“Now that I’ve first come to know this world, I can’t bear to leave any of it behind. Even if the horizon seems within reach, I’d gladly brave fire and water to travel it all.”
As children, we always seemed to long for growing up, impatient to become adults. Summer came and went, winter lingered and passed, and as the years rolled by, those feelings gradually faded.
We used to munch on icy pops in front of the TV, sit together eating cat-ear cookies, and snatch the last red cherry. It’s hard to find that same group of people again.
If you had one chance to go back to your childhood, what would you do?
Jiang Cheng says she would hold on to her friends in Xijiang Town and make sure no one leaves alone again.
2023.12.14
1. Ensemble cast, youth, friends, studying, friendship, romance
2. A somewhat documentary-style period setting, about a group of friends in their youth. No one should lose touch; they’ll strive together for the future.
Theme: Study together and go farther.
