Daily Excerpt 13042016: Fall of Ming

Movie: Fall of Ming
Release date: 25/10/2013
Country: China
Running time: 110 minutes
Language: Mandarin Chinese

The movie "Fall of Ming" is directed by Wang Jing; one of the Golden Angel  Awards Winning Film in the 2013 Chinese American Film Festival. This movie is about the last moment of the Ming Dynasty in the Chinese History; during that time the Ming Empire was facing threats from famine, economic burdens, plagues and from the war. In order to prevent the growth of the rebellion forces in Northern China; The Chongzhen  Emperor releases the General Sun Chengzhong from the prison. However,  the exchequer is facing financial difficulties cannot afford to provide enough resources to the general and can only provide 3,000 soldiers but the general still start his expedition to fight to the rebellion forces. At the meanwhile of the reinforce troops arrived in Xi'an, the plague has occurred at the same time.

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