The Swaying Tour Guide Flag

Lu Chuan is an ordinary local tour guide. During a five-day tour, he meets Bai Lili, the woman who catches his eye. As the trip unfolds, they go from strangers to lovers, and their two lonely hearts gradually draw closer. Their relationship as coworkers quietly blossoms into romance, bringing their past experiences to light one layer at a time. Through their story, readers see the joys and sorrows, the pleasures and hardships of a tour guide’s work and inner life. Alongside the colorful world of guiding, the story paints vivid, beautiful scenes of the grasslands, giving readers an immersive taste of what it is really like to travel in Inner Mongolia. After a sudden accident on a tour, Lu Chuan is forced to give up the career he once loved. After resigning, he falls into severe depression. Self-pity, isolation, doubt, and anxiety torment him until he can barely stand it. The loss of friends, his family’s misunderstandings, and the pain of a failed romance from the past leave him close to losing himself. Just when he is at his most alone and helpless, a woman’s love gives him the courage to start over. But just as Lu Chuan gets his career back on track, she temporarily leaves his life.