This story documents the quest of three generations of painters. They try to capture beauty at their place of birth, the hutongs of Beijing. But in a future-oriented China, traditional hutongs have to change their appearance day by day. Renovations prepare the historic sites for the modern world. Will the three painters still find beauty and happiness in the hutongs? Director Emanuel Hänsenberger follows the painters Fucha Danqing, Zhang Yingxing and Rong Jingshen to the most hidden places of the sites to show their methods and fascinating work.

这个故事记录了三个不同年龄不同时代画家的探索。他们试图在他们出生的地方——北京的胡同——去捕捉美丽。但是在一个面向未来的中国，传统的胡同每天都在发生改变。改造使这些历史遗迹更能适应现代社会。三个画家还会在胡同里找到美丽和幸福吗？导演Emanuel Hänsenberger跟随画家傅察丹青，张迎星和荣景甡到这些神秘的地方展示他们的绘画方法和迷人的作品。