''Battle of Xiangjiang River'' () is a 2017 Chinese

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...

directed by Chen Li, written by Liu Jianwei, Bai Tiejun and Xiang Xiaomi, and starring Wang Ying, Xu Jian,

Dong Yong Dong Yong (other names: 董勇, Tung Yung; born 15 December 1968, China) is a Chinese actor. He studied singing, opera and kung-fu. Biography Yong moved into television shortly after he graduated and has since become one of the most sought-af ...

Bao Jianfeng Bao Jianfeng (; born November 3, 1975) is a Chinese actor and singer of Mongolian descent, best known in film for portraying Mao Zedong in ''The Road of Exploring'' (2011), Lü Bu in '' The Assassins'' (2012) and Chen Shuxiang in ''The Bloody of ...

Sun Weimin Sun Weimin (; born 14 July 1955) is a Chinese actor best known for typecasting Zhou Enlai in film and television. He first garnered recognition for his acting in 2013, when his performance in ''The Story of Zhou Enlai'' and earned him a Best Acto ...

and

Zhang Yishan Zhang Yishan (, born 5 May 1992) is a prominent Chinese actor and former child star. Zhang is noted for his roles as Liu Xing in the family sitcom ''Home with Kids'' (2004), and as the protagonist in the crime thriller ''Yu Zui'' (2016). Early l ...

. The film picks up the story of the 34th division of the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

officers and soldiers paid great sacrifice to cover the

Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a political body that comprises the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is currently composed of 205 fu ...

through

Xiangjiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...

, and successfully broke through the blockade of the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

Plot

From November 27, 1934 to December 1, the

fought with the

army in

Xing'an County Xing'an County is a county in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Guilin Guilin ( Standard Zhuang: ''Gveilinz''; alternatively romanized as Kweilin) is a pref ...

Quanzhou County Quanzhou County (; za, Cenzcouh Yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangxi, China, bordering Hunan province to the north and east. It is under the administration of Guilin City. Quanzhou is the biggest county in Guilin both in size and in popu ...

and

Guanyang County Guanyang County (; Zhuang language: ) is a county in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, bordering Hunan province to the east. It is under the administration of Guilin city. Yao people Yao ethnic subgroups and dialect ar ...

in the territory of

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

province for 5 days, finally, the Red Army through Xiangjiang in the border of Quanzhou County and Xing'an County, they broke through the blockade of the Kuomintang army.

Cast

* Wang Ying as

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...

, chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the

Chinese Soviet Republic The Chinese Soviet Republic (CSR) was an East Asian proto-state in China, proclaimed on 7 November 1931 by Chinese communist leaders Mao Zedong and Zhu De in the early stages of the Chinese Civil War. The discontiguous territories of the CSR ...

. *

Peng Dehuai Peng Dehuai (; October 24, 1898November 29, 1974) was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader, who served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959. Peng was born into a poor peasant family, and received several years of primary edu ...

, regimental commander of the 3rd Rred Regiments. * Xu Jian as

Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai (; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman and military officer who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, premier of the People's Republic of China from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 J ...

, member of the Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Soviet Republic, political commissar of the 3rd Rred Regiments. *

as Lin Deshui, Mao Zedong's tailor. *

Chen Shuxiang Chen may refer to: People * Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname * Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: ...

, division commander of the 24th Division headquarters. * Geng Le as

Geng Biao Geng Biao (; 26 August 1909 – 23 June 2000) was a senior official in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a leader in Chinese politics, foreign relations and military. Early life Geng was born in Liling, Hunan Province of China. In 1922 ...

as Li Tianyou *

Wang Dazhi Wang Dazhi (Chinese: 汪达之; Pinyin: Wāng Dázhī; April 21, 1903 – March 27, 1980) was a Chinese educator. Biography Wang Dazhi was born in Yi County, Anhui in 1903. He attended the Nanjing Xiaozhuang Normal College, which was founde ...

as Huwa * Hou Tianlai as

He Jian He Jian (; 10 April 1887 – 25 April 1956) was a Chinese Nationalist (KMT) general and politician in the Republic of China. He was governor of Hunan province between 1929 and 1937, and Interior Minister from 1937 to 1939. He was best known for ...

, governor of Hunan province. * Liu Zhibing as

Bai Chongxi Bai Chongxi (18 March 1893 – 2 December 1966; , , Xiao'erjing: ) was a Chinese general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China (ROC) and a prominent Chinese Nationalist leader. He was of Hui ethnicity and of the Musli ...

Production

''Battle of Xiangjiang River'' employed more than 35,000 extras, 2 tons of

TNT Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...

explosive An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure. An expl ...

, and 80 tons of

gasoline Gasoline (; ) or petrol (; ) (see ) is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines (also known as petrol engines). It consists mostly of organic co ...

. ''Battle of Xiangjiang River'' marked the second collaboration between Chen Li and

Ju Wenpei Ju Wenpei (; born 6 September 1975) is a Chinese actress, composer and hostess. She is noted for her roles as Xia Tian and Da Wa in the films ''Set Off'' (2008) and '' A Tibetan Love Song'' (2010) respectively. Life Early life Ju was born and r ...

, after their first collaboration ''My Uncle Zhou Enlai''.

Release

The film premiered in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

on November 27, 2016 with wide-release in China on June 30, 2017.

Reception

Box office

The film grossed 73.076 million yuan in Chinese box office.

Accolades

References

External links

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