The film is set against the backdrop of the Tangshan earthquake in the 1970s. It tells a moving and poignant love story with poetic lens language: Wang Xiaotu (Li Bin), a young man who returns to the city, falls in love with Ou Hailian (Yu Feifei), a beautiful small town teacher. However, this relationship is opposed by Ou Hailian's father. A "watch theft" incident puts Wang Xiaotu in jail, and the love of the two young people faces a huge test. Two years later, Xiaotu and Hailian's love is still difficult, but they don't know that a devastating earthquake disaster will bring unforgettable pain...