Half a dragon and phoenix jade pendant, carrying a hundred years of love. In the rainy alley in the south of the Yangtze River in the Republic of China, Shen Qingyan and Gu Jingchen sealed their love with the pendant, but were torn apart by the family cage and the war, leaving them with a loss for half their lives. In the tide of the times, Shen Nianchen held the jade pendant as a lamp, ups and downs in the changes of the system and layoffs. Breaking through here, understanding the perseverance of ancestors hidden in stitches and years; in contemporary elegance, Shen Zhiyu traces the past along the lines of jade pendants and the residual warmth of embroidery, letting the incomplete tokens connect the context of Suzhou embroidery intangible cultural heritage and the unresolved concerns of both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The joys and sorrows of three generations of women reflect the vicissitudes of China from the Republic of China to the present day. In the midst of regret and awakening, they weave a long poetic song about love, perseverance and inheritance.
