Lijiang film screens at Golden Rooster film festival

Hometown on the Cloud, a Lijiang ethnic-featured film, was screened at the 26th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sept 15.

The film, shot and produced in Lijiang, tells about a long neglected Naxi village in the northern part of Yunnan province whose tranquility is threatened from social development and the collision of multiple cultures. The fusion of local culture and exotic ideas brings the remote village contradictions between traditional concepts of older generations and the youth of the village.

Zhang Chunhe, screenwriter and director of Hometown on the Cloud, talks about shooting the film. [Photo/cctv.com]

Zhang Chunhe, the screenwriter and director of the film, is a Naxi artist and is widely known as the country's national leading master of Chinese painting. Zhang has been art director of many famous Chinese films, including Assembly and the Big War.

"I'm honored to shoot a film showing Lijiang's Naxi culture. The story reflects the Naxi people's magnanimous, loyal and enterprising spirits," Zhang said.

A Naxi man performs a traditional song. [Photo/cctv.com]

China's version of the Academy Awards, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the China Film Association.

The festival aims to honor excellent films and individuals for their devotion and creativity in the film sector, and for further promoting China's film industry.

The Golden Rooster awards are also called "expert awards" for the film nominees are selected by reputed artists and professional film reviewers, while the Hundred Flowers awards are chosen by the public.

Hometown on the Cloud is screened at the 26th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. [Photo provide to chinadaily.com.cn]

Edited by Zachary Dye