New Songs from the Village

The Henan Yue Opera art film "New Songs from the Village" was produced by the Pearl River Film Studio in 1965. This film is composed of two short plays: "Couple" and "Selling Baskets": "Selling Baskets" Adapted from the original work by the drama group of Xuchang District, Henan Province. Zhang Chunyang is a basket weaving expert in the team, and his wife Zhang is the leader of the sideline team. The old couple loves the collective, is active in production, and can help and give in to each other. They live a happy life. One day, Hu Jixiang, who had worked as an agent at the old society fair, came to Zhang Chunyang and bought baskets under the guise of a production team. Zhang Chunyang, who was mentally paralyzed, believed Hu Jixiang and took it upon himself to sell him the basket he had made for the team. When Aunt Zhang found out about this, she pointed out that her husband had been deceived, but Zhang Chunyang couldn't figure it out and refused to accept criticism. So Aunt Zhang braved the wind and snow to chase Hu Jixiang, pretending to buy a basket, and cleverly asked Hu Jixiang to send the basket back. At this time, Zhang Chunyang thought about it and felt that Hu Jixiang's behavior was very suspicious, so he decided to recover the basket. As a result, the three met on the road. Aunt Zhang educated her husband on the facts and criticized the speculative Hu Jixiang. "Couple" Adapted from the original work by the Yu Opera Troupe of Baofeng County, Henan. Autumn harvest is a busy time to plant wheat...