Xianchang Lü

At a 1930s swimming match, a Chinese champion is forced to lose to his American rival. Later, the Chinese champion's son, another potential champion, is torn between the rigours of training and the lure of romance.

A general depiction of the famous 1930's Long March of the Chinese Red Army.

Women play a heroic role in the Volunteer Army fighting the Japanese in the puppet state of Manchukuo.

Factory workers in 1947 repair a bridge over Song Hua River so that Communist forces can use it.