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Guangxi Film Studios
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Yellow Earth
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Adapted from Ke Lan's essay,
"Echo in the Deep Valley"
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Screenplay by Zhang Ziliang
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In 1937, the establishment of the
United Front against Japanese aggression
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forced Chiang Kai-shek to acknowledge
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the status of the Communist
Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Area.
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Because of the persistence of the Nationalist
local government in parts of central Shaanbei,
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despite the cooperation between
the Nationalists and the Communists,
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feudalism was still deeply entrenched
people suffered under heavy oppression.
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Members of the literature and arts
troupe of the Eighth Floute Army
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formed teams and fanned
out in different directions.
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The hoped to find the origins
of the Shaanbei folksong
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In this ancient place,
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the melodies of xintianyou
drift the year round
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Early spring, 1939
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The life of a seasonal worker
is hard and dreary
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Yes, life is hard for seasonal workers!
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Hired in the first month and
then dismissed in the tenth
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First sow the bran, then sow the grain, the
bride descends from the flowered sedan.
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The new couple will live all their lives together,
passing each day in beauty and harmony
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Kneel!
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First kovvtow
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Second kovvtow
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Third kovvtow
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Rise!
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May your sons be successful, and
become high officials of great reputation.
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May your daughters be skilled, and board
the sedan in theflower of her youth
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May your sons be successful, and
become high officials of great reputation.
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Please, this way.
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- Please come inside.
- Thank you.
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Hey, the food is here!
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Here, here. Please sit.
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Fellows, this is an honorable official
from Yan'an in the south.
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He has come to our small
villageto visit our homes.
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I'm Gu Qing. Call me Old Gu.
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Please drink.
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Please sit down.
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I'm sorry to trouble you.
Please, everyone sit.
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Eat
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Drink
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They put down cash
for twice-brewed wine,
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and invited their kin and neighbors to dine.
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The same wine, the same things to eat,
the same friends, the same kind of treat!
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lvory chopsticks are set out on the table,
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Wine from a silver pot is
poured with a golden ladle.
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Colored platters are set out in fours
to invite the guests to dine,
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The bride 's attendants are
served with big cups of wine
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He sings really well!
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True, but this fellow
his family has been poor for generations.
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He's over thirty,
and still can't afford a wife.
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All he can do is sing our local songs
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The fish is here!
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They're made of wood
just to givethe idea of fish.
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Honorable official
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This is the bride.
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Congratulations Congratulations.
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This is the groom.
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She is the daughter of Shuanniu.
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Pay your respects.
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This way, please
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Paired off in twos, carp
swim through the stream
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Paired off in twos, goats
skip through the hills
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Paired off in twos,
pigs share a trough
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Fortune has smiled, and
the new couple will be happy
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The sixth month on the Yellow Fliver,
the ice has not yet melted,
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It's my father forcing me into marraige
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0f the five grains, the pea
is the roundest.
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Among humans, the girl's life
is the most pitiable.
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Pity the poor girls, the poor girls.
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In the sky above, pairs
of pigeons fly together.
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The one I long for most
is my dear mother
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Sister
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Hanhan, it's so late for
you to be going home.
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My good brother, waiting for me.
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Comrade Gu said that he
wants to stay with a poor family,
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So I have brought him hereto your home.
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You two talk things over, I must be going.
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I hope my staying here
won't cause too much trouble
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How old are you this year?
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Born in the year of the dragon, I'm 47.
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Little girl, what is your name?
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Cuiqiao
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And you? What's your name?
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On this trip, a few of my comrades
and I came here from the south.
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We want to roam the hills and
collect folksongs from Shaanbei.
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The Eighth Route Army can pass on
the ones that are easy to sing.
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Uncle, can you sing?
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What about you, little girl, can you sing?
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They say there's a girl in one of the
villages around here who sings very well.
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Do you know her, Uncle?
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This afternoon I saw a wedding
over in the next village.
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That bride was the ninth daughter
of Shuanniu, from Mud River Gully...
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Don't you think she's pretty young?
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What? Young?
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Her father often brings
his animals past this cliff,
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and he said she'll be fourteen soon.
What do you mean young?
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Uncle, in the south
it couldn't be more different.
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Don't they marry girls?
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Yes, but we have to changethe form.
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In the south the girls sing a new song
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Sheep and goats always walk apart,
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To the man of my choice, I'll give my heart.
