Raise the Red Lantern
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Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 period drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an adaptation by Ni Zhen of the 1990 novella Raise the Red Lantern by Su Tong. A Chinese-Hong Kong
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Qiao Family Compound
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The Qiao Family Compound, originally the Zaizhong Hall and officially Qiao's Grand Courtyard, is a courtyard house located in Qi County, Jinzhong Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China, approximately 30 k
Raise the Red Lantern
…a young woman who becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy man. It was the fourth of nine collaborations between Zhang and Gong. The film was shot in the Qiao Family Compound near the ancient city of Pingyao, in Shanxi Province. Raise the Red Lantern received widespread critical acclaim. It was entered into the 48th Venice…
The Jingyi House of the Qiao Family Compound