The series follows the lives of three brothers as they struggle through the turbulent political period before the war. They become part of the first-generation immigrant entrepreneurial path in Qingdao. The story began in 1904 when the Jinan Railway opened and ends with the outbreak of war in 1937.

Zhu Kaishan, a man from Shandong joins settlers in northeast China during the mid-19th century. Amidst turmoil, his family embarks on a journey to reunite, facing numerous challenges as they navigate survival in an unstable era.

Zhu Kaishan, a man from Shandong joins settlers in northeast China during the mid-19th century. Amidst turmoil, his family embarks on a journey to reunite, facing numerous challenges as they navigate survival in an unstable era.

In post-revolutionary China, Niu Dadan, a poor farmer, and his love, Deng’er, face political and social upheaval as land reforms transform their village. Amid shifting alliances and personal challenges, they struggle to navigate a rapidly changing world.

In the Qianlong era, investigator Liu Yong is sent to solve the disappearance of a corrupt official and stolen silver. With secret forces working against him, Liu gathers a team to unravel a conspiracy that could shake the empire.

Yin Jingwan, a young woman from a wealthy merchant family, saved a young man on a train who was escaping from a rivaling warlord manhunt. When she returned home, her parents betrothed her to a childhood friend, but her fiancee was put into prison in Chengzhou for smuggling firearms and illegal Western drugs. Jingwan decided to go to Chengzhou to rescue her fiancee. But she did not know, this trip ...

Zhu Kaishan, a man from Shandong joins settlers in northeast China during the mid-19th century. Amidst turmoil, his family embarks on a journey to reunite, facing numerous challenges as they navigate survival in an unstable era.

Zhu Kaishan, a man from Shandong joins settlers in northeast China during the mid-19th century. Amidst turmoil, his family embarks on a journey to reunite, facing numerous challenges as they navigate survival in an unstable era.

Criminal police Li Hongqi accompanied his girlfriend back to his hometown for the Chinese New Year, and accidentally discovered that his father-in-law was involved in this crime-related case. With a strong sense of justice, Li Hongqi decided to give up his vacation and cooperated with the local police to start an investigation.

After villager Gu Dahe reports criminal leader Wei Tianlang, he mysteriously disappears, and his sister dies under suspicious circumstances. Amid a nationwide anti-crime campaign, Lei Yang, captain of the criminal investigation unit, steps in to uncover the truth and bring justice.