At the age of 16 Zhou Lian, who lost her parents at the age of two and was raised by a stepmother, marries Jiang Mei, a progressive young man from Changsha No. 1 Normal School. Jiang Meiqing has also lost both of his parents. The couple has two sons, Liqun, Xiaoqing and daughter Xiaolian. The film follows the family through turbulent times from 1924 to 1930.
Yu Lan , Daolin Sun , Zhang Liang , Guiling Liu , 石小满 , Guoliang Luo , Yang Yu , Wande Zhao , Fang Tian , Yu Zhongyi
Beijing Film Studio