Jia

I read somewhere that in Jia Zhangke's Still Life, a film which chronicles life in a Chinese city affected by the Three Gorges Dam, there's a scene where an abandoned building is transformed into a rocket ship, and it blasts off.

Clash of the vernacular 2007

Hu Jia - Hu Jia is a Chinese dissident who’s work as an activist has been incredible.

Five People Who "Actually" Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize | myFiveBest 2009

“Hu Jia is one of the real defenders of human rights in the People’s Republic of China,” said the president of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering.

Boing Boing 2008

This can be reflected in blogger Jia Junjun'ssumming-up of Zhu Rongji's life:

Global Voices in English » China: Why Zhu Rongji remains popular 2009

Getty Images A photo taken in 2007 shows Hu Jia, right, and his wife Zeng Jinyan in their apartment on the outskirts of Beijing.

Prominent Chinese Activist Released Associated Press 2011

Zeng Jinyan, the wife of prominent dissident Hu Jia, has written on her Twitter account and confirmed to journalists that she was detained by eight men when she arrived from southern China at Beijing's airport on Sunday.

Wife of Chinese Dissident Sees Husband Before Release 2011

A major figure in China's dissident community, Hu Jia was active in a broad range of civil liberties issues before he was imprisoned in 2008.

Prominent Chinese Activist Released Associated Press 2011

"I hope he is OK," Xinhua quoted 29-year-old Liu Jia as saying.

Chinese Find Admiration for Longtime Rival Josh Chin 2011

Getty Images A photo taken in 2007 shows Hu Jia, right, and his wife Zeng Jinyan in their apartment on the outskirts of Beijing.

Prominent Chinese Activist Released Associated Press 2011

A major figure in China's dissident community, Hu Jia was active in a broad range of civil liberties issues before he was imprisoned in 2008.

Prominent Chinese Activist Released Associated Press 2011