OST Liu san Jie Third Sister Liu SK-488 Rare 1961 Chinese Propaganda Very Rare
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Description
This is the first musical film in China which tells the story of Liu San Jie (Liu the Third Sister), a legendary folk female singer of Zhuang minority in Guangxi Autonomous Region. She loves the ordinary people and despises the vicious landlord. She was hated by the landlord who wants to forbid her from singing but fails. Then the landlord kidnaps Liu San Jie who later escapes with the help of her lover and other people. Liu San Jie moves to other places to inspire people with folk songs. The movie contains many beautiful folk songs of Guangxi Zhuang minority and stunning scenery of Guangxi. The record is in Very Good condition a few minor scratches in the opening track, The sleeve is in Good condition some small stains, a tear on the spine and edge creases and chipping. Extremely rare album.
Liu San Jie (Third Sister Liu) and her stories are very popular among the Zhuang people in southwest Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
According to the local tale, Liu San Jie was born in a village along the Liujiang River of Guangxi in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). She was not only beautiful but also good at singing folk songs. At the age of 17, Liu San Jie fell in love with a handsome young man who was also a good folk singer. The two swore never separate in their lives.
The peaceful happiness was, however, broken by a hooligan in the village who had been for a long time attracted by Liu's beauty. This evil man decided to take Liu San Jie by force. He got his chance on a moonlight night when Liu and her lover were sitting on a big rock at riverside to enjoy the beauty of the moon. Suddenly, a gang of hooligans surrounded them. Liu San Jie and her lover had no way to escape, with no hesitation, the couple jumped into the roaring Liujiang River, hand in hand.
Nowadays, on the day of March 3, local people will gather along the riverside of the Liujiang River, organizing a folk-song competition to mourn Liu San Jie.
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