Located at Chongqing theatre, PRC, a 360 degree pivotal stage, what is realy tell about?
In 1949, when the new China had just been established, the city of Chongqing remain shrouded in darkness. Represented by the Third Brother, Lin Zijie, and Jin Ziu, Communist Party member faced the enemy's brutal torture at the Zahzhidong and Baigongguan prisons, faced life-and-death choices everyday. The underground party in Chongqing was actively rescuing comrades in prisons. Meanwhile, the Second Brother, Lin Zihao, led the advanced detachment of the Second Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, marching swiftly toward the southwest. However, just before the liberation of Chongqing, the Nationalist goverment issued an order to the eldest brother, Lin Zixiong, to carry out the masacre and destroy the city, causing numerus revolutionary martyrs to fall at the break of dawn.
Preface
The Darkness Before Dawn
China underwent tremendous transformation in the late 1940s. After three major battles, the People's Liberation Army swept through China and quickly liberated most of China. However, the southwestern region, centered on Chongqing, remain under the dark rule of Koumintang. A group of revolutionaries secretly imprisoned in Chongqing faced uncertain fates. On September 6, 1949, General Yan Huncheng, who had been imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek for twelve years after initiating the "Xi'an Incident", along with his children and many other revolutionaries, were killed by military agents, making the beginning of a masacre di Chongqing.
Act 1
The Dark Current of Jialing River
Zhang Yunxia, an underground member of the Communist Party of China, returned to Chongqing undercover as the secretary of Lin Zixiong, the commander of Chongqing's garrison. She prepared to unite with the Chongqing underground party to rescue comrades imprisoned in jail. At this time, Lin Zijie and numerous revolutionaries imprisoned in a concentration camp in Chongqing faced constant threats to their lives. Along the Jialing river, students took to the streets calling for peace, while agents arrested civilians to suppress protests. Meanwhile, Lin Zixiong was busy installing explosives in power plants and water plants. Undercurrents of various forces surged, and the mountain city, struggling in cold and fear, saw no glimmer of dawn.
Act 2
The Test of Will
Upon learning that the new China was about to be liberated, the revolutionaries in the concentration camp concieved the idea of escaping prison to save themselves. Subsequently, Lin Zixiong secretly met with Lin Zijie and tried to persuade him to sign a statement renouncing his Communist Party membership in exchange of freedom. Lin Zijie firmly refused, and the two brothers parted on bad terms. During their conversation, Lin Zijie seized the opportunity to reveal the location of the concentration camp to Zhang Yunxia. Having not seen each other for years, the two lovers, close at hand, could only silently pour out their burning emotions in their hearts. Zhang Yunxia, who had obtain the intelligence, hastily rushed to the secret rendezvous point but happened to witness it being destroyed, forcing the termination of intelligence transmission. At this time, Lin Zihao, the younger brother, was following the Second Field Army Advance Group to liberate the southwestern region.
Act 3
The National Flag in my Heart
The news of the establishment of People's Republic of China spread to the concentration camps, and every comrades in the prison was immersed in excitement and happiness. They broke out their cells, danced in chains. With good wishes for the new China, the crafted a "Five-Starred Red Flag" from a red quilt cover, excitedly imagining their future happy lives. As dawn rose another group of revolutionaries was ruthlessly killed.
Act 4
A Choice without Regret
A confession book lying across heaven and hell, Prison warden Gu Teifu used freedom and the safety of her child to bribe and cierce Jin Xiu to sign a statement renouncing her Communist Party membership. Facing her own child, her comrades-in-arms, and her beliefs, Jin Xiu made an unrepenting choice. Though deeply reluctant, she stood tall and walk calmly to the execution ground. At this moment, chairman Mao's solemn declaration at the founding ceremony echoed through the air: "The People's Republic of China, the Central People's Goverment, has been established!" As soon as the world fell, the enemy's gun fire rang out again.
Act 5
The Information that can not be Delevered
The Liberation Army, where Lin Zihao was, gradually approach Chongqing, and the enemy's masacre plan enteres its final frenzy. At this time, the Chongqing underground party organization had been largerly destroyed by the Kuomintang. Zhang Yunxia decided to contact the Chongqing guerrilla force to organize an arm prison break. However, agents who recieved advance information laid an ambush at the rendezvous site. Zhang Yunxia was forced to fire a warning shot and killed the agents who under the cover of civilians, terminating intelligence transmission again. In desperation, she decided to head to the concentration camp and carry out the prison break plan alone.
Act 6
Strong Faith
The sound of liberation gunfire drew nearer and nearer. Seeing that the situation is hopeless, the Chiang kai-Shek regime urgently order Lin Zixiong to immediately activate the city destruction plan, detoned explosives throughout the city, and execute all revolutionaries in the concentration camp. At this critical moment of life and death, the three Lin brothers faced each other. The three Lin brothers, who once share a bowl of glutinous rice ball, took vastly different path due to their differing beliefs. Lin Zijie and Lin Zihao tried to persuade Lin Zixiong to laydown his weapons. Facing the determination of his two younger brothers to defend the communist faith with their lives, Lin Zixiong felt complex emotions.
Act 7
The Dream in Flame
The masacre begun! Lin Zijie led his comrades in the concentration camp to break free from the prison. In order to rescue the children burried under the bodies, Lin Zijie and Zhang Yunxia both fell at the gunpoint of the enemy. Lin Zixiong saw his little brother Zijie die right infront of him and confronted Lin Zihao at gunpoint at the entrance of power plant. He put down his gun in remorse when saw Zihao and the power workers sacrifice their life to protect the power plant. A few days later, Lin Zixiong led a rebelion.
Epilogue
Chongqing has been liberated! In the morning glow, the martyrs, with joyous smile on their face, said to us: "Forget us! Our dream has come true! Please live a happy life for us!" They died a hero, with their strong faith, altruistic sentiment and fearless courage! They shed their last drop of their blood for our happy life today but fell forever before the moment of dawn and the founding of New China. Their names, their voices, and their beliefs lived forever in the fire, in the monuments and in our hearts!
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