Feng Hanyuan

Cuicui is raised by her 70-year-old grandfather. 17 years ago, Her mother was pregnant before marriage and she committed suicide after giving birth to Cuicui by drinking cold water in the river. When Cuicui grows up, her grandfather begins to worry about her marriage, because he doesn’t want Cuicui to have the miserable life like her mother.

Winner of the Golden Rooster Award in 1982 for Best Film

During the economic reforms, in the early 80s, oversea chinese Xiao Ziyun comes back to China.