Battle on Shangganling Mountain

Battle on Shangganling Mountain is a 1956 Chinese war film. It is also known as Shangganling Battle.

The battle of Shangganling has become a symbol of Chinese die for the sake of motherland heroism, and also the symbol of fighting spirit of the Chinese military. Taking into account of the absolute superiority of American ground artillery power and air power, resulting in the Peoples Volunteer Army regaining their original positions against high American and South Korean casualties, the Chinese promote it as a military victory with emphasis on Chinese soldiers endurance and sacrifice.OnJanuary 2011, pianist Lang Lang played the theme song of this movie at a White House state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao. The event generated controversies within both US and China, similar to the antiSoviet music of composer Dmitri Shostakovich. ........

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