Jie Zhou

Dramatization of events from the Second Opium War which culminated in the looting and destruction of imperial estate "Yuan Ming Yuan", AKA the Old Summer Palace by invading English and French troops.

Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.

ZhouZhou was born with a mental handicap on April Fool's Day to a cellist family. He loves to follow his father to attend all his performances. One day, after on interval of a concert, Zhou Zhou takes the baton and starts to conduct the symphony that he has been listening to for years. The result surprises everybody and obviously reveals his inner musician!