Wang Shihua's mother
Wang Jicai and his wife Shihua have been guarding the small Kashan island on the Chinese border for 32 years.
Shi Guiqing, who raised her daughter alone, suddenly passed away. When her daughter Shi Xiaowei picked up her belongings, she found a group photo which showed some clues to set her on the way to find her father.
Shi Niang
The life and trials of You Tianming, a young suona apprentice who forms his own suona troupe at a time when the traditions of suona music are declining in Chinese society.
Mama
Liu Xing a brilliant Chinese student, arrives at University and makes the transition into American life with the help of Joanna Silver. Xing joins a cosmology group working to create a model of the origins of the universe. He is obsessed with the study of dark matter and a theory that conflicts with the group's model. When he begins to make breakthroughs of his own, he encounters obstructions.
柳兰
Dang Gui saves a woman, Liu Lan and her daughter, who are running away from bandits. Dang Gui falls in love with Liu Lan, but she is taken by the bandits and Dang Gui must take responsibility for raising the girl.
凤英
A kind-hearted village girl attempts to raise a child whose father was taken as a political prisoner.
