A Chronicle of the Years

At sixteen, Yang Xu left Xuancheng for an unremarkable little town. At first, everything about this unfamiliar place filled her with resistance, but over time, it came to hold all of Yang Xu’s hardships and joys, her happiness and sorrow.

Most people in this world are ordinary. A singular experience, a precious bond, and the slow, painstaking process of growing up can give an ordinary life depth and make those years priceless. You can’t seize those years or touch them, but some people will remember them forever.

Some plot points are based on real events.