Chinese film festival kicks off in Seoul

 　　SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese film festival that has played a major role in bolstering¹ cultural exchanges between South Korea and China raised its curtains on Wednesday in Yongsan, Central Seoul.

　　Under the theme of "Meet the Greatest Muses² in Chinese films," the sixth edition of the festival will feature movies of 10 leading Chinese actresses including Zhang Ziyi, Tang Wei, and Gong Li as well as the films that have not been released in South Korea.

　　Established in 2006, the festival has been held in South Korea as a Chinese film festival and in China as a (South) Korean film festival every other year.

　　It offers a window into Chinese culture to South Koreans by introducing latest Chinese movies.

　　Acclaimed³ China's Hong Kong filmmaker Jacob Cheung's romantic fantasy film, "Rest on Your Shoulder" was selected as the opening film for the festival.

　　The film stars Gigi Leung, Kwai Lun-Mei, and Jiang Yiyan, and tells the story of a young woman who sacrifices her human form to become a butterfly in exchange for the recovery of her sick fiance, a biologist.

　　Other films to be presented include Zhang Ziyi's "Jasmine Women, " Gong Li's "Curse of the Golden Flower," and Fan Bingbing's "Buddha⁴ Mountain."

　　Chinese actress Jiang Yiyan added glamour⁵ with her presence to the opening ceremony of the film festival.

　　After being held in Seoul from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, the festival will move its venue⁶ to South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan and ends on Oct. 4.

　　On the sidelines of the festival, various events such as photo exhibitions of the actresses and cinema talks will be organized.

1 bolstering   

v.支持( bolster的现在分词 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image? 唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象？ 来自辞典例句
• He needed bolstering and support. 他需要别人助他一臂之力。 来自辞典例句

2 muses   

v.沉思，冥想( muse的第三人称单数 )；沉思自语说（某事）

参考例句：

• We have listened too long to the courtly muses of Europe. 欧洲那种御用的诗才，我们已经听够了。 来自辞典例句
• Shiki muses that this is, at least, probably the right atmosphere. 志贵觉得这至少是正确的气氛。 来自互联网

3 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

4 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

5 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

6 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。