An intricately woven debut feature,the film explores a family through a course of one year dwelling on the bank of Funchun river. It will be not a exaggeration to say,that a great filmmaker is in the making. The day to day lives of a family have rarely been captured so minutely in a film. The film borrows it's name from a rare painting. The picturesque locations of Funchun river and the surroundings seems to come alive from the painting itself in this film.

It's a meditative and a beautifully made family drama,and one of the finest belonging to the genre.

Inspired by the beautiful painting 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains' by Chinese painter Huang Gongwang (1269-1354),I think this is a very insightful and poetic portrayal of people in China - focusing very much on family values and the various challenges that human relationships bring with them. The film is also about a changing China - such as the technological modernisation of China - but also about things that are unchanging; namely the beautiful and breathtaking Fuchun Mountains and the Fuchun river which keeps rolling towards the sea; the picture being ultimately a testament about the beauty of nature and the importance of preserving that beauty. However - as indicated in this picture of human relationships - positive social change is inevitable and part of human evolution; such as the evolution of fundamental human rights and democratic freedoms in China. So hopefully the ruling Communist Party of China will make the necessary reforms in China, as stipulated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to ensure a harmonious and happy relationship with the International Community - as well as with the upcoming generation of China :)

I fervently hope more people see this wonderful film. It combines the family dramas of Taiwanese masters such as Edward Yang, HOU Hsiao-hsien, and Ang Lee, with a modernity and grandness of scale seldom seen in a director's first feature.

Please, take a dive into the beautiful world stretching along the Fuchun River, and the authentic-seeming family dreams, dramas, and harsh realities, all unfolding at a gloriously measured pace that is seldom seen in films of the 21st century.