Discoveries from China World Cinema

Teahouse, written by Lao She and co-directed by Jiao Juyin and Xia Chun, premiered in 1958 and has been staged more than 700 times at the Beijing People’s Art Theatre to date. It represents the highest achievement of New China’s spoken drama and has become the "treasure of the theatre" for BPAT. Embodying the artistic style of the Beijing People’s Art Theatre, Teahouse not only laid the foundation for its realist creative approach but also pioneered a distinct performing school of BPAT, making it a classic work in the nationalization of Chinese spoken drama.The cinematic theatre production Teahouse is a high-definition filmed version. An all-star cast including Liang Guanhua, Pu Cunxin, Yang Lixin, He Bing, Wu Gang, Gong Lijun and Feng Yuanzheng brings to life the rise and fall of the "Old Yutai Teahouse" over half a century. Retaining the authentic performing style, the film showcases the exquisite acting skills of these performing artists.

Firefighter Shi Peng learned that Zhou Yu, the captain of his safety fire brigade, was the hero who rescued himself alone in the fire seven years ago, but at the same time, Shi Peng also learned a fact from others that made him difficult to accept. The hero who gave his fire faith was a "coward" in the fire. What Shi Peng did not expect was

In the first year of the Republic of China, Zhang Wei was looking for the reason for the murder of his grandfather Zhang Mou, and he entered the East China Sea with his good friends Daewoo and Xiao Lan to find the legendary "Yi Jing Xuan Yao", but this trip led to the accidental death of Xiao Lan, so Daewoo was born to Zhang Xinxin. Hate, the two parted ways. Over time, the old grandson who sold the antiques won the "Yi Jing Xuan Yao" to find Xiao Lan's death because he was lured by Daewoo to induce Zhang Wei to go to the East China Sea again.

In 1943, a young sniper joins forces with the underground resistance to help launch a crucial battle against the Japanese army in Haicheng. As deadly sniper duels unfold, a hidden enemy conspiracy is revealed, forcing Chinese soldiers to fight with limited resources and unyielding courage in a brutal fight for survival.

The story revolves around the work and life of traffic police Du Jun with his wife, sister, mother, and ex-girlfriend, as well as the sudden changes that occurred within one day.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Aunt Tang, a villager from a small town in southern Jiangsu, resolutely gave away her own daughter to protect the descendants of the female cadres of the New Fourth Army. In the battle with the Japanese army, Tang Songniang's biological son Tang Songlin died sacrificely. Tang Niang held back the pain of bereavement and cooperated with the New Fourth Army's stubborn resistance to the Japanese invaders, and finally ushered in victory.

Shigeshoshi is a chinese Thriller directed by Wu Ma and starring Stanley Fung.

A young woman lawyer, Xiao Qi work on an ordinary divorce case, but this one is more complex than imagined. In order to uphold justice and safeguard human rights, She re-investigate of the case. And found that it could be link to Something more sinister.

Mao and Chiang Kai-shek during some decisive moments in the battle over the fate of China.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of the people in the city contracted strange diseases. He Miao, who cares about the fate of the country, hopes that Zhang Xiaozhi will help him to get the treasure in the underwater underground palace. But several other forces started a big fight in order to obtain the treasures of the underground palace.

‘When Ghost Meets Zombie’ tells the story of a female ghost who falls in love with a zombie, accidentally possessing the zombie’s body, and encourages the latter to take part in a pageant in order to realise her unfulfilled dream.

The film uses children's league members and revolutionary descendants to thwart the enemy's sneak attack on Xibaipo as the main plot line, telling a touching story that happened in this revolutionary holy place.

The film tells the tragic story of two recent college graduates, Tao Jianping ("Tao" is a homophone for peach), and Li Lilian ("Li" is a homophone for plum). Married, the two hope to change society for the better, but are continuously challenged by the corruption and injustice of Chinese society.

