 Told from the perspective of elementary school student Sang Sang, the Straw House tells a number of seemingly ordinary yet touching stories: the little bold Tuhe and his determination to live in dignity; the enigmatic life of the little girl Zhiyue; the sad and short love affair between Teacher Jiang and Bai Que; and the paternal love the headmaster, Sang Sang s father, shows before he passes away. Set in Jiangnan in the 1960s, and based on the famous Chinese novel.