An Old Friend in the South Seas

Zhou Yang, a young researcher of Heluo culture, devotes himself to the culture of ancient capitals and the texts of the Book of Changes. While taking part in projects to revitalize Luoyang's traditional culture and promote rural development, he struggles with how to make traditional culture resonate with today's young people. Invited to Singapore to help preserve the oral histories of the Nanyang Chinese, he meets Lin Yu, a young Chinese Singaporean cultural entrepreneur. Together, they seek out elderly overseas Chinese and piece together the hard-won stories of Chinese who crossed the seas to Nanyang aboard red-headed ships, cleared land to survive, put down roots, and flourished alongside the region's many cultures.