On the eve of New York City’s controversial “No Dancing” Law getting repealed, the lives of several strangers are forever changed by a shooting at a historic jazz bar in Harlem.

Rookie actress Meizi is thrilled to land the job as stunt double for the famous star Bingbing, but the glamorous movie set of Bianhua quickly reveals itself to be a viper's nest of ambition and exploitation. As Meizi navigates the crew's cutthroat "hidden rules" and begins a forbidden romance with Bingbing's boyfriend, she is haunted by the terrifying vision of a vengeful female ghost only she can see. When Bingbing returns and vows revenge for the betrayal, the escalating tensions suddenly end with shocking news. Was it a tragic accident, or did someone on the set finally prove that some secrets are worth killing for?

The General's son as he is, Wu Tian Xiang (Liu Qian Cheng) chose to conceal his real identity to find a pure love. Years ago, he and Xue Er (Jin Bo Han) fell in love with each other at the first sight. But later Xue Er left him. When he meets Xue Er again, he found Xue Er turned cold to him. What's worse, Xue Er's father was very snobbish since he drove Wu Tian Xiang out and taught him a good lesson. In order to take revenge, Wu Tian Xiang restores his real identity to get married with Xue Er. After their marriage, Tian Xiang tries all ways to torment Xue Er, without knowing that the Xue Er he marries is not the Xue Er he loved.

She has waited 300 years for the other to be born again. Can their relationship find a new start when one is a fox spirit, and the other a priestess?

One day, Shimajiro came from Miracle Island. She meets Mirror, a boy with mysterious powers. Mirror says, "If you give it to someone special, your wish will come true." He had a Seven-Colored carnation, trying to monopolize all the Seven-Colored carnations on the island, but was stolen by a great wizard. Will Shimajiro and his friends be able to escape from the Great Wizard together with Mirror and will it be possible to get Seven-Colored Carnation back?

Luo Lianwu is investigating the death of his godfather Shen Qianzhe, but he finds out about Ji Yuankun's treachery. After the Shen's death, Ji Yuankun is framed to frame Luo Lianwu, and Zhang lets go of Luo Lianwu. The emperor pretends to be sick and the princess leaves the palace, all to draw out the rebellious people in the imperial court, and when the princess leaves the palace, she happens to save Luo Lianwu, who then also saves the princess from the assassin. After returning to the capital, Luo Lianwu reunites with Zhang Jean Lei, but Liang Zhuo discovers him and Liang Zhuo

Li Li, intelligent young woman is working in a mill Xian'an. The company knows the difficulties. Her husband, who worked in the same company, was among the first laid off and has launched a small business (fish). They have a little boy, Bing Bing. Tired, Li Li will visit the hospital. The verdict: acute leukemia. The bone marrow is financially out of reach. Rest chemotherapy less effective but require her husband to sell the family home. In addition, Li Li needs a little freedom to live a little for herself and get answers before ... She goes to Beijing to visit the one she was in love ten years ago, and who was not accepted by her parents.

Meizi is a famous mystery writer, who witnessed her scandal-ridden father killing her mother when she was a child. She suffered greatly as a child. After marriage, Meizi found that her husband, Luo Tiancheng, was always with other women, and therefore she was crushed. At the same time, some unusual things happened in her home continuously. Doors always shut suddenly, televisions automatically turned on, curtains often closed by themselves. Although she is a mystery writer, Meizi could not explain these things. When she successfully captured her husband's heart and kept his mistress away, she realised that the truth was out of her expectation.

Taiwanese horror movie from 1988.

A series of severe criminal cases happened in Yangguan, an industrial town in Northwest China. Chen Hanzhong, the detective on the case, commutes to the gobi, fallen villages and desolate industrial landscapes with colleagues day after day. They got some clues, and more questions as well. As time passed, they realized that to solve the case is also to solve the mysteries in their lives. Suddenly, work and life, memory and reality, all begin to interweave at a certain moment.

