The People on the Grassland is one of the earliest “minority nationality films” produced in the PRC. It features Mongolian herders who serve the people in the struggle against the forces of the KMT. The film was released in China in 1953 and became particularly well-known for its songs and theme-music.

A heroic People's Liberation Army nurse continues caring for wounded and getting them safely to hospital even though she has been wounded.

It describes the story of how during the Northeast Liberation War, the peasants who turned over from the Northeast actively joined the People's Army and defended the fruits of victory.

The story of a village amidst the winds of change, with Aunt Guo a female member of the Communist Party as the center. This multi-level display of Chinese farmers of different thinking style and perplexing relationships, reflects some of the major changes in China's rural areas from land reform to the people's commune being established in this historical stage.

Problems when a female truck driver gets into conflict with horsedrawn wagon teamsters.