Enter the forbidden city / co-produced with Beijing Municipal Information Department, Anhui Provincial Information Department, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television, Anhui Provincial Bureau of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, Yangzhou Municipal Information Department ; co-produced with Beijing United Film Co., Ltd., Anhui Radio, Film & TV Media Industry Group, Anhui Xinhua Media Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Broadcast & Television Media Group, Shanghai Kingdom Film Co., Ltd. ; a Mei Hu film ; director, Hu Mei.

During the celebrations of the Emperor's 80th birthday, an opera troupe from southern China is invited to come to Beijing to perform for the Emperor. Afterwards, the opera troupe is allowed to stay in Beijing, and they become what is known today as the 'Peking Opera.'