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- What does that mean?
- They choose their own husband.
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- No matchmaker? No betrothal gifts?
- No, none of that.
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So what's the use of that?
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Those girls must not be worth a thing,
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if they can just get up
and go with some guy.
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They aren't worthless,
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but they're also not for sale.
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Uncle, this society must be changed
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The south has changed.
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North China must change, too.
All of China must change
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In this village, we have our own rules. In
other villages they havetheir own rules
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Hey, girl! Why are you
still working the bellows?
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Don't you understand
that firewood cost money?
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- Uncle
- Give the honorable official hot water
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so he can wash his feet and go to bed.
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How old are you?
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Oh, let me do it.
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My brother can't talk properly.
He's a tiger and his name is Hanhan.
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He herds sheep for people
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Here you are.
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My name is Gu Qing.
You can call me Brother Gu.
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- Do you get water from a well?
- No, from the river.
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You bring it from the river
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- Is the river far?
- No, only ten Ii.
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Huh? The water's not hot
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In the sky above, pairs
of pigeons fly together.
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The one I long for most
is my dear mother
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Melons on the hillside,
gourds on the plain,
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For not wanting to wed,
l was beaten again.
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Beaten again Lo!
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In the embroidered purse
is a round coin.
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Suffering is eternal,
sweetness fleeting.
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The handsome rooster
crows on the window sill.
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But to whom can lspeak of
my bitterness and hardships?
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To whom can I speak? Oh, girl
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Cuiqiao, was that you singing last night?
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Who said so?
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Come here and have
a look at my sewing
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That's pretty good!
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You officials, grown men, can also sew?
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It's nothing. In our army, women comrades
can swing an axjust like men
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And they can cross the river and
head east to fight the Japanese devils.
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They cut off their braid and crop
their hair. They've got real spirit!
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What's this?
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Inthis poor area, no one
knows how to write.
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This bit was torn bythe
north wind. I'm sticking it back.
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Pretty, huh? When we put them
up last year, they were much redder
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If you all like lucky words, I can
write a pair of matching couplets for you.
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That's fine, but we don't
have any red paper
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Anyway, no one in my family can read.
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If we don't know what you write, I'm
afraid our door isn't worthy of the honor.
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So men can sew
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Hey! How the fuck can we sow!
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How the fuck can we sow! Hey!
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Spread the dung
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It's too sallow
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Uncle, you only havethe
two kids Cuiqiao and Hanhan?
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And an elder daughter, married off.
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You arranged it?
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Their mother passed long ago.
I took care of it.
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- Was she happy?
- She was
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How's that?
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She could eat well at their place
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Later, she wasn't happy.
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- Why?
- She had nothing to eat there
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Was that the only reason?
Maybe they had no feelings for each other.
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I mean, the affection of man and wife
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There's a saying here:
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"Having friends depends on meat and wine,
having a wife depends on rice and wheat."
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Without food to eat, how
can there be affection?
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My daughter ran back home
and said her husband beat her.
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"A beaten wife kneaded dough ..."
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Rich or poor, she wouldn't go back.
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What happened then?
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I told her, it is said:
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"A man who gets a wife is happy,
a woman who gets a husband is sad."
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Poor folk have to keeptheir word, so stay with
your man even if you have to beg for food.
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Besides, poverty doesn't
strike that deeply
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you won't have spend
your whole life hungry.
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Who knows when someone like
us might suddenly strike it rich?
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Uncle why does your daughter
have to have such a hard life?
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It's fate
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What about Cuiqiao?
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Do you also plan on ...?
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Uncle
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What are you talking about?
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The sky is always cloudy, but no rain falls.
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I'm afraid it will be a drought,
and the crops will fail.
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The five grains are sprouting,
may it soon rain
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You youngsters don't understand.
This bit of food shouldn't be wasted
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This old yellow earth
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It lets you tread upon it, and plough it up
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Are willing to do it? You don't respect it
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This millet was harvested two years ago.
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Eat, eat.
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Father, trythem on. See if theyfit
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Compared to the ones
your mother made not as good
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Hey, Mr. Official
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Last night, what was it
you said you were collecting?
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I'm collecting the folksongs of Shaanbei.
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What folksongs?
They'rejust bitter songs
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Uncle, can you sing?
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I'm not happy and not sad.
What could I sing?
