[Challenges Facing Intangible Cultural Heritage] [Jinling Culture] [National Pride] [Interconnected Stories]
"A skilled lantern maker, crafting a hundred wonders, lets spring breeze pass through a thousand rays of light." The lantern artisans along the Qinhuai River are growing old, yet struggle to pass their craft on to the next generation.
Golden light keeps appearing in Shen Ding's dreams. She thinks it means gold, so she resolves to make a fortune.
As she pursues wealth, she meets one descendant after another of lantern-making artisans, and gradually shifts the focus of her career toward the craft.
In the end, Shen Ding realizes that making money isn't what brings her happiness. What truly makes her happy are the little moments she spent making lanterns as a child.
She begins searching for a balance between innovation and traditional craftsmanship, and for opportunities between online technology and old business models.
Through her encounters with ordinary people who love lanterns and quietly devote themselves to the craft, she sheds her restlessness and finds her true self. At last, she also understands what the golden light in her dreams really is.
What belongs to our nation belongs to the world. They spend their lives setting off dazzling fireworks for the world, time and time again.
So that our descendants, too, can find their roots in the warm glow of lanterns.
