Peizhen Xia

The first Chinese sound film. It tells the story of Hong Pion (Red Peony), a singer-songwriter who, after her marriage to the depraved Faxiang Chen, not only tormented and suffered, but also endured the decline of her artistic career.

Après avoir été vaincu dans un combat par un gang local, le responsable local Lu Fengyang envoie son fils faible et maladif Lu Xiaoqing étudier avec un maître de l'école d'arts martiaux de Kunlun. Il arrive au Temple du Lotus Rouge et s'y installe pour la nuit. Incapable de dormir, il commence à regarder autour du temple et découvre une salle décorée de nombreuses images de démons bouddhistes et un autel pour les vénérer. Entrant pour regarder autour de lui, il trouve l'entrée d'une grotte profonde d'où émane une odeur oppressante et nauséabonde...

One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.

A primary school teacher rallies the citizens of a small town to resist the corruption of the local government and unite to build reinforcements against an oncoming flood.

Part two of A comedy film set on Shanghai film studio. The background events frequently involve the shooting of other films being made at Mingxing Film Company at the time. This includes a sequence of the 17th episode of the silent wuxia film series Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, which is the only known footage from this historic series to exist.