Buried with the Wutong Tree

“I will serve my country until my dying breath,

and love Shen Qinying faithfully until death.”, Mu Yunhe.

“Shen Anjin, in my next life, I don’t want to have faith. I only want you.”, An Rongshu.

“The trees are parasol trees, and the city is Nanjing. One line about loving parasol trees, and now they fill the whole city.”

Theme: In Republican-era romances, nine out of ten end in tragedy.