Lu Wei

Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.

On a 1980s evening, the topmost clown-actor of the 20th century Sichuan opera, Qiu Fu passes away in an accident and half-unwillingly sets off for the Ghost City under the escort of two underworld officials. Along the way, he meets old friends. As they recall the past, a history of the living is conjured up.

In the 1990s, two police officers ventured into the mountains along Zhejiang's Shanxi Stream to track down a suspect from an old case. As they dug deeper into the past, long-buried memories resurfaced, stirring poignant recollections among everyone involved about Zhang Xue, the person who had gone missing.