The Lin family of Yuxian County, Henan, has weathered a century of change since Lin Jizhao, a licentiate in the late Qing dynasty. There are no princes or generals here, only generations who held fast to farming amid turbulent times and struggled to stay afloat as the currents of history swept them along. This is a true oral history of a family, telling of ordinary people’s joys and sorrows, and the legacy passed down through generations.
