Lao Li lives in a small farmhouse in Fangshan, Donghai County in the Subei region of Jiangsu Province. In 2003, he was the last farmer left on land sold by the government to local brick factories. They have been digging our the dirt, and firing bricks to send to cities to build the new highrises. This film documents Lao Li’s life on the literally diminishing rural landscape, as he and his wife continue to plant corn, raise birds and fish in the little pond. It is a lyrical and very moving account of how China’s countryside is changing faster than most people can imagine.

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