The Plot

Lu Xiaoqing, a model worker at a Third Front factory whose life is shaped by a failed romance, the revival of the national college entrance exam, and her pursuit of self-worth through education. Alongside her peers, she devotes her youth to industrial development and witnesses decades of change—from hardship and sacrifice to renewal and national transformation—becoming a living testament to a defining era.

Top Billed Cast

Yu Haoming
Hong Yuanshan Li Man
Lu Xiaoqing Li Naiwen
Gong Tianliang Xu Xiaosa
Zuo Hongwei Xiaoxiao Sun
Xia Lin Wang Liyun
Yu Lanhua