Sharen Gaowa

Much more accurate description of the life of Genghis Khan than any western films, including his military and political skills.

Bilike has never seen a ping-pong ball before. He and his family live without electricity and running water in a solitary tent home among the vast steppe grasslands. The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of the small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief.

In the early 1940s, on the grasslands of northern China near Beijing, there lived a cunning and formidable horse thief named Chagan, nicknamed “The Lynx.” He was notorious for appearing and disappearing like a ghost, repeatedly stealing heavily guarded herds of horses. Although he had been captured by Nationalist troops, he managed to escape death several times, each time slipping away like a phantom.

Mongolian girl Alima is assigned to accomplish an important mission by CCP. During the mission, her father and fellows are killed by the enemy in a public execution.

On the Bayin Hangai ranch, not far from the border, stands an old yellow Russian-style house. Its owner, Hubitai, calls it his “mansion.”

A cinema projectionist whose life has lost all meaning decides to go hunting for the fabled red fox in a northern forest in winter. There he meets another who’s been living in the forest six years, and is also in search of the fox.