In the summer of 1995, Lin Feng's camera was filled with the lakes and mountains of Kanas when he unexpectedly stumbled upon a rural school with only one teacher.
Aziguli's eyes were as clear as Sayram Lake, but the children's smiles bore the harshness of reality. On a whim, he canceled his ticket home.
From feeling like an outsider to becoming bound to them heart and soul, he made a vow beneath a desert poplar. It was not only for those eyes that had ensnared him, but also for the flames that kept rekindling his life on this land.
This was a journey that began with beautiful scenery and ended with the soul. He spent a lifetime answering one question: the grandest view in this world is spring, warmed by love in a frozen land.
