Director Xihe Chen used many non-professional actresses, most of whom were newly liberated prostitutes and former procuresses.
When shooting the scene of beating prostitutes, Li Lingyun ('Yan Zhi Hu') couldn't bear to continue playing the role because she couldn't help thinking of her own experience.
The film was filmed after the Beijing government closed all the brothels in the city in 1949.
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By what name was Zi zi mei mei zhan qi lai (1951) officially released in Canada in English?
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