[2] After university professor Xiao Yuanxi 萧元熙 (Zhao Dan) breaks up with his girlfriend, he finds his maidservant Yu Zhen 余珍 (Qin Yi) an attractive, though unpolished, woman.

After the January 28 Incident in 1932, Yu Zhen wants to volunteer to care for the Chinese soldiers and refugees wounded in battle against the Japanese invaders, but is stopped by her husband.

Yu Zhen decides to leave Hankou for the frontline, whereas Xiao laments the transformation of his wife and turns against women's liberation.

The production was supported by the Ministry of Defence of the Nationalist government, which put uniformed soldiers at Chen Liting's disposal.

Its premiere in Shanghai's famous Huanghou Theatre on 18 January 1947 was considered a landmark event in postwar Chinese cinema.

[1] Chen Liting's biography, written by Xia Yu and published in 2008, is entitled Far Away Love after the film (ISBN 9787106029890).