Through people who have an inextincable relationship with Yuelu Academy, a thousand-year-old university tells us its story of passing down traditions and meeting the challenges of a change in society through eras of turmoil and renesance. The film shows their deep connection to the profound heritage of Huxiang culture and the humanistic background of Changsha and helps us understand that being a scholar is not to simply have a curious mind but a will to serve the society with your knowledge and skill. The simple scenery of the college and the contemporary vivid scenes both record the protection, dissemination and innovation of traditional culture, so that the thousand-year-old college has avoided turning into a dusty historical symbol but remains a community that nurtures talent of new generations and carries the legacy of Huxiang culture, echoing the annual theme of "city charm · fashion · vitality".

本片依托与千年学府岳麓书院渊源绵长、羁绊不渝的人物，讲述书院历经岁月动荡、兴衰更迭，赓续文脉、迎击时代变革的沧桑历程。

影片勾勒人与书院的深厚联结，尽显湖湘文化深厚底蕴与长沙醇厚人文底蕴，阐释治学真谛：治学不止求知求索，更怀以才济世、知行报国的初心担当。

书院古朴景致与当代鲜活风貌交织相融，见证传统文化的守护、传扬与创新。千年学府未沦为尘封古迹，始终是培育新锐英才、传承湖湘文脉的精神沃土，呼应“城韵·时尚·活力”年度主题。