It is based on Thomas Burke's short story "The Chink and the Child" from the 1916 collection Limehouse Nights.
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The visual style of Broken Blossoms emphasises the seedy Limehouse streets with their dark shadows, drug addicts and drunkards, contrasting them with the beauty of Cheng and Lucy's innocent attachment as expressed by Cheng's decorative apartment.
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