The Light of Women

After two relationships that fail to lead to marriage Luk Mojing Lee Yinin moves to a nearby town to escape being married off to a rich factory owner In her new life she finally meets a man she loves only to discover that he too is an incompetent coward With her adopted daughter Sauwah Leong Timtim in tow Moying establishes a vocational school for children from poor families Showing the harsh obstacles that face a woman in 1930s Chinese society the film depicts a new generation of women who believe in free will and independence