China Documentary: The South Wind _65mins | 中国纪录片

After retired, Mr. Xu and his wife helped their daughter operate a bathhouse. Unfortunately, Mr. Xu suffered cerebral infarction due to overwork. For this reason, their daughter decided to sell her business. After recovery, Mr. Xu bought a car in November 2019 and started his first long-distance journey with his wife – Pingjie. After getting to Fangpo Village, the southernmost of Mainland China, from the Northeast China, they were “trapped” at the sea due to the outbreak of COVID-19.Mr. Xu blamed himself for not taking good care of his wife and children even after struggling most of his life.Foods taken from the sea and the seaside environment help Pingjie recover from high blood pressure and Mr. Xu from hyperglycaemia.Every time when Mr. Xu went hunting for food, he would whisper “God Forgive Me”.They are cared about by their family members at the other side of country and the epidemic linked the distant hearts of their family members.After the epidemic checkpoint was removed, Mr. Xu and his wife continued their journey to the other three furthermost ends of China, hoping to eat what others often eat and go where others live.

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