When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.
A man returns to his native Beijing after serving in a labor camp, to find that he has no family or prospects or friends. He tries to make a living, but his old underworld contacts drag him back into a life of crime.
Daily stories of six young couples who living in the same apartment building.
In the summer of 1983, a provincial capital in the north. During ten years of turmoil, Ding Peng, the guard of Gao Changhe, former Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, who was sent to labor reform in Xinjiang on suspicion of murder, was released after serving his sentence.
Realistic portraits of Chinese youth embracing western culture
Officer Lei tracks down embezzler Chen Ziliang in Mongolia. Although Chen insists he was innocent, Lei must escort him across China to bring him to justice, but it soon becomes apparent that an unknown organization wants Chen killed.
Xiao Xiao is sold into arranged marriage with a 2 year old boy, who she must raise as his nanny until he is old enough to marry her. She is expected to honour tradition and to toe the line so far as social proprieties are concerned, but the young girl rebels against the edicts of her elders until at 16, she falls in love with another man.
A divorced man must deal with his son's delicate issue after his ex-wife drops him off. So much for his bachelor's life.
A young girl from the city is sent out to work in a village of Dai people in China's cultural revolution. Here she learns to enjoy being young and gains a new outlook on life.
It's the year 1898 and government reformists are aggressively sought out and publicly executed by the Ching Dynasty officials. Master Wang, a leader of the reformist party, enlists the help of skilled fighters for reinforcements, including Cheong San, a longtime enemy of the treacherous Lord Wing. With the help of Lela Wong, Cheong San's betrothed, Cheong San and Master Wnag battle their nemesis to further their cause. What Cheong San's enemies believe to be his weak point they soon discover to be his source of power. He is most lethal when intoxicated, lending him the name of Drunken San. This is another must-see for classic kung fu combat fans.
Xinghua lives with her husband, who makes money by selling stones from the Great Wall. But she is unable to give him a son to inherit this wealth. When her husband hatches a plan to tear down the local historic fortress to find a legendary hidden treasure, she finds herself drawn to a gentler, more educated man who wants to preserve it.
Our Field depicts the lives of five sent-down youths during the Cultural Revolution and follows their continuous search for meaning during the subsequent years.
Wang Shou, a famous magician, is suspected of having stolen two historical figurines in a museum.
Folk Singer Wang Laogan's adventures in the city
After an accident, Li Xin ends up with her deceased school friend’s parents. She stays there for a couple of days to recover. Her stay brings consolation, but also rips open old wounds.
Lamenting the accidental death of his comrade and model citizen Lei Feng, Qiao adopts him as a role model in serving his people.
During the Japanese evacuation from China in 1945, a poor and ill mother leaves her child to her Chinese sister-in-law. Years later, she returns to China to find her child.
Sha Ou is a volleyball player and works hard against her injuries resulting from training. In spite of her defeat in an international competition and the the death of her boyfriend, she insists on her training.
Huansheng Chen, an ordinary worker who prefer to live a quiet live could not get his wish simply because he had a friend who was a high ranking official, the state party secretary, and everyone wanted to utilize this relationships except himself.