Five Contemporary Artists from Southwest China

This film gives a matteroffact record of the creation and lives of 5 artists Wang Chuan Zhou Chunya Ye Yongqing Zhang Xiaogang and Mao Xuhui They belong to the generation that grew up under the Peoples Republic that took part in all the big and small political movements and social transformations in China in the last 30 years Now in the course of Chinas transformation to modernization they are facing a rather complicated reality and cultural problem Time flies like an arrow natural selection is going on mercilessly For the past decade they have always been consistent in the observation of a lofty spirit and independent personal integrity and never have they given up their love and exploration for a single day