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During the Cultural Revolution, a young student from Peking is sent to live and work in a mountain village, where she plays a leading role in community development.
Production
Genuine village locations, no Hollywood fakery.
Acting
Zhuang Miao's determined naivety sells the message.

Director
Jiang Shusen
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