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There are hundreds and
thousands of Shaanbei folksongs
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Tell me how can you know
them all, and remember them?
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When life becomes hard,
you remember them.
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Collecting our bitter songs,
what's the use?
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We collect the folksongs,
and put new words to them.
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We give them to our soldiers,
boys and girls of Cuiqiao's age, to sing.
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To let people know how our
suffering people are living in fear,
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how wives are being beaten,
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and why workers and farmers
are starting a revolution.
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The Eighth Route Army hears these songs as
they cross the Yellow River and march east,
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and fight the enemy and struggle
against the rich without fear.
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Chairman Mao and Commander Zhu
love listening to folksongs.
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Chairman Mao doesn't just get us to sing.
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He also gets us to read and write
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All the girls in Yan'an carry a
stone tablet for writing, drawing
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Chairman Mao wants to get
all the suffering people of China
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to eat millet without husks or weeds
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That blasted girl. Shejust
leaves without a word!
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Going barefoot's better
than wearing shoes
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You saythat girls in the
south can read and write
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Floating on the river are ducks,
gliding along are geese,
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The official doesn't know that I can sing
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Poplars and willows, eighteen in a row,
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I long to express what's in my heart,
but opening my mouth is hard.
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Opening my mouth is hard
Oh, daughter
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Hanhan, come on!
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When the pomegranate flowered,
the leaves started to grow,
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My mother sold me off to him
without letting me know.
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Alll wanted was to marry an honest man,
and I got a bedwetter.
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You pee, and l pee, too!
Dammit, let's pee together!
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Aha, dammit! We pee together!
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The next spring came
and the flowers turned red,
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and frogs started croaking under our bed!
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Down to the east flows a river of pee!
To the undersea Dragon King's palace!
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When he hears the pee, Dragon King laughs.
This bedwetter's in the same line as me!
243
00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:28,558
Aha, this little bedwetter's
in the same line as me!
244
00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:52,114
Sing after me
245
00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:57,391
With hammer, sickle, and scythe
246
00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:03,870
With hammer, sickle, and scythe
247
00:42:05,720 --> 00:42:07,880
We build a new wide road
248
00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:11,600
With hammer, sickle, and scythe
249
00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:15,752
- Right, that's it!
- With hammer, sickle, and scythe
250
00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:34,960
With hammer, sickle, and scythe,
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00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:38,800
We build a new wide road
for workers and peasants!
252
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:42,520
The piebald rooster flies over the wall,
253
00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:45,830
The Communist Party will save us all!
254
00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:50,120
The piebald rooster flies over the wall,
255
00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:55,478
The Communist Party will save us all!
256
00:44:07,360 --> 00:44:09,032
Your future in-Iaws sent a message,
257
00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:12,871
and sem over the wedding clothes.
258
00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:17,435
They'll fetch you at the
beginning of the fourth month.
259
00:44:20,920 --> 00:44:23,275
Your mother can rest easy at last.
260
00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:29,348
On this issue, I've beaten you before
261
00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:34,560
Every girl must follow this road
262
00:44:37,120 --> 00:44:38,348
Ithink that
263
00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:42,395
Your fate will be better
than your sister's.
264
00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:47,790
Your husband-to-be is a good man,
265
00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:50,873
even if he is a little older than you.
266
00:44:53,240 --> 00:44:54,309
It's better that way.
267
00:44:55,560 --> 00:44:58,597
He's honest and reliable
268
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:02,389
Anyway,
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00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:05,797
you were betrothed as a child.
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00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:10,034
Half the money went for
your mother's funeral,
271
00:45:11,480 --> 00:45:14,597
and halfwill make upthe
amount for your brother to get a wife
272
00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:18,555
Qiao!
273
00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:14,552
- You're back?
- I'm back.
274
00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:17,470
- What's wrong?
- Nothing
275
00:47:18,120 --> 00:47:19,872
- I'm sewing.
- Oh.
276
00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:27,956
There's food in the pot. Eat some.
277
00:47:34,440 --> 00:47:36,829
My brother's stupid, isn't he?
278
00:47:37,360 --> 00:47:42,354
Not at all. Hanhan just doesn't
like talking, but his mind is clear.
279
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:50,754
- Does your army have women soldiers?
- Lots.
280
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:53,350
- You don't want people who can't sing?
- Who said that?
281
00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:56,998
- What about people who can sing?
- There's a place for them, too.
