As time settles deep in Beijing's hutongs, in a quaint courtyard house, several neighbors with very different personalities lead seemingly ordinary but undercurrent lives. From retired old professors to artistic young people from Beipiao, everyone hides their own thoughts in slow time. A sudden demolition notice quietly broke the tranquility of this century-old home, and also revealed the tenderness, regrets and choices between two generations. As bulldozers approach, what is more worthy of protecting—a building that cannot be replicated, or the feelings of a hometown that cannot be returned?
