Wang Bing's 2012 documentary Three Sisters examines rural poverty in Yunnan

Wang Bing's documentary film Three Sisters (2012) follows three young sisters—Yingying, 10, Zhenzhen, 6, and Fenfen, 4—living in the village of Xiyangtang in Yunnan province, China. Their mother has abandoned them, leaving them in the care of their peasant father. The girls perform chores like herding livestock and gathering firewood or dung to earn meals from relatives. Shot with handheld footage, the film critically addresses the Chinese government's 'Rural Revival' plans while compassionately highlighting rural poverty. In 2017, Wang Bing received the Eye Art & Film Prize for this work. Later, the father takes the two younger daughters to the city where he works, leaving Yingying alone to face an uncertain future.