Such teahouses are gone now. But in old Beijing, it is full of four cities. A big teahouse is a small society, and the rise and fall of the teahouse depicts a picture of the old times.

Just like Mr Lao She's original script, this film is a masterpiece that you will regret for life if you miss it.

At the beginning, there are jubilant treasures, a small teahouse is a wedding, a chess player and a teasing bird. But there is a dazzling sign that says "Don't talk about state affairs", which shows that people at that time were also cautious. Wang Lifa (Yu Shizhi), the small shopkeeper of Beijing Yutai Teahouse. He remembered his father's teachings and greeted guests from all over the world with dignity and consideration. In the small teahouse, people of all kinds shuttle here: Song () carries a birdcage and laments his ill-fated fate; Lamenting the fortitude of national subjugation, Manchu people often (Zheng Rong); Qin (Lan Tianye), who is bent on saving the country through industry; Pockmarked Liu (Ying Ruocheng), the buyer and seller do whatever it takes; Eunuch Pang () who wants to marry his wife ... You can sing and I will appear, and the vicissitudes and desolation of the world will be staged in a small teahouse. ...

At the end, Yang Lan, a big fool who hit the bone plate, sat on the side of the road and sang Allegro Sad. In order to survive in the teahouse, Wang Zhanggui was forced to pay attention to the waitress, but failed to save this 60-year-old shop. Three old people threw paper money at themselves in the teahouse, and the old Yutai teahouse was in rags.

A big dream in 60 years, an old teahouse, has seen all the blooming flowers in the world. You can sing, and I will appear. As long as someone is there, the dream will continue.