Li Shan was an ordinary, active Kunming youth with normal dreams and a bright future ahead of him. His longtime girlfriend, Wenyi, was always at his side. They shared visions of a bright future after graduating college. Then tragedy struck when an accident left him paralyzed. His dreams fell apart and he pushed away all the people he loved. Wenyi waited for him to heal spiritually but finally decided to follow her dreams of becoming a photographer in Shanghai . Then Shan was offered hope through modern surgery. The influential doctor, Alistair Crane, also helps him restore his spirit after the surgery. In conjunction with Eastern medical expert, Linfei, they not only help him to walk again. They give him the strength to go after his dreams. He begins to share Dr. Crane's passion for running. This leads him on a spiritual journey culminating in running a 188km ultra marathon in Yunnan, through some of the toughest terrain imaginable.