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Summer Palace

Original title: Yi He Yuan

“Where did our love go…”

2006 · 2 h 15 min
Directed by Lou Ye · China · Chinese Fifth Generation
DramaRomance

Cast

Lei Hao Xiaodong Guo Xueyun Bai Lin Cui Yihong Duan Yu Hou

Credits

Written by: Ye Lou

Plot

Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.

Sinekatalog’s take

Summer Palace (2006) is a Chinese drama directed by Lou Ye. It stars Hao Lei, Guo Xiaodong and Hu Ling. It runs 135 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (5,128 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.