 In 1945, after the surrender of Japan, the Chinese Civil War between the KMT (Kuomintang) and CPC (Communist Party of China) was launched.This film was produced nearly at the end of the Chinese Civil War and was shown on November 1, 1949 in China, which just in one month after Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China from atop Tiananmen.The film gives viewers a window into Chinese society during the Chinese Civil War period, and a deeper insight on how people suffered as a result of the KMT’s oppressive rule and martial governance.