Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
A Beijing bus driver is in love with a ticket-taker, but she becomes pregnant by a Singapore student.
Marshal Zhang Xueliang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party rather than fight the Japanese invaders which are occupying Manchuria. Despite numerous pleas, Chiang does not budge. After discussing with fellow general Yang Hucheng, the two take events into their own hands and place Chiang Kai-shek under arrest on December 12, 1936, forcing Chiang into a coalition with the CCP.
Follows the story of a television host who's hidden so much personal and secret information on his phone, that when it gets out, catastrophe strikes.
Counter-revolutionaries oppose Gao Daquan and the progressive production cooperative union efforts at improving flood control.
Winner of the Golden Rooster Award in 1982 for Best Film
Early life of Senior General Geng Chen of the People's Liberation Army
First film directed by Lu Xuechang.
A young soldier must balance the difficulties of being a military dog handler with his own personal life.
First part of the two series about Senior General Gen Chen of the People's Liberation Army
Problems when a female truck driver gets into conflict with horsedrawn wagon teamsters.
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