Liu Sanjie 1960

An opera film adapted from the folklore of the Zhuang people in Guangxi. Liu Sanjie (Huang Wanqiu), a woodcutter girl, is famous all over the country for singing folk songs that help the poor to relieve their anger. However, she is framed by the rich man who regards her as a thorn in his flesh. After luckily surviving, she sings all the way down the river. The old fisherman (Zhang Juke) and his son A Niu (Liu Shilong) recognized her through singing and brought her into their home. Upon hearing this, villagers from far and near came to compete with Liu Sanjie in singing. Her brother Liu Er (Liang Yin), who thought she had been killed, also had the opportunity to reunite with her. Because many of the lyrics directly exposed the exploitation of the poor by rich people, the villagers applauded and also made the local rich man Mo Huairen (Xia Zongxue) panic. In order to prevent the villagers from rioting, Mo Huairen wanted to silence Sanjie Liu with obscene power, only to gain embarrassment for herself. Sanjie Liu said that if the song was better than hers, she would never open her mouth to sing again. Liu Er was afraid that his sister would make the same mistake again and wanted to take her away, but Liu Sanjie vowed to punish Mo Huairen. Mo Huairen recruited a group of stinky literati to compete with Sanjie Liu in a singing competition with full confidence, but he did not want them all to be scolded to death by her. In order to make Liu Sanjie surrender, Mo Huairen secretly tied her to the mansion and gave her rich clothes and delicious food, but she only got a few sneers from Liu Sanjie. A Niu, Liu Er and other villagers, who have been secretly in love with Liu Sanjie for a long time, are very worried about her safety and are trying to find ways to take her away.