Privately submitted to overseas competitions without review. Farewell, My Concubine is one of the most iconic films in modern Chinese film history. Farewell, My Concubine was later banned. The official reasons were given without censorship, and it was submitted to foreign competitions without censorship. It was not until 2011 that the film was lifted from the ban. Farewell My Concubine is a literary film produced by Tomson Film Co., Ltd., adapted from Li Bihua's novel of the same name, directed by Chen Kaige, written by Li Bihua and Lu Wei, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, and Zhang Fengyi. The film revolves around the joys and sorrows of two Peking opera actors over half a century. It shows the thinking and understanding of traditional culture, people's living conditions and human nature.