Light in the Tropics
Xijiebao Village is a thousand-year-old village on the Loess Plateau. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the villagers are busy preparing for the coming Spring Festival. Brothers of the Tian…
Light in the Tropics
Xijiebao Village is a thousand-year-old village on the Loess Plateau. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the villagers are busy preparing for the coming Spring Festival. Brothers of the Tian family gather together, talking about the activities to be held in the village during the Spring Festival. Mr. Tian, a retired teacher who has lost the sight of both his eyes, is give guidance to the village's dance team and the gong and drum team in their rehearsal. At dusk on the last day of the twelfth lunar month, Goudan, a left-behind child, is waiting at the entrance to the village for his parents to come back home to spend the Spring Festival with him. Granny Tian, an eighty-year-old lady who lives alone, is reverently worshiping the Kitchen God. Old Man Tian, his wife and Goudan sit by the table on the brick heating bed, having a quiet dinner. Mr. Tian and his son who keep each other company are having simple food. Then Mr. Tian is performing the Wanwanqiang Opera, a traditional local opera. The local dance team and the gong and drum team perform and pay a New Year call to the elderly of the village from house to house. The villagers sit around three Wanghuo (auspicious fires) watching the opera troupe perform. The performance "The Red Plum Tale of Luliang" scripted and starred by the villagers is adapted from a real story that happened in the village. It follows a touching story that Tian Xinsheng, a villager became disabled due to an injury, while his wife took care of his aged parents and him without complaint or regret over 16 years. On the 15th day of the first lunar month, the villagers gather at the Nine-Bend Yellow River Array which has a history of 600 years to worship ancestors with offerings. With the performance of the gong and drum team and the dance team, the villagers are enjoying the happiness the Spring Festival brings them. After the Spring Festival, young people leave their homes to work in cities one after another. Under the big locust tree at the entrance to the village are the elderly and children who are seeing their families off and lingering and unwilling to leave. The ancient village becomes quiet again.
Light in the Tropics
Drama
Film Details
Xijiebao Village is a thousand-year-old village on the Loess Plateau. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the villagers are busy preparing for the coming Spring Festival. Brothers of the Tian family gather together, talking about the activities to be held in the village during the Spring Festival.
Mr. Tian, a retired teacher who has lost the sight of both his eyes, is give guidance to the village's dance team and the gong and drum team in their rehearsal. At dusk on the last day of the twelfth lunar month, Goudan, a left-behind child, is waiting at the entrance to the village for his parents to come back home to spend the Spring Festival with him.
Granny Tian, an eighty-year-old lady who lives alone, is reverently worshiping the Kitchen God. Old Man Tian, his wife and Goudan sit by the table on the brick heating bed, having a quiet dinner. Mr.
Tian and his son who keep each other company are having simple food. Then Mr. Tian is performing the Wanwanqiang Opera, a traditional local opera.
The local dance team and the gong and drum team perform and pay a New Year call to the elderly of the village from house to house. The villagers sit around three Wanghuo (auspicious fires) watching the opera troupe perform. The performance "The Red Plum Tale of Luliang" scripted and starred by the villagers is adapted from a real story that happened in the village.
It follows a touching story that Tian Xinsheng, a villager became disabled due to an injury, while his wife took care of his aged parents and him without complaint or regret over 16 years. On the 15th day of the first lunar month, the villagers gather at the Nine-Bend Yellow River Array which has a history of 600 years to worship ancestors with offerings. With the performance of the gong and drum team and the dance team, the villagers are enjoying the happiness the Spring Festival brings them.
After the Spring Festival, young people leave their homes to work in cities one after another. Under the big locust tree at the entrance to the village are the elderly and children who are seeing their families off and lingering and unwilling to leave. The ancient village becomes quiet again..