The Beautiful Rivers and Mountains

Classic romance with a documentary approach based on the life of a historical figure - Liu Rushi, courtesan and poet. She will get married with famous scholar Quian Qianyi and together with him will oversee the fall of the Ming dynasty.

A slim and capable girl, a beautiful girl, was robbed by bandits to a small town in the west and was rescued and taken in by an honest herdsman "cousin-in-law". The beautiful girl, who was like a jade, was soon spotted by the "cousin" concubine Tang San. However, on the eve of the wedding, the helpless Xiu girl slept on the bed, and the "cousin-in-law" came to her at this time. Because of his dark hatred of Tang San, he was attracted by Xiu Girl's beautiful face.

The movie is based on a real historic event. During French's invading war against China in 1885, the French army took over Zhengnan Guan located in the Guangxi Province. Wishing to protect their beloved country, the 70 years old General Feng Zicai and his two sons volunteered to join the battle. The general understood it would be a difficult battle to win as the French soldiers held much more advanced equipment, resources and weapons. To show his devotion and determination, he brought his own coffin alongside with him to the war zone. He also utilized his experience with the Zhangnan Guan terrain to pave out strategies, made weapons applicable to their situations. These actions bolstered the morale tremendously, and prepared them well for the war. As a result, although the Chinese soldiers sustained heavy losses, they turned the tide of the battle and won.

Looking for a successor to his leadership of a Lao Qiang shaddow puppet theatre places Shao in a dilemma; only sons with blood ties can become apprentices.