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Romance on Lushan Mountain (1980)

Romance on Lushan Mountain poster
Original title
庐山恋
Directed by
Huang Zumo
Genre
romantic drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man and woman meet and fall in love while visiting Mount Lu in China. Their romance unfolds against the backdrop of the scenic mountain landscape.

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What happens

Romance on Lushan Mountain (simplified Chinese: 庐山恋; traditional Chinese: 廬山戀; pinyin: Lúshān Liàn) is a 1980 colour film produced in China. It was in its entirety shot at Mount Lu in Jiujiang, China and was directed by Huang Zumo (黄祖模). It is alternatively known as A Love Story at Lushan Mountain and Love on Lushan Mountain. The film sold more than 140 million tickets and grossed more than CN¥100 million in China. It holds the Guinness World Record for "the longest first run of a film in one cinema" for having been shown continuously since 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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