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The third part in Wu Wenguang's Autobiography film series.

The film is based on true story which happened in China 80 years ago.

The film portrays two Lisu brothers aged 10 and 17 living in the Biluo Mountain where Nujiang River passes. After their father died, their mother remarried and settled at the foot of the mountain, leaving the boys to her mother and brother. There is no school on the mountain and kids spend their time shouldering the family chores. Even with the misfortune and hardship, simple happiness is never far from their life.

China, as we know it today, would not exist without the Han Dynasty. About two millenniums ago, its emperors ruled for over 400 years, and yet, few visible remains of this period exist above ground. Underground, however, it's a different story. Join a team of archaeologists as they enter the royal tombs of three emperors spanning the reign of the Han Dynasty. By excavating these sites, they hope to further our knowledge of their wealth, their beliefs, their quest for immortality, and how their culture and philosophy shaped modern China.

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Xiao Shuang had a difficult childhood and he has learned to fend for himself at a young age, developing a dual personality in the process. He is the catalyst that moves the entire story forward in a depiction about the motivations, hopes and dreams of young men and women in the city.

a documentary series created by Jia Zhangke, with 10 short films about 10 leading figures in various industries in China, exploring the stories of China's decade. Won the Gold Award at China Marketing Awards

In order to pursue a life different from the past, two musicians with different backgrounds leave Taipei. One is Tz-Fan Hsu, the head of the band, The Last Wave, and the other is Thomas, the driving force behind Sheng-Xiang & Band. The two landed in Kaohsiung to start a new musical life.

An intimate portrait of three Chinese women in different stage of their marriage, representing 16 million other women who are deceived into marriage by their gay husbands.

A chance encounter led a pair of old ex-lovers to unite again under the Five Trees.

In Republican-era Manchuria, bandit Cao Shangfei seeks vengeance against tyrant Zhou Fifth Master for her father's murder. After kidnapping Zhou's son Zhengda, she ignites his rebellion against Zhou's corruption. Sacrificing herself in a climactic betrayal, Cao ensures Zhengda experiences Zhou's cruel legacy firsthand.

An ancient was looking for the plum blossom in the snow storm during the trip.

An old lady in deep sleep, back in time, dreaming of her past lover...

Four different gay love stories based on real-life events: "Us Against the World" (Ep. 1), "Beijing Beijing" (Ep. 2), "The Groomsman" (Ep. 3), and "Promise You a City" (Ep. 4).

In a confined section of a psychiatric ward in Northeast China, patients of schizophrenia, mania, depression, compulsive sexual behaviour and alcohol addition receive the mandatory treatment. As soon as their heads are cleared, they try to break free but always fail. Under the control of drugs and unquestionable discipline, they begin to reflect on their souls, will, desire and thoughts.

Liu Bocheng’s short but impactful time as the first mayor of Nanjing in 1949 where he showcases his dedication to the city's development and his strong bond with the people during a crucial period in history.

Class 172 is a key class for their excellent students of an ordinary secondary school in Hunan province, from which the kids’ main goal is to upgrade into one of the best province-level high school – No.1 high school of the county. In the recent few years, the school’s enrollment rate to high school was not quite satisfying, and this year, the newly promoted class in charge teacher – Mr. Xiang, who’s only graduated a few years ago, became their brightest hope to teach the students and raise the enrollment rate for school.

After Carey's husband Jeff died, she accidentally found that Jeff was in love with a man named Matt before. How would she handle this? Had Jeff ever loved her? Could she forgive him? And at the same time, what will Matt do while he hasn't got Jeff's novel dedicated to him as he promised? A man dies, what changes shall it bring to other two people that loved him?

A ghostly image emerges in the dark, weakly lights up its surrounding —a city ruin awaits renewal. Deep in the darkness, a girl murmurs a scattered diary of her lonely soul amid the city life. An intimate archive of fleeting sensations amid China’s rapid urbanization, especially on the Urban-Village, one of the most drastic scenes of Chinese urbanization. It was realized with the collaboration of young urban-villagers in Guangzhou, China.

In a chronically stressed society, a teenage spree killer is born. Based on a true story.

