Below the Lion Rock

Below the Lion Rock

"Below the Lion Rock" (zh-t|t=獅子山下) is a TV show about the lives of Hong Kong citizens. It is broadcasted five times, each forming its own series, from 1974 to 1979, 1984 to 1988, 1990, 1992 to 1995, and 2006. Each series was a collection of unrelated stories produced by the RTHK, and depicted the life stories of different social strata set against backgrounds that are today part of Hong Kong history, such as the Shek Kip Mei fire that burnt down the slums, and the early immigrants from Mainland China. The stories showed the perceptions people had on the society back in those times. It was a very emotion-moving series and was thus highly successful.

Originally, the show was filmed in black and white, and each episode lasted only 15 minutes. It was later expanded to 30 minutes per episode. Starting 1978, each episode last 60 minutes. In May 2005, a new season consists of 10 episodes started to air on TVB Jade.

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"Below the Lion Rock" show has a theme song which shares the same name as the TV show itself. It was composed in 1979 by Joseph Koo, text written by Wong Jim and sung by Roman Tam for the opening theme song of the TV show. Parts of the series were repeated on the ATV Home Channel after the lyrics of this song was recited by Anthony Leung, the ex-financial secretary when ending his budget report in April 2002. This action immediately caused a fever to ensue, especially among the nostalgic older generations who remember the series so well. In October of the same year, Tam passed away and this song is viewed as his signature and contributions to Cantopop music. On November 19, 2002, Zhu Rongji was visiting Hong Kong and used part of the lyrics in his speech addressing towards the public. After this, "Below the Lion Rock" song was played on many government occasions. Some consider this song as Hong Kong SAR's own unofficial anthem. [cite web |url=http://finance.eastday.com/epublish/big5/paper110/20010521/class011000007/hwz1034887.htm |language=Chinese |title=Below the Lion Rock as unofficial anthem |accessdate=2008-08-31]

ee also

* Lion Rock

References

External links

* [http://www.rthk.org.hk/downloads/lionrock/eng/index.html DVD website]
* [http://www.rthk.org.hk/special/belowthelionrock/ Official Website]


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