abstract

1974 In the summer in Yunnan, Ye Xingyu (Shu Qi), an educated youth from Kunming, met a man she would never forget-Liu (Liu Ye), an educated youth from Beijing, on her way back to the Corps. Ye Xingyu's childhood boyfriend Yuan Dingguo (Fang Bin) is the platoon leader of her company. In the market of Hong Chunping, Yuan Dingguo had a fight with his good friends Lin Shan and Liu.

In the armed conflict, both Yuan Dingguo and Lin Shan were injured. Sad and affectionate Ye Xingyu became the fuse of the warfare between the two educated youths. In order to quell the bloody conflict, Ye Xingyu crossed the river and negotiated with Liu, but fell into an emotional whirlpool. Ye Xingyu gave Liu his first night in front of Yuan Dingguo for many years. However, the balance of happiness is not tilted to two loving hearts. If the fate of Ye Xingyu is in the hands of Yuan Dingguo, it is better to say that it is in the hands of the times. The fiery passion in the thatched cottage was finally extinguished by the downpour. When the violence is quelled, people's hearts die. ...