1946 年，结束了八年抗战，中华大地进入了解放战争时期。为了巩固革命根据地，我军决定对东北地区的匪帮余孽进行清剿。臭名远扬的座山雕正是亟须清剿的重点，但是该匪狡猾残暴，他盘踞威虎山，祸害夹皮沟，引得当地民不聊生，怨声载道。加上地势险要，匪情复杂，成为我军不得不审慎对待的一个对手。针对此情况，某部团长少剑波派侦察排长杨子荣假扮匪徒上山送联络图，博取座山雕的信任。孤胆英雄，深入虎穴，唱响智取威虎山的好戏……

Taking Tiger Mountain was the very first model film produced during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Set during the civil war in 1946, it follows a detachment of the People's Liberation Army in Mandchuria as they are fighting a group of bandits hiding in the mountains. Based on a novel from the 50s, Taking Tiger Mountain was first a revolutionary opera before being made into film by director Xie Tieli.

Yang Zirong, um soldado de reconhecimento, se disfarça e se infiltra em um grupo de bandidos rebeldes para ajudar uma importante força comunista a destruí-los.