Swordsmen in Double Flag Town or The Swordman in Double Flag Town (Chinese: 双旗镇刀客; pinyin: Shuāng qí zhèn dāokè) is a 1991 Mandarin-language film directed by Chinese director He Ping, starring Gao Wei and Zhang Manna. It is a hybrid sort of Western and wuxia film which was acted by a cast of largely unknowns. The film was produced by Xi'an Film Studio.
A quiet teenage boy about sixteen to seventeen, Hai Ge (Gao Wei), ventures to West China at the edge of the Gobi Desert to claim his bride, betrothed to him since birth. His father has just died and the lad makes his way to Double Flag Town, the dusty border town with no marshal or governor to keep its townsfolk safe. Along his way he meets Desert Eagle, a fighter who allegedly robs the rich to feed the poor. Desert Eagle invites him to look him up in case he encounters any trouble.
Hai Ge manages to find young Hao Mei (Zhang Manna), his betrothed, and her father, who is lame in one leg and who runs a restaurant in the town. At first Hao Mei feels disgusted by the dirty, unkempt boy, but gradually succumbs to his unruly charms. It appears also that Hai Ge has inherited martial arts skills from his late father - he keeps the long
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