numbers: Group dance of the Red Army soldiers Sequence of synchronized grand jeté Act VI In the lair of the Tyrant, Nanbatian and his lackeys are panic-stricken knowing that their end is approaching. The Tyrant runs out all his means to force Hong Changqing to surrender, but the Commissar vehemently denounces the enemy. Nanbatian threatens Hong with death, but the hero remains steadfast. At the end, Hong is burnt in a horrid fire under the giant banyan tree amidst a chorus of the Internationale, and he dies a martyr's death. The main force of the Red Army has won their battle with the enemy. They storm the hideout of the Tyrant and kill him and his lackeys. The Red Army emancipates Nanbatian's prisoners and Yelinzhai is liberated. Wu Qinghua and the Company Commander look everywhere for Hong and find the truth. They all kneel in front of the place where Hong has died to pay their respects to the hero. The Red Army Battalion Commander announces that Wu will succeed Hong as the Commissar of the Women's Detachment. Wu takes over Hong's portfolio, and she and her comrades-in-arm will continue their revolutionary cause. Major numbers: Dance of Nanbatian and Lao Si Hong Changqing's solo Hong Changqing dying a martyr's death Red Army's assault on Nanbatian's lair Celebration of liberation Pas de deux of Wu Qinghua and Company Commander Mourning the martyr Group dance and the tableau vivant at the end In popular culture Images of dancers performing The Red Detachment of Women appear as a theme in the work of visual artists Hung Liu, who grew up in Changchun China but settled in Oakland California. The French film The Chinese in Paris has a six minute long "play-within-a-play", that hybridizes the ballet The Red Detachment of Women with the French opera Carmen, calling the production "Carmeng". See also List of ballets by title Nixon in China opera References Specific General Zhongguo Wuju Tuan. RED DETACHMENT OF WOMEN—A Modern Revolutionary Ballet. Beijing Foreign Language Press, 1972. Zhongguo Wuju Tuan. Red Detachment of Women (Choreographic Work). Beijing Foreign Language Press, 1973. Günter Platzdasch in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Stehender Kranich im Frauenbataillon - Von Yenan nach Jena https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buehne-und-konzert/kunstfest-weimar-wen-huis-ballett-red-in-jena-15183178.html External links Youtube: Red Detachment of Women (1971, full movie, good-quality soundtrack) Archive: Red Detachment of Women (1971, full movie) Some Stills from Red Detachment of Women YouTube: Qinghua Joins the Red Army in Act