A critically acclaimed film for its touching story and beautiful cinematography. When Xiangyang was ten years old, his grandmother passed away, and he went to live with his father. Father and son used to be strangers but they gradually get along very well. In order to make his family lead a better life, father goes away from home to find work. Xiangyang has a misunderstanding with his stepmother, and he leaves home to find his father. His father dies in a Mine and Xiangyang has to raise the poor family.