This book is a general theory about Chinese film history and its development over the past hundred years. It has a broad vision and takes Chinese film history as a system to carry out extensive radiation perspective and observation research. From the beginning of film screenings in China to the recent development of Chinese films after entering the Internet era, the book records, researches, and judges the history of Chinese films for more than a hundred years through systematic standards, with clear ideas and a complete framework. In the description of early film history, attention should be paid to show that filmmakers, films, and film industry are the core of the narrative, and the materials are fully and as extensively and as detailed as possible.