Based on the famous 18th century Chinese novel with the same name. Set during the 1700s in China, a prominent family loses its good luck when one of the sons loses the jade chip that was embedded in his mouth.

A beautiful and talented accountant has not adapted well to the domestic life after marriage. Both she and her husband feel that married life is nowhere near as interesting as being single. Their fights lead her to move to a women’s dormitory.

In pre-revolutionary China, two young girls, Chunhua and Yuehong Xing, rise through the ranks of Chinese opera, but with their artistic success comes a new series of personal and social challenges.