The Legend of the Red Lantern

The Legend of the Red Lantern (Chinese: 红灯记; pinyin: hóng dēng jì) is one of the Eight model plays promoted during the Cultural Revolution in China.

It was additionally adapted to a piano-accompanied cantata by pianist Yin Chengzong, formed by a cycle of arias extracted from the opera itself.

The novel in turn is based on a true story of communist undercover agents working at a Huicui (辉崔) railway station in Hulin, fighting Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

After hearing the heroic story of her family, Li Tiemei is determined to follow the example of her father and carry the revolution through to the end.

[1] All three of the young female protagonists in the story express "extreme anger and hatred toward their enemies," according to Lu Xing's analysis, along with "a fierce determination to join the revolutionary force."

The Legend of the Red Lantern , performed as one of the eight model operas, 1967.