In 1938, to preserve the Chinese culture and heritage during the War of Resistance against the Japanese Invasion, Beijing University, Qinghua University and Nankai University merged to form the National Southwestern Associated University (Lianda) in Kunming. This documentary delineates a group of Lianda students with an average age of 96, ranging from 90 to 105. This star-studded "Age-90+” group is composed of academicians of the two academies (Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering), writers, translators, and Nobel Prize winners, winners of the "Two Bombs and One Star" Meritorious Medal, winners of National Prize for Key Progress in Science and Technology, and former state leaders. At the core of this documentary are the rare and valuable narrative and memoire of these Lianda students (the narrative being exclusive and irreplicable). From their individual life history is unfold a part of the history of Lianda that is great and legendary.

Xu Bei, documentary director and producer from China, whose works have won lots of national prizes and been screened on international festivals. Her main works include Going To Town, Behind the Frontline, The Story of Chen Xiaomei, etc. The 12-episode Behind the Frontline, which focuses on the stories of Sino-Japanese War from a different perspective, won a lot of prizes including Golden Kapok Award in 2015.

Xiaorong Jiang, Yunnan Runshi Rongguang film production Co., Ltd.

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