Battle of Xiangjiang River

Battle of Xiangjiang River (Chinese: 血战湘江) is a 2017 Chinese war film directed by Chen Li, written by Liu Jianwei, Bai Tiejun and Xiang Xiaomi, and starring Wang Ying, Xu Jian, Dong Yong, Bao Jianfeng, Sun Weimin and Zhang Yishan.

[1][2] The film picks up the story of the 34th division of the Red Army officers and soldiers paid great sacrifice to cover the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party through Xiangjiang River, and successfully broke through the blockade of the Kuomintang.

[4] Battle of Xiangjiang River marked the second collaboration between Chen Li and Ju Wenpei, after their first collaboration My Uncle Zhou Enlai.

[5] The film premiered in Beijing on November 27, 2016 with wide-release in China on June 30, 2017.

The film grossed 73.076 million yuan in Chinese box office.