Liao Youliang

Soldiers act as sentinels in the city center after the liberation of Shanghai and they are facing all kinds of temptations.

Lin Jin, a solider of the New Fourth Army, stayed in Liubao village with his Army. During Lin Jin's stay, he fell in love with a local girl, Ermeizi. However, he had to leave Liubao with his troops for several years. Lin Jin and Ermeizi lost contact during the war after Lin Jin had left Liubao. Years later, Jin returns to Liubao where he finds Ermeizi again.

Melodrama originally released as two-part films, part one "Soul of Ruins"(废墟之魂) and part two "After the Storm" (暴风雨后).