Synopsis
The story takes place in a secondary school in Beijing in the early fifties. As the new school year begins, Zheng Bo runs into Tian Lin, a newspaper editor, and they recall the time when they carry out underground work together on the eve of the liberation of Beijing. After watching a Soviet film, Li Chun makes a fool of her classmate Wu Changfu, but soon is criticized by the teacher. Yang Qiangyun, inspired by her teacher, takes the initiative to help her classmate Suning, who comes from a family with old-minded parents. When she hears that Suning has gone into a church with Hu Mali to pray, she bursts into tears with anger. However, she is lost for words when she learns about Suning’s childhood misfortune……
