In 1925, Gao Fengchun and his girlfriend He Li returned from studying in the UK, determined to save the country through medicine. They came to Dingzhou, a mountain city in western Fujian, to open a poor relief clinic. In the Wangjiang Tower, Gao Fengchun, He Li and their young friend Wang Zhanfei and Fang Liang, a student movement leader who recently met, debated how to save the country. In the bloody storm of counter-revolution, Gao Fengchun’s religious enlightenment teacher Charlie took off his disguise, Wang Zhanfei betrayed the revolution, Gao Fengchun’s hospital was destroyed, and He Li was deceived back to Shanghai. After a series of changes, Gao Fengchun's ideal of saving the nation through medicine was completely shattered. In the baptism of blood and fire, he gained a new life and plunged into the torrent of revolution.
| Release Date | January 1, 1979 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 血与火的洗礼 | |
| Runtime | 1h 44min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Mandarin | |
| Original Language | Chinese | |
| Production Countries | China | |
| Production Companies | Xi'an Film Studio | |