In 2010, while he was filming "Three Sisters" in the mountain of Yunnan province, Wang Bing met two teenagers, Yonggao and Yongjin, whose father, a stonemason, had gone to the city in the hope of finding work. Wang Bing met up with them again in 2014, when they had been reunited with their father after four years in Fumin. For about a month, Wang Bing filmed their daily lives in the single squalid room that was their home. The fixed camera recorded the micro-events that punctuated their days : their father leaving for work, the youngsters themselves waking up, breakfast time, in front of the television, etc.

2016 Auntie Li's 16-year-old daughter was raped and killed at the New Oriental Foreign Language School in Beijing. in February 2018, the murderer filed an appeal and she came to Beijing to seek justice for her daughter. Finding her daughter's belongings lost at the school, she was turned away from the school. She hated the murderer and couldn't forgive herself or let go of her daughter

Filmed over three years on China’s railways, The Iron Ministry traces the vast interiors of a country on the move: flesh and metal, clangs and squeals, light and dark, and language and gesture. Scores of rail journeys come together into one, capturing the thrills and anxieties of social and technological transformation. The Iron Ministry immerses audiences in fleeting relationships and uneasy encounters between humans and machines on what will soon be the world’s largest railway network.

Yoke Sim, Poh Sim and Choy Sim are three elderly sisters setting out for a pleasant evening at the Opera. They will however only come face to face with their own demons – each other.

In August 2017, Shankin Liu, Frab D and DJ Breez3 took their music to six cities, with the director participating and filming the process, which was enjoyable for the most part.

The film tells the story of Dai Xiaolong who grew up as a comedy star by acting cleverly in his place. He fell into a murder case and became disillusioned. The comedy class also disbanded. Dai Xiaolong, who was hiding in Tibet, turned into a killer by chance. In every corner of the city, it triggered a series of hilarious stories.

Liu Huanrong works in Changqing oil fields, China's second-largest onshore oil and gas field located in Inner Mongolia. A devoted employee for over thirty years, he spends his free time building a swing and running after his young female coworker, who recently arrived and has only one thing in mind: fleeing the isolated place to return working in the big city. An unexpected mishap brings Liu back to his family in Xi’An, the 8 million inhabitants capital of Shaanxi Province. He will have a tough time reconnecting with his estranged spouse and adult daughter, but also with a very different capitalist society compared to thirty years earlier.

A coming-of-age story about a filmmaker and his family as they struggle to adapt to both a changing world and a traditional one. Can the filmmaker's family accept that he is more interested choosing to document a famine that happened 50 years ago than choosing a wife? Will the family continue to farm their land and grow rice as they always have or sell it to developers? How can they adapt to life in modern China when the country itself is in the midst of identity crisis? The film explores these topics and more in a refreshingly original style that bridges the gap between documentary and narrative feature while providing a delightfully intimate portal into family life in modern China.

Based on three different places, the film portrays the infractions to which people living in modern day China are subjected due to rapid developments: in the deceptively idyllic Yangshuo in the rainy south; in the apocalyptic coal mining site of Wuhai in the parched north; and in Chongqing, the urban behemoth on the Yangtze River. The protagonists give their accounts of the unsurmounted past, the precarious present and their tentative steps into the future. The film thus paints a complex image of the mental state of the people in this complicated country.

The film "The Dragon Slaying Case of the New Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness" tells the story of Song Renzong Tiansheng five years ago, the young Bao Zheng took office in Beijing, but he was involved in a bizarre and mysterious case when he traveled to Jianchang County. Fortunately, on the way, they met Zhan Zhao, the "Southern Hero", and Bai Yutang, the "Jin Mao Rat." Although the three of them were young, they couldn't hide their chivalrous atmosphere. In the process of the three people's step-by-step investigation, strange signs occurred - in a ruined temple, the dead body was "resurrected"... In the face of a dangerous situation, in order to save Bai Yutang's body Zhan Zhao, who is seriously injured, when will Bao Zheng be able to understand this complicated case? Can Zhan and Bai be rescued successfully?

This is a lifelong love story that endures as times change in China. When Rao Pingru's wife Mao Meitang passed away, he began to paint memories of their lives – together and apart. He looked back and reflected, on love and sufferings, on happiness and death. In 2018, his painted book became a hit in countries including Britain, the U.S., France, Spain, and South Korea. CGTN has now reproduced his story, based on his life, words, and paintings.