Bao is sent to Quchi to accompany his recently widowed grandpa at the end of the semester. Depressed and sullen, he brings his tablet and his summer... More

Bao is sent to Quchi to accompany his recently widowed grandpa at the end of the semester. Depressed and sullen, he brings his tablet and his summer vacation assignments with him and transfers to a small elementary school, which has only 27 students. Bao soon finds out that he and a girl in the class share the same nickname, "Bear" The girl lives with her grandma, who makes a living by collecting and selling recyclable trash. Even though her family is poor, they are all happy and content with their lives. Bao also became good friends with an aborginal boy, Mingchuan, who likes Bear in secret. Their friendship brightens Bao's life during his parents' seperation. As always, birds chirp and cicadas drone merrily in Quchi, a land of wonder. Bao experiences a child's summer vacation there and renews his view on life at the end of the summer. Close