Xu Zhu

In China, during the Cultural Revolution, a young girl's parents are thrown in jail for ten years. She is raised by her grandfather. He introduces her to gymnastics where she does her best to fit in with the others. (imdb)

Shenzhen businessman, Da Ming, goes home to Beijing when he thinks his father has died. He finds his father hard at work at the family's bathhouse (the false message was a ruse of Da's mentally-handicapped, exuberant brother, Er Ming, to get Da home). Da stays a couple days, observing his father being social director, marriage counselor, and dispute mediator for his customers and a boon companion to Er... (imdb)

An aging street performer in 1930s Sichuan earns his living mastering the ancient art of face-changing opera. Longing for an heir, he buys a child to teach his secret craft, only to discover the child is a girl — forbidden by tradition to learn his art. As affection grows between them, The King of Masks unfolds as a tender story of love, dignity, and the struggle between custom and compassion.

Set in a Beijing teahouse spanning decades of social upheaval, the film observes the changing fortunes of its owner and patrons as China transforms around them. Through conversations, humor, and quiet despair, Teahouse becomes a living portrait of a nation in flux — capturing the endurance, wit, and humanity of ordinary people facing extraordinary times.