Hao Jian's Siheyuan

The story begins in the late 1950s and runs through the 1990s, revolving around life in a Beijing courtyard and the sweeping changes of the era. The protagonist, Hao Jian, is an ordinary man from modern times who is unexpectedly reborn around 1953 in Beijing, where he moves into Courtyard No. 96. China is at a pivotal point of social transformation, with all kinds of new ideas in the air and social life undergoing dramatic changes. Armed with his modern-day memories and a mysterious space that lets him retrieve objects from afar, Hao Jian begins a unique journey through this complex and changing era.