War on the Plains is one of the Eight Modern Revolutionary Beijing Operas from the Cultural Revolution.
The story is based on the Japanese Resistance in a rural Northeastern Chinese village. A small group of villagers fought gorilla warfare in support of the war against Japan.
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Below is a short video clip from the opera.
Images from inside the book.
Back cover.
War on the Plains is one of the eight Modern Beijing Revolutionary Operas.
There are two “Eight Model Opera” books hanging on the wooden pole behind the man. You can see one here. Click like.
Chairman Mao is the Golden Sun of Beijing.
The Chinese name includes the characters 青春 “youthful spring,” which refers to the youthful beauty in a person’s appearance.