Set in the winter of 1923, Feng Chuan Mu Dan takes viewers in a time of war and instability in Northern China. The young Buddhist nun Wu Xia by chances learns of her identity as the eldest daughter of the Yu Family in Suzhou, known for their silk embroidery. As she runs away from military pursuit and heads toward Suzhou, she is saved by the young, idealistic businessman Huo Dong Qing who escorts her to Suzhou. Wu Xia is faced with many trials and tribulations related to the familial and societal pressures which she faces with grace and kind perseverance.
