Liu and Deng are a couple both in their 70s who have been married for nearly half a century and lived in a small inland city of China. The family of Liu and Deng is a typical ordinary family of China. The eldest daughter Liqin, divorced with a teenage son, lives with them. The second daughter Xiaomin and youngest son Xujun live in far away cities, married and with their own families. They are also too busy to visit the parents, therefore the old couple decide to travel a long way to visit them. It will be a special journey where they will do everything they can to keep the family tied together despite the distance, being the family their sole purpose in life.

Liu and Deng are a couple both in their 70s,who have been married for nearly half a century and live in a small inland city of China. This very generation of Liu and Deng is unique. They're born before the new China,and grew up with it. They've undergone all the social changes of China,which molded their unique personalities. This generation is disappearing. This film is dedicated to them.