Beloved actress Gong Li stars as two characters in this passionate romantic drama, written and directed by Sun Zhou (Breaking the Silence).

Based on the novella by Bei Cun, the film was critically acclaimed on release in 2002, and was nominated for two Golden Rooster Awards.

Twice a week, Zhou Yu, a beautiful artisan, takes the train to faraway Chongyang, where she indulges in a torrid affair with Chen Qing, her poet-lover. Accompanying Zhou on her long, lonely train rides are two individuals who threaten to derail her romantic idyll: Zhang Qiang, a young doctor hopelessly obsessed with her, and Xiu, a mysterious young woman who bares a striking resemblance to Zhou and seems to be following her every move.