The classic story of Hou Yi (后羿) and Chang E (嫦娥) from Chinese mythology brought to life for modern audiences with a new cast of supporting characters.

Based on the novel "Remaining Sins". After losing several secret service undercover agents, the Provincial Anti-drug Police Team came to the Taihai Sports Institute to recruit people. Xu Pingqiu, who has rich anti-narcotics experience, took a fancy to Yu's top student scum group. Although they did not study well, they had polarized reviews. But each has its own strengths, knows how to advance and retreat, and has a bottom line. However, it is not easy to fight for Yu Zui and the scumbag who doesn't trust him and has no police dreams.

The story of "Electric Wave" takes place on the eve of the liberation of Shanghai, and is based on the true story of the martyr Li Bai. It is a city card born from the red genes of Shanghai. There is no dialogue in the dance drama film, and the emotional explosion is vividly expressed through the body, conveying the strong love between the two through their dance, eyes, and body movements. The emotional struggle and compromise, as well as the mutual empathy between them, are more intense and lasting than any line of dialogue. The film is adapted from the original dance drama of the same name.

In 1933 a major earthquake struck Diexi, a small town in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Xiazhu hereditary chieftain Andeng Bang (played by You Daqing) took the lead in fighting disasters and self-rescue. However, the officials of the national Songpan government used various pretexts such as "resisting red bandits" to forcibly levy taxes and forcibly draw people's husbands. For the benefit of the local people An Dengbang decides to meet the Red Army and become the first guerrilla minority leader in the history of modern China

Provincial singer Xiao Lan, facing pain and harassment from her boyfriend, leaves Chengdu for Shifang City to induce labor. When an earthquake strikes, the hospital moves pregnant women to Luohan Temple, turning it into a makeshift maternity home. Amid the disaster, Xiao Lan experiences the emotional and physical challenges of survival, testing the limits of humanity.

Dissident artist Hu Jie has managed to make more than 30 documentaries. Films like Though I Am Gone and Searching for Lin Zhao's Soul are vital to understanding Chinese history and society. Widely recognized as the first artist to dare talk about the Great Famine, the labor camps, and the Cultural Revolution, Hu Jie is considered China's first historical documentary filmmakers.

Amazing China is a documentary film edited and produced based on the six-episode documentary series "Brilliant China" broadcasted on China Central Television (CCTV). The film is a joint production of China Central Television and China Film Co., Ltd. It premiered on March 2, 2018, in major cinemas across the People's Republic of China. The documentary highlights the achievements of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by General Secretary Xi Jinping since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012.

The story of a part-time opera troupe in coastal Fujian province of China and their struggles.

It was a simple rescue mission, but the team members were constantly in crisis due to the complicated relationships, and their partners were harboring murderous intentions. When they paid a heavy price to complete the mission, they suddenly realized that they had been caught in a huge conspiracy.

After the turmoil brought on by the enchantment of the Fox Demon on the Scholar subsides, the capital city returns to its former prosperity and bustle. Empress Wu, in high spirits, decides to hold a hunting event, inviting nobles and skilled warriors from the common folk to come together and engage in equestrian archery competitions. The Tuyuhun Khan Murong Ji, too, is invited but finds himself suspect in a conspiracy to assassinate the Empress due to a series of unfortunate events. With no way out, Murong Ji seeks Pei Kun, hoping that he can assist in finding the true culprit and clear his name.

«Detective Dee and The Burning Sky» is one of the most distinctive chapters in Di Renjie's detective work, set in the year 696 AD when he was appointed as the governor of Weizhou prefecture, and is set against the backdrop of a barbarian army attacking the city.

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In the town of Youming, the living suddenly begin transforming — fangs dripping with blood, turning into zombies. Detective Dee investigates and uncovers that the sinister Youming Cult is using parasitic insects to control corpses. Behind it all is none other than Prince Li Zhen, the rebellious Prince Yue, who plans to raise a zombie army to overthrow the empire.