This is a digital collection dedicated to films and related materials that preserve Wu-language speech, Jiangnan regional culture, and local memory.

Wu is a major Sinitic language group associated with Shanghai, Zhejiang, and southern Jiangsu. It includes many local varieties, such as Shanghainese, Suzhounese, Ningbonese, Hangzhounese, and Wenzhounese. Because Wu is often hidden under the broader label of “Chinese,” this archive uses language metadata to make Wu-dialect materials easier to identify, search, and study.

This collection focuses on films as cultural and linguistic records. Films can preserve pronunciation, rhythm, slang, humor, foodways, urban life, regional identity, and everyday social values in ways that written records alone cannot. By cataloging these materials with film-specific metadata and controlled vocabularies, this project makes Wu-dialect media more visible and accessible for future research.