In the early summer of 1996 in western Sichuan, the spring breeze in Kangding, an ancient plateau city, was still a bit chilly. For Chen Zhiyuan, who just graduated from Aba Normal College and joined the Bureau of Culture and Tourism, this day was just another starting point for ordinary life. He didn't know that on this day, his life path would usher in a fateful intersection.
He is the orphan of a martyr. His father is buried in the red soil of southern Xinjiang. His mother used her weak shoulders and lifelong hard work to inject the red blood and the tenacity of the mountain city into his life. His father's shadow never left, like a silent monument, guiding him in the direction of progress.
And she, Lin Jingyao, a girl from Neijiang from Sweet City, with the gentleness and clarity of a Shu daughter, was like a ray of light that unexpectedly shone into his world.
From 1996 to 2025, the long river of time flows endlessly. Their story starts from Kangding on the snowy plateau, nests in the fireworks world of Sweet City, struggles in the vast world of Shengjing in the north, and finally takes root in the tolerance and prosperity of Tianfu Jincheng.
This is a journey in which personal destiny resonates with the changes of China's times. They experienced the reproductive choices under the national family planning policy, and also embraced the new joy brought by the "two-child" policy; they witnessed the devastation of the Wenchuan earthquake, and devoted themselves to the fight against the epidemic; he benefited from a university education and changed his destiny. In the end, their son also embarked on the path to a doctorate, dedicating knowledge to the land of China.
During the twenty-nine years of spring and autumn, four cities came and went. They are friends, confidants, and comrades-in-arms who stand together through thick and thin.
