''Keshan Hong Ri'' (《柯山红日》"Red Sun over Mount Ke") is a 1959 six-act

Chinese-language western-style opera Chinese contemporary classical opera (Chinese: 当今古典歌剧; ''dāngjīn gŭdiăn gējù''; "contemporary classical opera") is a musical art form drawing on western opera traditions - distinct from modern developments of traditional Chinese o ...

produced by the Opera Troupe of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

's General Political Department. The music was composed by Zhuang Ying and Lu Ming. The opera tells of the PLA's actions in

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

at the

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

ous "Mount Ke". The following year it was made into a musical film ''Keshan hong ri'' "The Red Sun over Ke Mountains" 1960 directed by Dong Zhaoqi.Public Secrets, Public Spaces: Cinema and Civility in China - Page 184 Stéphanie Donald - 2000 "The Red Sun over Ke Mountains - Keshan hong ri 1960 Dong Zhaoqi "

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