Farewell My Concubine is about the joys and sorrows of two Peking Opera artists for half a century, but it is actually about China people's thinking and understanding of human existence and human nature. In the great ship of the times, you can't control your own destiny; Going with the flow was crushed, and resistance was also crushed. In the end, I could only "complete myself" in the frenzy of history and live a dusty life.

Those who want to see love can see twisted and heavy love; Those who want to see human nature can see the contrast between sinister and pure; Those who want to see history can see blood and cruelty; Those who want to see the techniques can enjoy Chen Kaige's earnest narration and Gu Changwei's symbolic photography.

Farewell My Concubine tells the story of the emotional entanglement between two actors, Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi, which spanned half a century from the Republic of China in China to the reform and opening up in China.

Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi are both stage names, and they are the pillars of the cast, acting as the raw and fresh roles respectively. In their masterpiece Farewell My Concubine, Duan Xiaolou sings the overlord and Cheng Dieyi sings the concubine.