Synopsis
In the past 40 years Foshan City was frontier of government reform. The story describes the different experiences, encounters and life choices of the people who live in Foshan from beginning of this time. The character and temperament of the Foshan people are “dare to be first, chongwen is pragmatic, and economically harmonious”.
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