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"Buttercups Are Blossoming"

Title (English): "Buttercups Are Blossoming"
Title (Chinese): 《金凤花开》
Title (Romanization): "Jinfenghua kai"
Description: "Buttercups Are Blossoming" (金凤花开) is a small-scale military dance drama premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1972. It tells the story of a female military doctor who uses acupuncture to cure a paralyzed Yao woman, allowing her to stand again.
Date: 1972

"Night Practice"

Title (English): "Night Practice"
Title (Chinese): 《夜练》
Title (Romanization): "Ye lian"
Description: "Night Practice" (夜练) was a Chinese military dance premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1972. In 1977, this work won several national-level awards at the Fourth PLA Arts Festival, and in 1994 it was nominated to be a classic of Chinese dance in the twentieth century.
Date: 1972

"Going to Jinggang Mountain"

Title (English): "Going to Jinggang Mountain"
Title (Chinese): 《上井冈》
Title (Romanization): "Shang Jinggang"
Description: "Going to Jinggang Mountain" (上井冈) was a military group dance premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble in 1977. That year, it won creation and performance awards at the Firth PLA Arts Festival.
Date: 1977

"Military Postman Is Here"

Title (English): "Military Postman Is Here"
Title (Chinese): 《军邮员来了》
Title (Romanization): "Junyouyuan lai le"
Description: “Military Postman Is Here" (军邮员来了) was a military group dance premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble in 1953.
Date: 1953

"New Song in the Rubber Garden"

Title (English): "New Song in the Rubber Garden"
Title (Chinese): 《胶园新歌》
Title (Romanization): "Jiao yuan xin ge"
Description: "New Song in the Rubber Garden" (胶园新歌) is a group military dance premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1972.
Date: 1972

"General Mends Shoes"

Title (English): "General Mends Shoes"
Title (Chinese): 《将军补鞋》
Title (Romanization): "Jiangjun bu xie"
Description: "General Mends Shoes" (将军补鞋) was a Chinese military dance trio premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble in 1960. In 1964, it won several national-level awards at the Third PLA Arts Festival in Beijing. The work was inspired by a report praising a lieutenant officer for mending shoes for his officers and men.
Date: 1960

"Beside the Island Spring"

Title (English): "Beside the Island Spring"
Title (Chinese): 《海岛泉边》
Title (Romanization): "Haidao quan bian"
Description: “Beside the Island Spring" (海岛泉边) is a military dance trio premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1973.
Date: 1973

“Cambodian Female Soldier"

Title (English): “Cambodian Female Soldier"
Title (Chinese): 《高棉女战士》
Title (Romanization): "Gaomian nü zhanshi"
Description: "Cambodian Female Soldier" (高棉女战士) is a military dance trio premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1973.
Date: 1973

"Tunnel Warfare"

Title (English): "Tunnel Warfare"
Title (Chinese): 《地道战》
Title (Romanization): "Didao zhan"
Description: "Tunnel Warfare" (地道战) was a military group dance premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble in 1977. That year, it won a creation award at the Firth PLA Arts Festival.
Date: 1977

"Sister-in-Law Crosses the Foot Bridge"

Title (English): "Sister-in-Law Crosses the Foot Bridge"
Title (Chinese): 《大嫂过小桥》
Title (Romanization): "Dasao guo xiaoqiao"
Description: "Sister-in-Law Crosses the Foot Bright" (大嫂过小桥) was a military dance duet premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble in 1961. This dance is about a soldier who helps a farmer carry her melons over a narrow bridge. It reflects the larger theme of friendship between soldiers and civilians.
Date: 1961

"Arduous Years"

Title (English): "Arduous Years"
Title (Chinese): 《艰苦岁月》
Title (Romanization): "Jianku suiyue"
Description: "Arduous Years" (艰苦岁月) was a Chinese military dance duet premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble in 1961. The dance is set during the Long March and shows an old Red Army veteran who helps a young soldier overcome hunger and exhaustion to continue on the march. In 1964, this work won several national-level awards at the Third PLA Arts Festival in Beijing, and in 1994 it was named a classic of Chinese dance in the twentieth century. A second version of the work appeared in 1973.
Date: 1961

"Night Practice"

Title (English): "Night Practice"
Title (Chinese): 《夜练》
Title (Romanization): "Ye lian"
Description: "Night Practice" (夜练) was a Chinese military dance premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1972. In 1977, this work won several national-level awards at the Fourth PLA Arts Festival, and in 1994 it was nominated to be a classic of Chinese dance in the twentieth century.
Date: 1972

"Night Practice"

Title (English): "Night Practice"
Title (Chinese): 《夜练》
Title (Romanization): "Ye lian"
Description: "Night Practice" (夜练) was a Chinese military dance premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1972. In 1977, this work won several national-level awards at the Fourth PLA Arts Festival, and in 1994 it was nominated to be a classic of Chinese dance in the twentieth century.
Date: 1972

"Night Practice"

Title (English): "Night Practice"
Title (Chinese): 《夜练》
Title (Romanization): "Ye lian"
Description: "Night Practice" (夜练) was a Chinese military dance premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1972. In 1977, this work won several national-level awards at the Fourth PLA Arts Festival, and in 1994 it was nominated to be a classic of Chinese dance in the twentieth century.
Date: 1972

"Buttercups Are Blossoming"

Title (English): "Buttercups Are Blossoming"
Title (Chinese): 《金凤花开》
Title (Romanization): "Jinfenghua kai"
Description: "Buttercups Are Blossoming" (金凤花开) is a small-scale military dance drama premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Propaganda Team in 1972. It tells the story of a female military doctor who uses acupuncture to cure a paralyzed Yao woman, allowing her to stand again.
Date: 1972

"General Mends Shoes"

Title (English): "General Mends Shoes"
Title (Chinese): 《将军补鞋》
Title (Romanization): "Jiangjun bu xie"
Description: "General Mends Shoes" (将军补鞋) was a Chinese military dance trio premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble in 1960. In 1964, it won several national-level awards at the Third PLA Arts Festival in Beijing. The work was inspired by a report praising a lieutenant officer for mending shoes for his officers and men.
Date: 1960

"General Mends Shoes"

Title (English): "General Mends Shoes"
Title (Chinese): 《将军补鞋》
Title (Romanization): "Jiangjun bu xie"
Description: "General Mends Shoes" (将军补鞋) was a Chinese military dance trio premiered by the Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble in 1960. In 1964, it won several national-level awards at the Third PLA Arts Festival in Beijing. The work was inspired by a report praising a lieutenant officer for mending shoes for his officers and men.
Date: 1960

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