HEROIC LITTLE SISTERS ON THE GRASSLAND
(caoyuan yingxiong xiao jiemei)

Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio,1964
Directors: Qian Yunda, Tang Cheng

     
   

Yu Rong: Oh no, the sheep are running astray.
(singing) To protect the sheep, we fear neither the cold nor the blizzard. Ah, the beacon of revolution is shining in the hearts of the little sisters. To protect the property of the collective, we fear neither frost-bite nor hunger. Ah, Communist thoughts are beaming over the little heroes
.*

*Based on a real story in Inner Mongolia in 1960s, the film praises two teenage sisters, Long Mei and Yu Rong, who risked their lives to protect a flock of the Commune's sheep during a blizzard.

 
         
     
CLOSE