The film tells the touching love story of urban youth Lin Qingyi and Liang Xiaoguang, based on the story of the "Ghost Bride" widely circulated in the people of the Republic of China.
The film tells the story of Zhang Yilin who, after marrying the bureaucrat Shi Zifan, attempted suicide because she could not bear the oppression of feudal morality. After liberation, she finally broke off the relationship and returned to her hometown to marry her sweetheart.