Teahouse

At the turn of the century, ancient China is facing unprecedented changes. The old Qing Dynasty is crumbling, the blood of the Six Gentlemen cannot stop the wheel of history from rolling, and the sky above the old Beijing city is changing and turbulent. Wang Lifa (played by Shi Zhi), the young shopkeeper of Yutai Teahouse in Beijing. He kept his father's teachings in mind and greeted guests from all over with dignity and consideration. In the small teahouse, people of all kinds from all walks of life shuttled around: Song Erye (played by Huang Zongluo) who lamented the fate of the caged bird; Chang Siye (played by Zheng Rong), a resolute Manchu who lamented the impending demise of the country; Qin Zhongyi (played by Lan Tianye) who was bent on pursuing industry to save the country; Liu Mazi (played by Ying Ruocheng), who had no conscience for buying and selling people; Eunuch Pang (played by Tong Chao) who planned to marry his wife Actor)... You sing and I will appear on the stage, and the vicissitudes and desolation of the world will be played out in a small teahouse... This film is adapted from Lao She's original work of the same name, and won the Special Award at the 3rd Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award in 1983 and the Special Award at the 1982 Outstanding Film Award of the Ministry of Culture.