282
00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:03,752
Bythe main road going south,
is it far to Yan'an?
283
00:48:05,680 --> 00:48:06,635
About 500 Ii.
284
00:48:08,040 --> 00:48:08,995
So far...
285
00:48:09,320 --> 00:48:13,199
- Why do you ask?
- No reason, just asking.
286
00:48:17,240 --> 00:48:22,109
What are you doing in there? There's water
ready, why don't you have a wash now?
287
00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:26,195
No, I'll go down to the Yellow River
tomorrow and have a proper wash.
288
00:48:27,640 --> 00:48:30,393
Why go to the river?
We have water here
289
00:48:31,960 --> 00:48:33,154
I'm leaving tomorrow.
290
00:48:35,240 --> 00:48:36,468
Where are you going?
291
00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:41,158
I've been away for months,
I must get back.
292
00:48:48,040 --> 00:48:49,393
No more collecting songs?
293
00:48:52,040 --> 00:48:53,393
No more helping father plough?
294
00:49:01,560 --> 00:49:03,949
No moreteaching my brother to sing?
295
00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:09,555
Cuiqiao
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00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:13,717
I've put some money for my food
these last few days on the kang.
297
00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:22,398
If there's enough, go to the market
for some cloth to make yourself a shirt.
298
00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:32,679
I have one...
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00:49:56,480 --> 00:49:58,550
Eat eat
300
00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:10,389
Uncle I've been a burden
these days, thank you.
301
00:50:14,760 --> 00:50:17,752
I'll come and see you
again when I have time.
302
00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:23,513
You are honest. But you won't
come back You won't come back.
303
00:50:30,280 --> 00:50:32,350
You didn't collect any of our bitter songs
304
00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:36,310
When you get back, you'll lose your job.
305
00:50:37,880 --> 00:50:40,348
I have gained experience here
306
00:50:56,240 --> 00:51:05,638
When the first month comes,
it is the first month.
307
00:51:07,520 --> 00:51:16,110
Big bright eyes like two shining lights,
308
00:51:17,400 --> 00:51:25,193
Curved eyebrows like
a pair of arched bows.
309
00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:35,232
What you think is heartache
isn't really heartache
310
00:51:47,480 --> 00:51:56,149
Widowed at fifteen, for the rest of her life
311
00:51:56,680 --> 00:52:04,951
Three loud cries, everyone could hear,
312
00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:15,158
Three low cries,
then she jumped into a well
313
00:53:38,760 --> 00:53:40,751
Hanhan, go back.
314
00:53:57,920 --> 00:54:01,549
I won't leave. Let's go back.
315
00:57:19,920 --> 00:57:20,875
Take
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00:57:22,680 --> 00:57:23,635
me with you!
317
00:57:28,760 --> 00:57:29,909
I packed my things,
318
00:57:32,480 --> 00:57:37,315
Ididn't bring them I can go Iikethis.
319
00:57:39,200 --> 00:57:42,272
Cuiqiao what has happened?
320
00:57:42,800 --> 00:57:45,553
I can wash clothes,
carry water, and cook meals
321
00:57:46,680 --> 00:57:48,238
I'll even cut my hair short
322
00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:57,436
What's wrong? Is it too hard?
323
00:58:03,240 --> 00:58:07,358
Cuiqiao, we officials have
to follow official rules
324
00:58:08,800 --> 00:58:10,279
It would have to be approved
by the leadership.
325
00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:14,034
Can't the rule be changed?
326
00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:23,396
We officials depend on
rules for our cause.
327
00:58:39,040 --> 00:58:41,554
After I return, I'll tell my leader,
328
00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:47,630
there's a girl by the Yellow River
called Cuiqiao that wants to join us.
329
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:51,353
Once he approves it
330
00:58:53,840 --> 00:58:55,193
I'll definitely come back for you.
331
00:58:55,800 --> 00:58:58,360
Can you come bythe fourth month?
332
00:59:02,200 --> 00:59:03,155
Cuiqiao
333
00:59:04,320 --> 00:59:05,548
I will definitely come back.
334
00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:11,114
I believe you
335
00:59:24,040 --> 00:59:25,234
Brother Gu!
336
00:59:27,480 --> 00:59:31,439
Did my brother give you the millet cakes?
Try them, see if they are any good.
337
00:59:31,840 --> 00:59:33,956
Find company along the way,
to keep from getting tired.
