAN: ESSENTIAL FILMS

10 MOST ESSENTIAL FIRST, THEN 2 MORE TIERS IN YEAR ORDER.

China, managed by Myra, won our Mubi film World Cup in 2009, while Taiwan also performed very creditably: there are treasures aplenty.

See also Myra’s superb and very informative separate lists on Chinese Cinema and Taiwanese Cinema, and 2 poll lists of 100 best films, The Golden Horse Film Fest and Hong Kong Film Awards.