[4] At Berlin Mark Lee Ping-Bing won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography.

[5] Captain Gao Chun (Qin Hao) continues to go ashore to find an affair during the time he pilots a cargo ship along the Yangtze River.

[6] Maggie Lee of Variety called the film a "gorgeously shot meditation on the Yangtze River [that] all but drowns in pretentious symbolism and philosophical musings.

"[7] Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter said of the film: "Beautiful romanticism in search of a narrative shore.

"[2] Lee Marshall of Screen Daily called the film "a meandering, sluggish tale that offers moments of great beauty but ultimately feels like a ragbag, take-your-pick bundle of poetic and spiritual suggestions inspired by China’s great Yangtze River.