A historical story set along the ancient trade routes of China. A quiet journey through the daily lives of merchants, farmers, and scholars in a world shaped by silk and stone.

Ancient China, following six ordinary lives in the age of Lao Tzu, the old archivist who one day climbed onto an ox and vanished into the mountains, leaving behind ideas that would change the world. But this is not his story. This is the story of the people he left behind.

Spend an unhurried year in the Wei River valley during China's Spring and Autumn period, where a grief-softened record-keeper learns to let his daughter find her own path, an old lacquer worker perfects the art of patience over fifty years, and a young granary keeper discovers that the quietest acts of kindness can change an entire town. Over one hour of character-driven historical storytelli ...