''Visitors on the Icy Mountain'' () is a 1963 Chinese film directed by Zhao Xinshui to a script by Bai Xin. The film is famous for its songs such as "Why Are the Flowers So Red", featuring the

rawap The rawap (Uyghur: راۋاپ, равап Uzbek: rubob) is a fretted plucked long-necked stringed instrument used in folk music by residents of the Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang, Western China. The history of the instrument dates back ...

and music of the

Tajiks of Xinjiang The Tajiks of Xinjiang ( Sarikoli: , , ), also known as Chinese Tajiks () or Mountain Tajiks, are Pamiris that live in the Pamir mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, in Xinjiang, China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially ...

.Lisa Funnell, Man-Fung Yip American and Chinese-Language Cinemas 1317910249 - 2014 The rawap, a popular Uyghur folk musical instrument, was predominantly used in Visitors on the Icy Mountain ( Bingshanshang di laike, Zhao Xinshui 1963), which is mainly about Tajik nationality." The cast features

Bai Dezhang Bai Dezhang (; 1931 – 23 November 2019) was a Chinese film actor and director with Changchun Film Studio, best known for his performance in the 1963 film ''Visitors on the Icy Mountain''. He received the Honorary Award of the Golden Phoenix Awa ...

, En Hesen, and Gu Yuying.

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