Hibiscus Town

Hibiscus Town
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	芙蓉鎮
Simplified Chinese	芙蓉镇
Literal meaning	Lotus Town
Hanyu Pinyin	fúróng zhèn
Directed by	Xie Jin
Written by	Ah Cheng Xie Jin
Based on	Hibiscus Town by Gu Hua
Starring	Jiang Wen Liu Xiaoqing
Cinematography	Lu Junfu
Music by	Ge Yan
Production company	Shanghai Film Studio
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	164 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Hibiscus Town (Chinese: 芙蓉鎮) is a 1986 Chinese film directed by Xie Jin, based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua. The film, a melodrama, follows the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution and as such is an example of the "scar drama" genre that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s that detailed life during that period. The film was produced by the Shanghai Film Studio.

The film won Best Film for 1987 Golden Rooster Awards and Hundred Flowers Awards, as well as Best Actress awards for Liu Xiaoqing at both ceremonies. It was also selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1]

The village in Hunan province where the film was made was initially known as Wang Village (王村; pinyin: Wáng cūn). In 2007, the village was renamed Furong zhen (芙蓉镇) owing to this film.^[2]