Gucheng Thirty-Six Autumn

An isolated city hanging on a cliff, it stood alone for thirty-six years during the era when the Mongolian cavalry swept across Europe and Asia. The young swordsman Wu Xuanqing and the talented girl Shen Xiaoyuan met in the war of troubled times. They witnessed and participated in the construction of Diaoyu City from scratch, experienced the glory of God breaking his whip, and also experienced the fall of Xiangyang and the despair of Yashan's lament. When the entire Southern Song Dynasty collapsed, they became the soul of this last lonely city. This is not a simple story of defending the city. This is a long torture about "persisting on the meaning": when the mountains and rivers are broken, should we sacrifice ourselves and die, or should we leave a glimmer of hope for civilization? From being loyal to the emperor and protecting the land to protecting civilization, from passionate swordsmen to wise men in their twilight years, Wu Xuanqing and Shen Xiaoyuan spent nearly a hundred years of their lives to give answers that transcend the times. Although Gucheng finally surrendered to Kaicheng with the "Three Agreements Under the City", it won another kind of victory - no killing, no looting, no destruction of temples, and the army and the people making their own choices. Then, the fire of civilization spread quietly to a wider space and time through three paths: "floating seas and south oceans, hiding scriptures in deep mountains, and connecting trade routes". "The Thirty-Sixth Autumn of the Lonely City" is not only a forgotten miracle of war, but also a majestic epic about how civilization can survive wisely in desperate situations. What it tells is not how the city fell, but how the spirit can live forever.