Provided the band Xiu Xiu with its name.
Although the U.S. distributor claimed the film was banned in China for sexual and political content, the script was actually approved by the Chinese government. The film was only banned after the filmmakers decided not to wait for permits before shooting in Tibet (such permits are required for a film to receive official approval).
The leading actress Xiaolu Li mentioned in an interview that she had been troubled by the "nude scene scandal" for many years, and said that she had a conflict with director Joan Chen over them. "She thinks it is normal for every film to have exposed scenes. I don't think so. I am determined not to sell my personality. Because of this, I went on strike on the set and had a fierce conflict with her. Because I was an underage girl, the contract stated that there could be no exposed scenes. Seeing how determined I was, she had to make changes to the script. What I didn't want most is that the film had bathing scenes, bed scenes and nude scenes. I later learned that she re-shot them in the United States during post-production, using a body double. People who don't know the truth thought it was me. I feel hurt and deceived," Xiaolu Li said.