Yellow Earth (黄土地Huáng tǔdì) is a film directed by Chen Kaige, released in 1984. This film was set during the second Sino-Japanese war (1937—1945). This film tells a story about a young girl named Cuiqiao who wants to quit her monotone life in a deserted village, which is Yellow Earth. She decided to run away to Yan’an and chase her dream. This paper explains what factors that made Cuiqiao decided to get out of the Yellow Earth. This paper also describes some facts about China in 1939, which is the time setting of this film.