It is the legend of Chinese Joan Arc, even if unfamiliar with that history, from the opera Daughter of the Party the spectators could still feel the passion that has excited Chinese people of many generations. The aesthetic style that Daughter of the Party depicts is quite different from Western classic operas that we often see nowadays. The open personality, the heroic emotion and the spirit of ready to sacrifice for faith quite directly influence our sense organs and have enormous power. In the present day of being familiar with soft music, the shock given by drums has another kind of magnificence.

Synopsis
In 1935, Dujuanpo of the Communist Party area in Jiangxi Province.

The Red Army goes northward to fight against Japanese invaders, so Dujuanpo is surrounded by white terror. On the execution ground, Communist Tian Yumei escapes from death under the protection of the branch secretary.

Tian Yumei is not frightened by the enemies' bloody massacre; on the contrary, she wipes the blood on her and determines to fight against the enemies until her last breath. She finds Ma Jiahui, the former secretary of the Communist Party area and tells him that before his death the branch secretary said there was a traitor in the Party. In fact the traitor is Ma Jiahui. Tian Yumei almost falls a prey to Ma Jiahui’s plot. Ma Jiahui and the regimental commander of the White Army design the ambush to annihilate the guerrilla forces. At the very dangerous moment, Tian Yumei gets Qishugong's trust with her loyalty. She goes into the dangerous area again, kindles Guiying's flames of revolution and points out that Ma Jiahui is the traitor.

Tian Yumei, Qishugong and Guiying climb the hill that very night to tell the guerrilla forces this important information, but the guerrilla forces have transferred to other places. At this moment of losing communication with the Party organization, the three people establish the battle team.

The guerrilla forces get the information from Qishugong and, through a careful plan, attack the enemies' ambush. Tian Yumei and Guiying encounter Ma Jiahui while preparing salt for the guerilla forces. They fight against the traitor bravely and kill him at last. Guiying sacrifices her life for protecting Tian Yumei. The sound of the gun brings the White Army, and Tian Yumei is captured by the enemies as she protects Xiao Cheng of the guerilla forces. Tian Yumei faces death without fear and sacrifices her life with the belief that the Communist Party will definitely defeat the enemies in heart. Her everlasting spirit is changed into the azalea blossoming all over the hill.