Due to severe air pollution, the preparation of the relocation of village Dalinpu is now on the move. Villager Ayu is also busy preparing for her new life after leaving here and has sent her proposal for new job position, while her father tóo-á disagrees with the idea of migrating and insists on his fish farming here. The story starts at the night when a heavy rain is hitting the town......
Enno Cheng
Yu An-shun
Due to severe air pollution, the preparation of the relocation of village Dalinpu is now on the move. Villager Ayu is also busy preparing for her new life after leaving here and has sent her proposal for new job position, while her father tóo-á disagrees with the idea of migrating and insists on his fish farming here. The story starts at the night when a heavy rain is hitting the town......
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