The Zhuang, Lin, and Wu families live in a small alley in Suzhou during the late 1970s. As societal changes unfold, the parents and children in each household experience dramatic shifts in their fates, forever altering their lives and relationships.
1949
1983
1976
1990
1982
1994
1993
1979
1996
2001
1998
2012
2020
2004
2000
2013
2019