The Female Prince
Year: 1964
Runtime: 102 mins
Language: Chinese
Director: Chow Sze-Luk
The film reunites Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han in a Huangmei opera tale. Siblings Ching Feng‑sheng and Ching Feng‑hsiao endure cruelty from their stepmother Hsia. Feng‑hsiao is betrothed to Li Ru‑lung, but Hsia frames and imprisons him. Disguised as a man, she travels to the capital, assumes Ru‑lung’s name for the imperial exam and tops it. The Emperor rewards her with marriage to Princess Fang Ying, whom she later reveals her true identity.
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