Third Sister Liu
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Liu Sanjie is a story that originates from the Zhuang minority people; the largest of the minority groups in China. It’s based on the legend of a woman called Liu Sanjie (literally meaning “third sister of Liu family”). Across generations, the story has become an oral tradition amongst these people and similar characters have even been found to exist in other minority cultures. According to legend, Liu Sanjie had the gift of a beautiful singing voice from a very early age. So beautiful was her voice, she could quell anger and raise the spirits of the people around her. The story became famous around China when the movie Liu Sanjie was released in 1960 – a rare musical production in Chinese cinema.
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Wanqiu Huang
刘三姐（Third Sister Liu）
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莫怀仁（Huairen Mo）
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Su Li
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Yu Qiao
Zhang Wenjun
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Liu Shilong
阿牛哥（Ah Niu）
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Yin Liang
刘二（Er Liu)
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Wen-jun Zhang
Sister Zhou
Fang Hua
秀才（Xiucai）
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In the Heat of the Sun
He Ruyu
莫进财（Jin-cai Mo）
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Li Su Director · Yu Qiao Writer Lei Zhenbang Composer
First release November 1, 1961 · Produced in China · Production Changchun Film Studio
Production
长春电影制片厂
Production
Changchun Film Studio
Production
China
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Original title
刘三姐
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · November 1, 1961
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China
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
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