A Sea Lies Beyond the Mountains

Liu Yuechuan, a promising medical student, can no longer pick up a scalpel because of problems with his family of origin. He chooses to move to a small village nestled between mountains and sea, where he becomes the village doctor and meets his landlord, Yang Qian’ge, a forest ranger. The fast-paced, efficient life of the city and the leisurely, laid-back rhythms of the countryside spark off one another at every turn.

As Liu Yuechuan treats the villagers, the simple village and its people also help him heal. He decides to make a life here and turn the village into his home... or maybe not.

Country life isn’t all pastoral bliss. It also means endless social entanglements and a future whose limits are plain to see. What happens when all the talented people want to leave?

Does a small village without a mainstay industry have to rely on tourism to grow its economy? But what can it do when its tourism resources overlap heavily with those of the surrounding area?

What if tourist numbers get so high that they seriously disrupt the villagers’ lives and provoke their resistance? How should that be handled?

Against the backdrop of the drive to revitalize rural economies, a new generation is building up their hometowns.

Some head into the mountains, others make for the seaside. Beautiful scenery is everywhere.