The film is set against the backdrop of the Tangshan earthquake in the 1970s and tells a touching and poignant love story through poetic language: a young man named Wang Xiaotu (played by Li Bin) who returns to the city and falls in love with the beautiful small town teacher Ou Hailian (played by Yu Feifei). However, this relationship is opposed by Ou Hailian's father, and a "watch stealing" incident causes Wang Xiaotu to fall in love with the beautiful small town teacher Ou Hailian (played by Yu Feifei)
The film is set against the backdrop of the Tangshan earthquake in the 1970s and tells a touching and poignant love story through poetic language: a young man named Wang Xiaotu (played by Li Bin) who returns to the city and falls in love with the beautiful small town teacher Ou Hailian (played by Yu Feifei). However, this relationship is opposed by Ou Hailian's father, and a "watch stealing" incident causes Wang Xiaotu to fall in love with the beautiful small town teacher Ou Hailian (played by Yu Feifei)