The Birth of New China

The Birth of New China

In the spring and summer of 1949, the People's Liberation Army launched an offensive under the orders of Mao Zedong and Zhu De, they crossed the Yangtze River and Nanjing was liberated on April 23 which signaled the fall of the KMT regime, Chiang Kai-Shek fled to Taiwan; on October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong standing on the rostrum of Tiananmen, solemnly declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China.

Release Date

September 21, 1989

Status

Released

Original Title

开国大典

Runtime

2h 43min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Mandarin

Production Companies

Changchun Film Studio