The work consists of 6 large-scale dances, 4 sing and dance performances and a chorus. The music and dance epic also gathers colorful dances of China's nations.

The biography of famous Chinese geologist Li Siguang.

During the Japanese occupation, a group of communists are publishing a newspaper

An biography of Zhou Enlai through the Cultural Revolution.

Marshal Zhang Xueliang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party rather than fight the Japanese invaders which are occupying Manchuria. Despite numerous pleas, Chiang does not budge. After discussing with fellow general Yang Hucheng, the two take events into their own hands and place Chiang Kai-shek under arrest on December 12, 1936, forcing Chiang into a coalition with the CCP.

The adventure in Nanjing of the legendary CCP undercover Qian Zhuangfei.