On the day of their golden anniversary, a couple leave a long note to all their children and board a train. They are going back to the place where they first met each other. They are going to celebrate the golden jubilee by themselves, for themselves.
Both husband and wife at this well known kite family were killed by the Japanese bombers, leaving behind the grandmother and her two grand-children. The grandma threw herself into the Anti-Japanese War, starting her courageous fight against the invaders.
After her groom is killed in a bandit ambush, a young peasant bride must move into the home of her wealthy mother-in-law, Madame Liu. In a perverse tribute to her fallen son, Madame Liu imposes on her new daughter-in-law a life of domestic servitude. In the midst of her misery, the young widow finds new romance with another peasant, the gentle and brave Kui. But when Madame Liu discovers her infidelity, she vows to keep the lovers apart.
The film illustrates classical Beijing Opera in different generations and the boy’s process of growing-up.
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