No economic demands, Luoyang Sui and Tang History Society: Not to ride the heat, requesting an apology for "30000 Miles in Chang'an", sparking heated discussions about history | 30000 Miles in Chang'an | Economy

The animated film "Chang'an 30000 Miles" achieved impressive box office and reputation during this summer season. At the same time, some plot descriptions in the movie were found to be inconsistent with real history, sparking subsequent discussions.

On August 16, Luoyang Sui and Tang History Society issued a statement through the official WeChat official account: The film "Chang'an 30000 Miles" was widely praised after its release in cinemas across the country, with a considerable box office and a large number of visitors, which had a wide impact and played a positive role in popularizing historical knowledge and improving national cultural confidence. However, some plot descriptions in the film do not match the true history, and the stories that occur on some characters do not match the true history, which can easily mislead the audience, especially young audiences, and affect the sibling relationships in the birthplace and place of the historical characters.

In order to restore real history and maintain the authenticity of historical figures, the Luoyang Sui and Tang History Society has commissioned Henan Luotai Law Firm to appoint a team of lawyers composed of Qu Jianwei, Qiu Shuaibiao, Fang Jiaming, Huang Xuan, and others to send a lawyer's letter to the production company, requesting the production company, director, and screenwriter of the movie "Chang'an 30000 Li" to issue a statement of correction and apology.

On the morning of the 17th, a reporter from Pengpai News interviewed Wang Kai, the president of the Sui and Tang History Society in Luoyang, by phone. In response to the above statement from the society, Wang Kai stated that the society is not trying to ride the news hot topic of "Chang'an 30000 Li". "We maintain a responsible attitude towards historical facts, and as knowledgeable individuals, we do not want to ride this trend. After discussing with a law firm, we reached a consensus, so the society took the initiative to reproduce this matter and issued a statement.".

Henan Luotai Law Firm reported on August 16th that the Luoyang Sui and Tang Historical Society, after research, discussion, and analysis, believes that there are at least four plot points in the film that do not match the true history. In order to restore the true history, maintain the seriousness of history, and maintain the authenticity of important historical figures and events, the society has entrusted our firm to send a lawyer's letter to Shanghai Zhuguang Film Industry Co., Ltd., the producer of "Chang'an 30000 Li", and the film directors Xie Junwei and Zou Jing, requesting that the producers and directors correct the discrepancies in the film plot and apologize to the audience.

However, the Sui and Tang History Society of Luoyang City once stated in a statement that "although the producers cannot be required to delete or modify the film at this time, at least a statement should be issued to admit the errors or mistakes in the film, restore the historical truth, apologize to the national audience, and quell the criticism from netizens in various regions.".

Regarding this, Wang Kai expressed his hope that the production team of "Chang'an 30000 Miles" can restore the historical truth without any economic demands. But as of 12:00 noon on the 17th, the production team of "Chang'an 30000 Miles" has not yet contacted the society and appointed lawyers.

The reporter from Pengpai News noticed that the Sui and Tang History Society of Luoyang City emphasized two main points in its statement: firstly, the movie "Three Thousand Miles in Chang'an" is an animated historical film, not a fictional and humorous account of history. Secondly, there are several plot points in the film that are clearly inconsistent with history.

For example, Li Bai and Du Fu first met in Luoyang, not Chang'an as depicted in the film; 2. Du Fu lived in Luoyang in his early years, not the Chang'an depicted in the film; 3. The "Three Wonders of the Day" occurred at the Tiangong Temple in Luoyang, not the Yangzhou depicted in the film; It was Li Bai who saved Guo Ziyi, not Gao Shi as described in the film.

According to the website of the Luoyang Sui and Tang History Society, it is a social organization approved by the Luoyang Civil Affairs Bureau and managed by the Luoyang Social Science Federation. Its unified social credit code is 51410300358421539G. The Luoyang Sui and Tang History Society accepts business guidance from the Chinese Tang History Society and the Chinese Empress Wu Research Association.

As the president of the Sui and Tang History Society in Luoyang, Wang Kai has many identities. He has served as a senior Chinese teacher at Luoyang No.8 Middle School for a long time. However, on the 17th, he told The Paper reporter that he has retired.

In addition, Wang Kai is also a master's supervisor at the School of Literature of Luoyang Normal University, a part-time professor at Luoyang Institute of Technology, a member of the Henan Writers Association, a part-time professor at the Chinese Department of Luoyang Institute of Technology, a columnist for "New Language and Literature Learning", "Luoyang Evening News", and "Luoyang Daily", a recipient of the Henan Young Talent Horse Award, an excellent teacher and business model in Luoyang City, and an education expert in Luoyang City. Wang Kai has written more than 20 works, including "Research on Classroom Reception" and "Ancient Education in China".

In recent years, Wang Kaikai has made public appearances as a member of the Luoyang Federation of Social Sciences and a researcher at the Development Research Center of the Luoyang Municipal Government.

In July of this year, Wang Kai said in an interview with the media after the hot release of the movie "Three Thousand Miles in Chang'an", "I also went to watch this movie a while ago, and overall it was good, but there were some plot points related to Luoyang that were transplanted to other places.". Wang Kai listed six inaccuracies in the movie at that time:

At the age of 1.7, Du Fu appeared in Chang'an, and the fact is: Du Fu should be in Luoyang at this time;

2. Du Fu met Gao Shi at the Qiwang Mansion in Chang'an and met him. The fact is that the two met in Wenshang, Shandong;

3. At the age of seven, Du Fu met Li Guinian at the Qiwang Mansion. The fact is: "It's common to see Li Guinian in the Qiwang Mansion, and I've heard it a few times before Cui Jiutang." These are all memories of what Du Fu saw and heard in Luoyang when he was in his teens;

4. After the death of Gao Shi's father, Gao Shi supported his spirit and went to Guangling to observe filial piety for three years. The fact is that Gao Shi's father was buried in Luoyang the following year after his death;

5. Pei Min, Wu Daozi, and Zhang Xu will meet in Yangzhou, and the fact is: these three people will meet at the Tiangong Temple in Luoyang;

6. Du Fu and Gao Shi went to the Qujiang tavern together and met Li Bai. The fact was that Li and Du met for the first time in Luoyang, and later met Gao Shi while traveling together in the Liang and Song dynasties.

However, Wang Kai believed at the time that "as a film based on multiple historical figures, concentrating the story in one place, making the story compact and easy to narrate, is not inappropriate. However, the premise is to respect historical facts and historical geography and culture as much as possible. The historical sites and articles left by Li Bai and Du Fu in Luoyang are already part of Luoyang's history and culture. Moreover, in the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang and Chang'an were both capitals, roughly on an equal footing. Local audiences expressed dissatisfaction with the transplantation of Luoyang's history and culture to Chang'an or other places in the film, and may consider it an offense to Luoyang's history and culture.".