Chu Yuan
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Chu Yuan was a patriotic poet and statesman in ancient China, born over 2000 years ago in the state of Ch'u of the "Warring States" Period, a period of transition from Slavery to Feudalism System. Ch'in, Ch'u, Chao, Wei, Yen, Han and Chi were the Seven States occupying various parts of China at incessant war of annexation with one another. Of the Seven States Ch'in grew most powerful. Vis-a-vis Ch'in's military pressure and Ch'u's political corruption, Chu Yuan advocated alliance with Chi to resist Ch'in abroad, and political reforms at home so as to unify whole China. Chu Yuan's political viewpoint met with sabotage by slave-owning aristocrat bloc, was unable to be carried out in Ch'u. Being so indignant he finally took his own life by jumping into the river. His poems "Li Sao" "Tien Wen" etc. in the development history of Chinese literature, shone with everlasting brilliance.
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Cast
6 people
Bao Fang
屈原
Known for
The Bride with White Hair
Chang Tseng
张仪
Known for
Bullet in the Head
The In-Laws
Zhu Hong
郑袖
Also in
The Painted Skin
Father and Son
Weng Wu
宋玉
Also in
The Painted Skin
What Price Love
Nina Paw Hei-ching
婵娟
Known for
Fearless
Rigor Mortis
Lee Ching
楚怀王
Also in
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Bao Fang Director · Xu Xian Director
First release July 17, 1975 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 屈原
Production
Feng Huang Motion Picture Company
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
屈原
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · July 17, 1975
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No release date listed for United States.
China
March 31, 1977 · Theatrical
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