Across the boundless plains, the deep, vigorous melodies of Xintianyou folk songs drift on the breeze, while high in the clear sky, eagles soar with strong and resolute grace. Beicheng is a land brimming with hope and dreams, carrying the heartfelt affection of generations of local people. Unable to leave their homeland behind, those who live here press forward with passion and unwavering conviction, all because their roots hold them fast.
Forty years of reform and opening up, three generations striving onward, a small rural town, and years of love and resentment. Family ties, friendship, and love: on this land they cannot bear to leave, countless joys and sorrows unfold. With wholehearted devotion, they write a turbulent story of happiness and grief. The right path through the world is marked by hardship, and now is the time for men to press forward. The Gao family of Beicheng, with steadfast eyes, measures the sweeping changes across northern China over forty years of reform and opening up...
