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Attractive, intelligent and gifted and one of China's most famous female painters and poets, Lianxia "Ziyi" Zhou, and her talented husband, Wanping Xu, took Shanghai by storm in the 1930's as a part of an iconic circle of famous artists and writers that included the world-famous Chang Dai-chien, Xu Beihong, Xu Zhimo, Jiang Biwei, Lu Xiaoman, Wu Hufan, Bertrand Russell and Pearl Buck. They redefied the conventions of the time and shaped the cultural path China has followed to this day. But, when the world around them erupted into war, a cruel twist of fate tears Ziyi and Wanping apart and plunges her and their five children into dire straits that left them struggling to survive. Walking in beauty, with a heart inspired by art and the love for her country and her missing husband to sustain her, Ziyi kept her family and her dreams alive in a nation ravaged by war and political strife. Until a miracle happened.
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00:00My grandfather said Leanne Shazhou was the most extraordinary woman he had ever known.
00:06She dared to break from the golden chains of her family's wealth and privilege, to forge
00:11her own path through painting and poetry.
00:17Following the invasion of Shanghai, Japanese forces have launched on 9-10, leaving carnage
00:24in their wake.
00:26After all these years, when people had enough of war, Sunday, the whole world of sea was
00:33out.
00:35I'm Julius.
00:36I mean, please come see.
00:44If we don't take a stand for ourselves, no one will take us seriously.
00:49The time is now, we have to do something, even if we have to take up weapons ourselves.
00:57I believe we had to take up weapons, even if we have to do something
00:57called Jin and scheduling.
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