She Holds a Thousand-Year Demolition Order

Ji Tang, the demolition team leader, received a Tang Dynasty bronze seal from an old man at an explosion site, and has since become the "demolition envoy" of Xi'an City. The task is to protect the memory of the city - to distinguish what is worth keeping and what can go. For those buildings and people that disappear in urban renewal, someone must take care of them at the end. The price is longevity. She counted about two years left. She has no plans to extend that number. Her partner is Lu Chen, a researcher from the Cultural Relics Protection Bureau. He talks little and is restrained. He appears when she is most in danger. He never says "be careful", only "I will go with you". This is a story about protection, inheritance and farewell. The memory of the city will fade and people will leave, but some things will not disappear as long as they are recorded.