Set in the city of Beiping during the 22 days leading up to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, this story follows the drastic changes in the lives of three brothers, Jin Hai, Tie Lin, and Xu Tian, as well as a romance between Xu Tian and Tian Dan. While investigating the murder that took his fiancée's life, policeman Xu Tian embarks on a journey that ultimately leads him to participate in the liberation of Beiping. Jin Hai, Tie Lin, and Xu Tian are three friends as close as brothers. Faced with historic changes and conflicting beliefs, they make choices that take them down different paths. Xu Tian and communist member Tian Dan meet during their lowest moments and discover a common goal that unites them.
