Baghdad, 18 Sep (Xinhua) -- A message: "The Belle Epoque of Daughters-in-Law" entered Iraq
Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Ping
Iraq's capital, Baghdad, has been sweltering in the summer this year, but the Arabic-dubbed version of the Chinese TV series "The Belle Epoque of daughters-in-law, which was recently broadcast on Iraqi television, has brought many citizens a good choice for evening entertainment.
In a café in Baghdad, people watched "The Belle Epoque of Daughters-in-Law" on TV. This 36-episode TV series tells the mother-in-law relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of a contemporary Urban Family in China, as well as the marriage story of young people with a new concept of marriage and love, and is loved by many Iraqi audiences.
Amar Najan, who works for Médecins Sans Frontières, is curious about the life of the heroine of the show, Edamame Bean, and occasionally sighs as the plot ebbs and flows. "This TV series tells how to deal with the contradiction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which deeply attracts me, because the same problem exists in Iraq. Through the pursuit of the drama, I found that the cultural traditions of China and Iran are similar, and I hope to go to China to take a walk and see it myself. Najan said.
Iraqi girl Batule also loves the TV series. She fell in love with The Chinese boy Wang Mao 6 years ago and is now a Chinese daughter-in-law. "Although there will be misunderstandings with our mother-in-law due to the language barrier, mutual respect is the magic weapon of our family harmony, and the Chinese and Iranian people have many things in common for us to get close to each other."
Haider Fatrawi, director of Iraqi television, told Xinhua that relevant data show that the TV series attracted a large number of Iraqi viewers. With the original Arabic dubbing, Iraqi audiences can better understand the modern life and family and marriage relationships of Chinese people, which is an important step in realizing cultural exchanges between China and Iran.
Mohammed Bazaz, owner of a shop in Baghdad, said: "Family-themed TV dramas are very popular in Iraq, and we generally watch TV dramas from Turkey and Egypt. But after watching this Chinese TV series, I found that Chinese TV dramas are not inferior at all, and I hope to see more Chinese film and television works dubbed in Arabic. ”
In recent years, a number of Arabic dubbed Versions of Chinese film and television dramas represented by "The Belle Epoque of Daughters-in-Law" have been broadcast in Egypt, Algeria and other Arab countries, and have been loved by the local people, but there are not so many Chinese TV dramas broadcast in war-torn Iraq. As the situation in Iraq continues to stabilize, the demand for cultural products from ordinary people is growing.
For Iraqis, memories of Chinese elements date back to the 1980s, when a TV series based on one of China's four greatest books, Water Margin, became an unforgettable memory for generations of Iraqis. Since then, Jackie Chan's kung fu movies have a large number of fans in Iraq. Nowadays, more and more outstanding Chinese film and television works have begun to enter the lives of Iraqi people.
During Eid al-Adha in August, Iraqi television also aired two Chinese films, "Dulala Promotion" and "Escape day." It is understood that Iraqi television is planning to broadcast more Chinese TV dramas and documentaries.
"There is important economic cooperation between Iraq and China, but now the two ancient civilizations also need to deepen cultural exchanges and cooperation. The popularity of this TV series has opened a window for the Iraqi people to understand Chinese culture, increased the Iraqi people's yearning for China, and I hope that the two countries can carry out broader cooperation and continuously strengthen people-to-people exchanges. Fatlavi said.