338
00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:36,357
If you get thirsty,
drink from a running river.
339
00:59:36,560 --> 00:59:39,279
When it gets late,
stay with some poor folk.
340
00:59:58,680 --> 01:00:01,990
Take out your notebook, Brother Gu!
341
01:00:20,600 --> 01:00:25,958
A piebald rooster stand in the courtyard,
342
01:00:26,040 --> 01:00:31,751
The Communist Party sent
us a man who's free.
343
01:00:31,840 --> 01:00:36,231
Choosing one horse from many,
they're not the same height,
344
01:00:36,360 --> 01:00:51,120
Comparing you to other people,
our comrade is the finest.
345
01:00:51,120 --> 01:00:57,070
If I'm able to join the Eighth Route Army,
346
01:00:57,160 --> 01:01:03,680
I'll throw away my red shoes
and wear straw sandals instead.
347
01:01:03,680 --> 01:01:07,760
Two ounces of cotton
are spun into thread.
348
01:01:07,760 --> 01:01:15,960
I'm afraid that from now on,
I'll never see you again.
349
01:01:15,960 --> 01:01:26,313
I'll never see you again
350
01:01:28,080 --> 01:01:33,840
The wind has died down,
yet willow fronds sway,
351
01:01:33,840 --> 01:01:40,154
Every day and every night
I dream of your return.
352
01:01:41,080 --> 01:01:47,428
As soon as hear our comrade's return,
353
01:01:47,600 --> 01:01:57,191
my eye's burn two holes in
the window with anticipation.
354
01:02:28,200 --> 01:02:36,120
A white lily sent across
the river will not sink,
355
01:02:36,120 --> 01:02:45,233
For the rest of my life, I will not forget you.
356
01:02:45,320 --> 01:02:49,920
Onions cannot take root in dry stone,
357
01:02:49,920 --> 01:03:03,440
When will we poor folk
turn our fate around?
358
01:03:03,440 --> 01:03:11,757
When can we turn our fate around?
359
01:03:30,800 --> 01:03:40,471
The sun goes behind a cloud,
360
01:03:41,560 --> 01:03:49,797
and my mouth can't
speak my heart's sorrow.
361
01:03:50,680 --> 01:03:55,754
Green grass and cow dung
can 't put out a fire,
362
01:03:56,480 --> 01:04:11,077
And singing folksongs can 't
save me, poor Cuiqiao. Cuiqiao
363
01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:26,079
Yan 'an
364
01:07:45,680 --> 01:07:48,035
Send your sons to the army to fight Japan!
Recruit the masses for the anti-Japanese war!
Fight Japan! Liberate China!
365
01:12:47,720 --> 01:12:50,234
Sister, are you going to
look for Brother Gu?
366
01:12:56,280 --> 01:12:58,748
No, not Brother Gu.
367
01:12:59,560 --> 01:13:02,916
I'm crossing the river.
East of the river is the Eighth Route Army.
368
01:13:07,080 --> 01:13:08,433
I'm leaving.
369
01:13:09,160 --> 01:13:13,358
Look after father, Hanhan
He is getting old.
370
01:13:15,080 --> 01:13:17,469
When you're hungry,
cook something to eat.
371
01:13:19,160 --> 01:13:20,309
Don't forget to add firewood.
372
01:13:22,120 --> 01:13:24,759
When summer comes,
wear the vest I made you.
373
01:13:26,520 --> 01:13:27,919
It's under the kang mat.
374
01:13:33,480 --> 01:13:36,074
When you decide to get married,
choose your own wife
375
01:13:49,200 --> 01:13:52,829
These things mother and father gave me
return them to father.
376
01:13:56,480 --> 01:14:00,268
Tell father, Cuiqiao has left.
377
01:14:00,960 --> 01:14:02,109
It isn't anything to do with him
378
01:14:04,360 --> 01:14:10,196
If he misses me, he should look at this,
and he'll be looking at Cuiqiao.
379
01:14:14,760 --> 01:14:17,638
These buckets of water are for father.
380
01:14:23,800 --> 01:14:25,313
When I come back
381
01:14:29,960 --> 01:14:31,029
I'll look after him again.
382
01:14:37,880 --> 01:14:40,917
Go now, father is waiting for the water.
