Third Sister Liu

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.

• Release date
• February 1, 1960
• Runtime
• 117 min
• Genres
• Music, Drama
• Director
• Li Su

Cast

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