Third Sister Liu

Third Sister Liu (1960)

MusicDrama

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.

Director: Li Su

Casts

	Wanqiu Huang as 刘三姐（Third Sister Liu）
	Zong-xue Xia as 莫怀仁（Huairen Mo）
	Zhang Wenjun as Sister Zhou
	Liu Shilong as 阿牛哥（Ah Niu）
	Yin Liang as 刘二（Er Liu)
	Fang Hua as 秀才（Xiucai）
	He Ruyu as 莫进财（Jin-cai Mo）
	Li Wancheng as 罗秀才（Xiucai Luo）
	Juguang Zhang as 老渔夫（Fisherman）

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