383
01:14:43,400 --> 01:14:44,355
Go back
384
01:14:48,120 --> 01:14:49,075
Go back
385
01:15:57,720 --> 01:15:59,950
Sister, you can't cross
386
01:16:03,800 --> 01:16:06,712
Sister, the south road to
Yan'an would be easier
387
01:16:12,400 --> 01:16:15,517
Sister, wait for daybreak.
Ask the ferryman to take you across
388
01:16:27,040 --> 01:16:29,998
Hanhan, I'm suffering
389
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:33,115
I can't wait any longer
390
01:16:44,280 --> 01:16:45,633
When Brother Gu comes back,
391
01:16:47,600 --> 01:16:49,272
givethese to him.
392
01:16:56,680 --> 01:16:59,672
I've seen it. You should keep it.
393
01:17:20,480 --> 01:17:22,357
Sister, usethe oar!
394
01:17:24,320 --> 01:17:26,117
Sister, be careful!
395
01:17:40,920 --> 01:17:44,276
Tell Brother Gu
Cuiqiao is going to become an official.
396
01:17:52,720 --> 01:17:57,271
Hanhan, go home
397
01:18:00,320 --> 01:18:06,160
With hammer, sickle, and scythe,
398
01:18:06,160 --> 01:18:11,800
We build a new wide road
for workers and peasants!
399
01:18:11,800 --> 01:18:17,800
The piebald rooster flies over the wall,
400
01:18:17,800 --> 01:18:21,509
The Communist Party will save
401
01:18:39,520 --> 01:18:43,798
Sister!
402
01:19:48,960 --> 01:19:49,915
Uncle?
403
01:19:51,240 --> 01:19:52,719
Hanhan? Hanhan!
404
01:19:54,280 --> 01:19:55,235
Cuiqiao?
405
01:20:39,240 --> 01:20:41,435
My Lord Dragon King
406
01:20:42,680 --> 01:20:46,389
The southern fields dried up and died
407
01:20:47,920 --> 01:20:52,471
The northern fields are also dead
408
01:20:54,120 --> 01:20:58,272
We beg you for rain
409
01:21:00,000 --> 01:21:02,275
My Lord Dragon King...
410
01:21:03,680 --> 01:21:06,194
Have you fetched rain from the sea yet?
411
01:21:07,280 --> 01:21:08,759
No, not yet
412
01:21:21,680 --> 01:21:35,071
Dragon King of the Sea, we beg
you to send rain and save our people.
413
01:21:42,840 --> 01:21:48,949
Dragon King of the Sea, we beg
you to send rain and save our people.
414
01:21:54,240 --> 01:21:59,951
Dragon King of the Sea, we beg
you to send rain and save our people.
415
01:24:58,400 --> 01:25:08,040
The piebald rooster flies over the wall,
416
01:25:08,040 --> 01:25:19,315
The Communist Party will save us all!
417
01:25:23,320 --> 01:25:28,997
The Youth Unit of the Guangxi Film Studio
418
01:25:29,400 --> 01:25:35,714
Director: Chen Kaige
Cinematographer: Zhang Wmou
Art Director: He Oun
419
01:25:35,960 --> 01:25:41,637
Music: Zhao Jiping
Sound: Lin Lin
Location Advisor: Zhong Ling
420
01:25:41,920 --> 01:25:46,869
Assistant Director: Tan Wjian
Screenplay editor: Wan Liu
Film Editor: Pei Xiaonan
421
01:25:47,200 --> 01:25:51,557
Lighting: Zhang Shubin
Costumes: Tian Geng & Chen Bona
422
01:25:51,800 --> 01:25:56,191
Make-up: He Hong
Props: Zhang Jianyang & Jiao Zhigang
423
01:25:56,440 --> 01:26:00,831
Production Manager: Xue Fei
Sound Re-recording: Liu Ouanye
Producer: Guo Keqi
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01:26:01,120 --> 01:26:02,599
Cast:
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01:26:02,840 --> 01:26:09,279
Cuiqiao: Xue Bai
Gu Oing: Wang Xueqi
Cuiqiao's father: Tan Tuo
Hanhan: Liu Oiang
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01:26:14,200 --> 01:26:19,228
Conductor: Liu Dadong & Lu Rirong
Singer: Feng Jianxue
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01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:23,877
Special thanks to: The Peasant Drum
Ensemble of Anzhai County
[English translation adapted from Bonnie S.
McDougall]
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