The Art of Viewing Mountains and Burying Dragons

Feng Lin is a small-time shopkeeper who runs an antique store in Beijing's Panjiayuan flea market. While renovating the old house attached to his shop, he discovers a hidden chamber beneath a secret compartment in the wall. In one corner of the modest chamber sits a locked red wooden chest. Inside are several items: a palm-sized solid-gold badge, a severely worn ancient book of Dunjia witchcraft, an old Ming dynasty book recording many secret affairs, and a badly damaged map. The chest holds many secrets. Feng Lin learns that his family descends from a legendary clan of tomb raiders, and the family's secrets, passed down through the ages, slowly come to light. His father's sudden disappearance is connected to all this: he left to search for the legendary artifacts. When his brother returns, Feng Lin joins him and Zhao Lei, a retired special forces soldier, in following their father's trail to seek out the legendary ancient ruins. They have no choice but to venture into those lands shrouded in mystery.