With curiosity about history, Sun Yanlin accidentally opened the diary left by Italian traveler Marco, and was involved in the canal in 1900. There, she met Shao Changlai. She wanted to prevent the ship from being burned, but it triggered a series of chain reactions. From the Boxer Rebellion to the transmission of anti-Japanese intelligence, from modern entrepreneurship to the pursuit of transnational cultural relics, an adventure spanning time and space begins, and all of this revolves around the inheritance and persistence of canal culture.
When Sun Yanlin stepped into the canal in 1900, every move she made was like a butterfly flapping its wings, changing the direction of history and modern times. The Boxer Rebellion in 1900 and the burning of the Shao family's ships are closely connected with Shao Xingchi's entrepreneurship after 2000 and the mystery of Xie Haikuo's life experience. She traveled between two time and space, assisted Marco Polo's descendants in writing books, and assisted in the restoration of Kunqu opera, but she also faced the risk of historical nihilism. Where will this cultural journey through time and space go?
A diary from 1900 took Sun Yanlin on an incredible journey through time. Along the canal in 1900, she formed an indissoluble bond with Shao Changlai and others. Her intervention rewrote the course of history and also triggered a series of butterfly effects in modern times. Shao Xingchi's entrepreneurial path changed, and the mystery of Xie Haikuo's life experience surfaced. In the midst of cultural inheritance and historical changes, how should Sun Yanlin balance the two time and spaces and protect the roots of canal culture?