In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a climate of political turmoil. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.

Tangshan, 1976. Two seven-year-old twins are buried under the rubble of the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century. The rescue team explains to their mother that freeing either child will almost certainly result in the death of the other. Forced to make the most difficult decision of her life, she finally chooses to save her son. Though left behind as dead, the little girl miraculously survives, unbeknownst to her brother and mother.

The film has been designated as a key film project by Yunnan Province. Through a fresh perspective and vivid storytelling, it pays tribute to the heroic achievements of veteran proletarian revolutionaries during the Long March through Yunnan. It deeply commemorates the revolutionary martyrs who made the ultimate sacrifice and highlights the profound bond between the Red Army and the local ethnic communities. With small stories reflecting grand emotions, the film vividly portrays the brilliance of humanity and the heartfelt, romantic revolutionary spirit of an earlier generation. It has also been recognized as a patriotic public welfare film under the "China Campus Health Action" initiative.

Detailing the creation of the first Chinese film ever made, this film was made to celebrate 100 years of Chinese cinema.

In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.