Set in a village in north China, a veteran leads villagers to raise productivity by scientific methods.

A People's Liberation Army division in Xinjiang in 1951 aids in a water conservancy project.

The passenger ship Haiyan, with more than a thousand people aboard, sails through a thick fog at night. Despite having the knowledge that there are reefs nearby, the captain refuses to stop or slow down.

Steelworker Ding Da-gan suffered severe burns in an accident. The victim's condition was almost hopeless, but people from all over the country rallied to save Ding Da-gan's life, and death receded.

A big happy Peking family each rushing thing when the anti-Japanese War breaks out. The family reunites after the war, but drifts apart soon when the Chinese civil war breaks out.