A Thousand Knots in the Heart

In 2020, Zhao Xingyu, living in the Shennongjia forest region of northwestern Hubei, rode his motorcycle hundreds of miles to Wuhan to volunteer on the front lines of the fight against the epidemic. His journey brings to light the joys and sorrows of his parents. His father, Zhao Dahai, stayed in his impoverished hometown after graduating from college. There, together with the targeted poverty alleviation work group and a volunteer research team from Huazhong Agricultural University, he led the villagers in escaping poverty and building prosperity. Zhao Xingyu, his maternal half-sister Jin Xiangyu, and the volunteer research team from Huazhong Agricultural University all travel to the Shennongjia forest region to volunteer in poverty alleviation and help build beautiful, prosperous villages.