Driving Across Tibet

Yan Xinyi, founder of an internet company, faces a power struggle with investors after his company goes public. He disbands the team he spent eight years building, while his wife grows cold and distant. Trapped in his luxury car, the Xingmang H, with his soul exhausted, he sets off through the late-autumn fog on a road trip to Tibet: 2,142 kilometers, estimated to take 38 hours. He hopes the journey will help him leave his troubles behind.

Along the way, he meets all kinds of people and undergoes a transformation of the heart. At the foot of Zheduo Mountain, he meets Peng Jiying, a young woman traveling the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. Her optimism and stories from the road help him smile freely again. On the grasslands of Litang, he is drawn to the singing of a Tibetan girl named Zhuoma. He visits her tent and experiences Tibetan culture, and the khata she gives him becomes a treasured keepsake. Stuck in traffic beside the Lancang River, he meets Teng Juan'er, an art student chasing her dream. He is moved by her determination to hold an art exhibition themed around the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, and they promise to meet again at the show. In the town of Bomi, he meets Yangjin, a Tibetan tour guide. They visit Midui Glacier together, and he is captivated by its stunning scenery and Yangjin's warmth and cheerfulness. He begins to fall for her. They then travel together to Motuo, where difficult roads and the rainforest's unique landscapes give him a glimpse of the region's development and transformation, leaving him deeply moved. When the peach blossoms bloom in Nyingchi, he and Yangjin become a couple amid a sea of pink flowers. Though personal matters call him away, they promise he will return.

Yan Xinyi reaches Lhasa, filled with emotion before the Potala Palace. On Barkhor Street, he reunites with Peng Jiying, who has completed her journey. At Jokhang Temple, he runs into Teng Juan'er, now preparing her art exhibition, and witnesses how much they have grown and achieved. As he climbs the Potala Palace, he realizes that life is like a journey, full of ups and downs, and that perseverance can carry you to your destination. He returns to Nyingchi for a private meeting with Yangjin, bringing this healing road trip through Tibet to a warm close.