Following the rise and fall of a family in Yunnan across a thousand years, this story links together a sweeping history of Yunnan, from ancient civilizations to the modern era. It portrays the integration and coexistence of many ethnic groups across the Hengduan Mountains and the Red Earth Plateau, the dialogue between frontier and Central Plains civilizations, and the collision and transformation of tradition and modernity. Ultimately, it arrives at the historical inevitability of the “Chinese National Community” and the contemporary vision of “a life called Yunnan.”
