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| A dancer at the Beijing World Park |
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| A guard at the Beijing World Park, Tao's (jealous) boyfriend, on the side forger of official papers. |
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| A friend, fellow performer, and roommate of Tao |
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| Wei's (extra jealous and paranoid) boyfriend, performer at the Beijing World Park |
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| Owner of a clothing shop, family member of a friend/business partner of Taisheng + lady he wants to cheat with, her husband lives in France. |
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| Taisheng's cousin, another guard at Beijing World Park, gets fired for stealing from dressing room |
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| Another dancer, has an affair with the park's director & gets promoted |
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| Russian immigrant worker, performer at Beijing World Park, friend of Tao, becomes a prostitute, she was looking for her sister in Mongolia |
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| A friend of Taisheng, from his home village, dies due to unsafe working conditions at the construction site where he works (he was working a night shift to make extra money) |
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| The relative of "Little Sister" who shows up after his death |
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| The Eiffel tower elevator operator |
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| Videographer (Suzhou River) |
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| Narrator of the story, never named or shown, boyfriend of Meimei |
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| "mermaid", performer at a night club, girlfriend of videographer |
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| Young girl, daughter of an importer of illegal "buffalo grass" vodka, girlfriend? of Mardar |
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| Motorcycle courier, falls in love with Moudan but kidnaps her for business, searches for her after she jumps into the river |
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| Mardar's former lover & business partner, killed by Lao B |
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| Business partner of Xiao Hong and Mardar |
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| Buffalo Grass Vodka (Suzhou River) |
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| Moudan's father's business. |
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| Wang Qiyao (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| Main character, becomes a famous "proper young lady of Shanghai", wins "miss third place" title in Miss Shanghai beauty pageant, etc. |
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| Wu Peizhen (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| Wang Qiyao's first best friend, brings Wang Qiyao to the film studio |
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| The film director (Everlasting Director) |
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| A film director at the studio where Wu Peizhen's cousin works, he screen tests Wang Qiyao and introduces her to Mr. Cheng |
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| Mr. Cheng (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| A photographer who takes a famous photo of Wang Qiyao, he falls in love with her, he studied railway engineering |
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| Jiang Lili (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| Wang Qiyao's second best friend, she falls in love with Mr. Cheng, she helps Wang Qiyao campaign for the beauty pageant, Wang Qiyao lives with her (rich) family (minus father, who lives with his other wife) |
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| Director Li (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| Want Qiyao's sugar daddy, he meets her at the opening ceremony of a department store (which he has requested to have her attend), a military man, he dies in a plane-crash fleeing the civil war |
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| Weiwei (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| Wang Qiyao's daughter, at constant odds with Wang Qiyao, shallow and frivolous, |
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| Zhang Yonghong (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| Weiwei's best friend, very pretty and fashionable, plays the field, also befriends Wang Qiyao, Wang Qiyao suspects that she has TB (because her family does) |
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| Xiao Lin (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| An exboyfriend of Zhang Yonghong, marries Weiwei, goes to study (engineering?) in America |
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| Old Colour (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| A fellow that Wang Qiyao met at several dances, he falls in love with her (partially because she represents the past to him), he leaves her after she finally gives in, he enjoys listening to jazz records [also, people who wanted to live like in old times, fascinated with antiques] |
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| Long Legs (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| A boyfriend of Zhang Yonghong, makes his living by illegal currency trading, tells all of his friends that he is the son of a rich soy sauce magnate, kills Wang Qiyao for her gold after breaking into her rooms |
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| Madame Yan (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| A resident of the building that Wang Qiyao and Weiwei live in, I assume that she knows Wang Qiyao from the Maoist period, she embroiders Weiweis' marriage quilt and attends her wedding |
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| Longtang (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| Neighborhood complexes, often walled and gated, all with alleyways |
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| Alice Apartments (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| Where Director Li rented a room for Wang Qiyao, a "society girl" apartment, full of feminine fluff/frill and mirrors, usually in a state of quiet waiting |
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| Huaihai Rd (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| The area near where Wang Qiayao and Weiwei live, some sense of this area as busy/bustling and as a fashion center, many clothes shops |
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| Peace Lane (Everlasting Sorrow) |
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| The old longtang where Wang Qiyao lives |
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| Son of Faliyeh. Friend of Wonson and Twoson. Later works at a bank. |
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| From Turkistan. Sells carpets. Kidnapped and taken to Flying Carpet Island. |
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| Jeunesse Ip (Flying Carpet) |
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| Wife of Thirdson. "Catchfire Peony." Mother of Flora and Constance. |
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| Prince Haliput (Flying Carpet) |
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| Petroleum Kingdom. Interested in architecture. |
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| Sleepwalker as a child. Later works at a library. |
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| Constance Fa (Flying Carpet) |
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| Son of Jeunesse & Thirdson. Does not do well in school. |
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| Mr. & Mrs. Ip (Flying Carpet) |
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| Herr Bucholtz (Flying Carpet) |
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| German man that buys beeswax. Got Thirdson a job. |
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| Kartung Lee (Flying Carpet) |
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| Oldest son of Kin Lee. Works at the Bus Store as a doorman. Had so much experience tackling people, he could've played football in America. |
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| Gloria Ching (Flying Carpet) |
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| Movie Fan. Becomes a teacher. |
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| Becomes a police officer. Quits her job to teach primary school. |
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| Goodyear Kwok (Flying Carpet) |
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| Owns a cooked food stall. |
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| Bankers degree in economics. Starts Properity Bank. |
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| Big Nose Wong (Flying Carpet) |
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| King of Wild Game. New laws are disrupting his business. |
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| Claire Wu (Flying Carpet) |
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| Astronomer. Names an asteroid. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wu. |
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| Wonson and Twoson (Flying Carpet) |
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| Studied chemistry and biology in Germany. Live in the red brick house. |
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| German teacher of Wonson and Twoson. |
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| Angel. Wishes to bring a message to Fertilia. |
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| Cop #223 (ChungKing Express) |
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| Cop from the first feature. His girlfriend broke up with him on April 1st. |
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| Cop #663 (ChungKing Express) |
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| Cop from the second story. Is unknowingly cared for by Faye. |
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| Girl from the snack bar that sneaks into Cop #663's apartment. |
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| Midnight express (Chungking Express) |
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| Food stall where Faye Works. |
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| May 1st (ChungKing Express) |
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| Cop #223's birthday. He buys cans of pineapple dated for May 1st, thinking he will move on if he is not rejoined with his ex. |
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| Mrs. Hollander (Flying Carpet) |
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| A teacher of Flora, teaches religion (Christianity) and science, she is very uncomfortable talking about procreation, and so doesn't teach it well at all |
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| Uncle Shrimpy (Flying Carpet) |
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| A friend of the Fas. He worked as a firefighter with Thirdson, then as a messenger, then at a hotel, then managed a restaurant. |
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| Man with the bookstore and too many books. |
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| 15 year old girl living with her grandmother. |
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| The sister of a woman Tokio seduced and coldly dropped. |
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