The Call of Dabashan

Forty-three years have passed. Though an ocean lies between them, it cannot sever the homesickness of those who have left. Even reduced to ashes, returning home remains their life's deepest longing.

Deep in the remote Dabashan Mountains, Ning Xia, a university graduate village official, transformed the impoverished Peach Blossom Spring into a place blooming with crabapple flowers. No matter how prosperous their homeland becomes, it cannot break the bond with those who left. Love for home and family is etched into the hearts of the Ba people. When the Tujia women's embroidery was selected as provincial intangible cultural heritage, and the day came when the rhythmic grass-cutting drums echoed through the valley, Dabashan prepared a grand Tujia feast for returning wanderers and visitors from afar.