Funded solely through charitable donations, the Beijing Stars and Rain School was the first non-governmental educational organization in China dedicated to serving children with autism.

The parents faced hardship in their community—a complete lack of schools or facilities to deal with autistic children, no network of governmental aid or funds, ostracism from neighbors, and loss of their jobs.

He cannot speak, and shows little recognition of his parents, whom he frequently bites and hits:[4] Families had been waiting for 2 years to attend and often arrived in a state of despair.

As producer Alender Haase describes the early days watching Jia Wei's family struggle: "Sometimes I said to myself: 'Well, that's enough; I can't stand it anymore'.

"[7] In time, Jia Wei's family begins to see a number of break-through experiences, and their first opportunity to live in a nurturing setting offers them hope.

[4] Children of the Stars is described as a "riveting documentary" on Library Journal's website: [Feng Jia Wei's] parents candidly share their difficulty in a society that doesn't understand autism.