Legends of Shanghai's Turbulent Times

In the final years of the Qing dynasty, society was in turmoil, foreign powers invaded, and ordinary people struggled to survive. Lin Yu was born at the very bottom of society. Orphaned at five, he grew up on food donated by neighbors, enduring the full spectrum of human kindness and cruelty. When the Qing dynasty fell, he was fifteen. He made his way to the docks of Shanghai, where his legendary life began.