What does it mean to be an older sister? In the movie Sister, An Ran is a 24-year-old woman who dreams of becoming a doctor. However, after her parents die in a car accident, An faces a choice between going after her dream and raising her 6-year-old brother.

An’s family always wanted to have a boy. To have a second child, An’s parents made An pretend to be disabled when she was a little girl. After her brother’s birth, her parents almost seemed to forget An. They asked An to study nursing instead of medicine at college so that she could start working sooner and support the family.

An had planned to leave the family when the car accident happened. What will she do?

“The film is a calm and deep examination of China’s son preference problem,” China Daily noted. Director Yin Rouxin said the film shows the real pain and difficulties that many women face.

The director, script writer and producer of this film are all women. “And we’ve seen a lot of women around us experiencing such things,” Yin said. “Why do people take it for granted (理所当然) that women should be the ones to sacrifice (牺牲) and compromise (妥协)?”

The film has an open ending, leaving the audience to guess whether An has decided to raise her brother or not. “We want An to fly high, as well as learn to love,” Yin said. No one knows if An will win against the unfairness and difficulties of life. But at least she is trying.

Summer holiday is coming! There are exciting films waiting for our students. Below is what I picked for you. Let's take a look.

Tom Holland, the lead actor of 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, returns to play Peter Parker, a high school student who has superpowers after being bitten（咬）by a spider. Spider-Man will try to return to his "normal（正常）" self; he will try to find his old powers on his new journey.

To most people, the Fast and Furious series（速度与激情系列）is all about crazy drivers driving fast in sports cars. But in its spin-off（衍生作品）, called Hobbes and Shaw, there is a lot of fun all over the place. People can't wait to see these two actors again!

This is a new version（版本）of the classic children's film. The favourite part of the story has always been the friendship between Simba, Timon and Pimba. Timon and Pimbaa tried their best to help Simba become the king of the Pride Lands.

Deep in the mountains in Longshan Town, Longli County in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, there are some artists performing (演出) Taiping lantern opera. This art form began more than 300 years ago.

The members of the troupe (剧团) are at ages from 8 to 87 years old and most of them are farmers. They are usually busy in the fields and only get together to practice their shows and teach the ancient art to younger people after finishing their farm work.

On holidays, they visit nearby villages to perform for villagers, making their cultural lives wonderful and enjoyable. The troupe members are always greeted with a warm welcome by the local people.

Taiping lantern opera is a local opera in Longli County, Guizhou Province. It puts singing and dancing together. Taiping lantern opera has developed into a more colorful art form. What’s more, you can communicate with the actors during the performance.

All the performers paint their faces with beautiful paints. They like to wear ancient clothes. The local people love them very much for their wonderful singing, excellent performance and true living style.