My Memories of Old Beijing (1983)

My Memories of Old Beijing 1983 / 城南旧事 1983 / Cheng Nan Jiu Shi , Chengnan Jiushi , South of the old

The film shows the society and life in Beijing in the 1920s through the eyes of a 6-year-old girl. Lin Ying Zi moves to Beijing from Taiwan with her parents. They live in a lane in the southern part of the city. As an energetic but sensitive girl, she spends a lot of time hanging out with her friends. They run around the busy streets and lanes and do a lot of people-watching. She meets all kinds of people, including a mad woman at the door of a guildhall, her playmate Niu Er who was mistreated, a guy who steals to pay for his brother's tuition fees hiding in a deserted courtyard, Amah Song, who was a wet nurse in her family and her loving father, a highly respected professor, who is seriously ill and dies of the disease. After experiencing a bitter life, Ying Zi leaves Beijing with her mother. (Source: IMDb)