A series of bizarre, seemingly unrelated murders in a declining industrial town in 1990s Northeast China reveal the intertwined fates of their victims, ultimately uncovering hope and humanity amid brutal survival.

Adaptation de nouvelles chinoises centrées sur les deux aspects (l'ancien et le moderne) de la ville de Shanghai, et sur deux périodes distinctes. L'histoire d'un jeune homme en quête d'aventures dans la Chine florissante des années 1990.

Li Wenxiu, a Han Chinese girl who grew up in Altay, is determined to pursue her literary dream in a big city. However, she repeatedly encounters obstacles and is forced to return to her hometown to rely on her mother who runs a small shop. After meeting Kazakh boy Batay, Wenxiu gradually discovered the beauty of the local area.