Acting
Apr 26, 1939
Beijing，China
Xiu Zongdi
Acting
Biography
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Feature Films (13)
A group of young people from all corners of the country work in a Beijing publishing press. They all live in the same shabby apartment block, where their lives intertwine.
The Strangers in Beijing
Drama written by Su Shuyangin in 1978. The feature film adaptation was produced by Beijing Film Studio in 1980. Fang Lingxuan, a veteran Chinese medicine doctor, devotes himself to the research of new drugs for coronary heart disease and receives the enthusiastic support of Premier Zhou Enlai. But the Ministry of Health, controlled by the "Gang of Four," uses Fang's son-in-law to obstruct the research. Just as Fang and his colleagues finally succeed in producing a new drug, Premier Zhou dies. Grief turns into strength, and despite persecution, Fang works hard.
Song of Loyalty
When a woman is forced to work as a teacher in rural mainland China, she sees a clear goal. If she can become a certified, government employee, then she can teach her students and make a better life for herself at the same time. She carries a heavy responsibility, however. For most of her students, the education that they receive in her classroom is the only preparation they will have for the entrance exams to college-the only avenue out of poor, rural life. Can she balance her needs and the needs of so many young, hopeful people?
Country Teachers
A policeman investigates an introverted signal-station manager suspected of raping a hotel clerk.
Rainclouds Over Wushan
During the Anti-Japanese War, Eighth Route Army officer Ma Ying returns to his hometown to mobilize resistance against Japanese forces and traitors. As enemies plot to turn villagers against each other, Ma Ying must rally the people to prevent a devastating massacre.
Plain Shots
In 1985, the Beijing People's Art Theater performed the drama "Savage" written by Gao Xingjian and directed by Lin Zhaohua in the capital. This drama is full of exploratory and tentative nature from the connotation of thought to the form of expression.
Savage
Marshal Zhang Xueliang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party rather than fight the Japanese invaders which are occupying Manchuria. Despite numerous pleas, Chiang does not budge. After discussing with fellow general Yang Hucheng, the two take events into their own hands and place Chiang Kai-shek under arrest on December 12, 1936, forcing Chiang into a coalition with the CCP.
The Xi'an Incident
To the Chinese, the Conference at Versailles was more of an insult at their dignity and sovreignity than a celebration of peace.
My 1919
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
The Founding of a Republic
Television & Series (30)
Qianlong Dynasty is a Chinese television series based on the novel Qianlong Huangdi by Eryue He. The series was preceded by Yongzheng Dynasty in 1997 and Kangxi Dynasty in 2001, both of which were also based on Eryue He's novels.
Qianlong Dynasty
Set in 1582 during the Ming Dynasty, the series follows Zhong Yuan, the chief imperial bodyguard, as he investigates a series of mysterious events in Beijing. These include the disappearance of the imperial treasury's silver, the escape of notorious criminals, and the emergence of the "Jiangyang Eight," a group of highly skilled thieves. As Zhong Yuan delves deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the corrupt eunuch Feng Bao and strives to protect the emperor and the realm from internal threats.
