Vienna in 1931. Fanny, the daughter of a Vienna police trainer , meets the Chinese police officer Ma Yunlong , who is completing specialist training in Vienna . The shy acquaintance quickly turns into great love . Against the will of her parents , Fanny travels to Germany on her 18th birthday.Birthday to China to marry Yunlong . At his side , Fanny begins a new life in the Middle Kingdom , which is characterized by deprivation and painful turns due to the multiple political upheavals .