古城京都，空气中弥漫着闲淡安逸的气息，时间仿佛仍停留在那令人充满遐想的平安时代，当下繁华都市中的奔走忙碌与它以及当地的人全然无关。生活此间的人们，金钱似乎不是如此瞩目的要素，男男女女，老老少少，兀自浸淫在京都这瓶醇厚质朴的清酒中，醉而忘归。只提供威士忌的酒吧老板节子（小林聪美 饰）、经营咖啡馆的隆子（小泉今日子 饰）、做豆腐的初美（市川实日子 饰）、做手工豆腐。擅做木工的山野（加濑亮 饰）、经营浴室的乙女（光石研 饰）、在浴室打工的阵（永山绚斗 饰）以及爱散步的阿婆。 生活琐事，平淡无奇，却情深隽永，一如亘古不断的川流……

From its romantic shores, its wild nature to its baroque art, the fascination of the Danube is inescapable. The contrast between wilderness and civilization is what makes the Danube so unique. As it flows through its various landscapes, it transforms. Influenced by weather and climatic extremes, it is in constant motion. Floods and drought determine life on the great river just as much as the seasons. They influence migration, mating and breeding, as well as hunting and hibernation. Wherever the Danube flows, it impacts nature and people's lives. Never before has the nature of this mighty river, that has helped form the contours of Europe, been captured so exquisitely as in this two-part series. An epic journey of discovery into the continent’s unknown wild lands, see how the river’s famous currents helped sculpt the incredible landscapes, and links them together. Romantic river banks and unspoilt nature – these landscapes flank the Danube River. This comprehensive cinematic portrait of Europe’s second-longest river presents scenes of breathtaking beauty along the banks of the Danube, and investigates the tension between humans and nature, civilisation and wilderness. ) Dams and power stations alternate with sections of natural wilderness along this mighty river, which flows through metropolises such as Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest and untouched natural landscapes like the Danube National Park and the Kopaki Rit. Further south, between the Carpathian mountain range in Romania and the Serbian Ore mountains, the river passes through the so-called Iron Gate, 137 kilometres of Gorges that are among the largest in Europe. The mighty river ends in a unique labyrinth of water, mud and reeds – the Danube delta. It is the last remaining major river delta in Europe and the largest reed bed on earth, used by huge colonies of pelicans, cormorants, sea eagles and spoonbills for breeding and nesting.

该剧讲述了贫困母亲周翠如何在贫穷、艰苦的农村环境中为了供养三个孩子上学耗尽最后心血，并将他们抚养成人的艰辛故事。

为了筹钱救父亲，十八岁的金国秀惜别昔日恋人祝宇中，嫁到城中富商侯志宏家做填房，并许诺其前妻抚养侯云朗。在侯家，国秀虽受丈夫冷遇，婆婆刁难，但坚毅好强的个性支撑她挑起生活的大梁，慢慢赢得了侯家及当地商界的尊重。志宏反袁被捕，国秀挺着肚子去救志宏，却发现丈夫另有外遇含芳，国秀愤然离去，夫妻关系名存实亡，志宏后悔莫及，国秀却在侯母的要求下留在侯家支撑家业。抗战爆发，儿子参军报国，女儿加入共产党，国秀卖掉家产创办慈善机构收养孤儿。解放战争爆发，面临不同的信仰，侯家人走上了不同的政治道路，两个儿子相继在革命中牺牲，志宏被迫亲自杀死自己的爱女侯如玉，几近崩溃，最终宣布带部起义。重庆解放，政府偿还国秀两千两黄金，她婉拒并做出了另一个选择。

单亲母亲柳琴确诊骨癌晚期，仅剩一月生命。为让瘫痪女儿可可未来有依靠，她忍痛将孩子托付前夫陈旭，却遭其误解“弃女再婚”而拒绝。暴雨夜求助前婆婆王秀芸亦被辱骂驱赶，母女流落街头。

单亲母亲柳琴确诊骨癌晚期，仅剩一月生命。为让瘫痪女儿可可未来有依靠，她忍痛将孩子托付前夫陈旭，却遭其误解“弃女再婚”而拒绝。暴雨夜求助前婆婆王秀芸亦被辱骂驱赶，母女流落街头。柳琴绝望中带可可沉船自杀，被救后目睹女儿以命相护，重燃信念。她狠心逼可可用板凳复健自立，却被路人视为虐童报警。病情急速恶化时，陈旭以“谋杀未遂”指控柳琴。审讯中警察发现其癌症真相，沉船实为走投无路之举......

在特定的时代环境下，莫家四兄妹响应国家的号召，从南京相继来到内蒙草原与牧民共同学习、共同生活，在生活中进行人生选择和自我寻找，在奋斗中履行自己扎根草原、建设边疆的诺言而发生的悲欢离合。他们曾因文化差异和环境艰苦而哭泣，也为收获动人爱情和珍贵友谊而欢笑，把青春和生命挥洒在这片土地。然而时代的迅速发展，又开始让他们对单调的草原产生了怀疑，他们在花花世界中闯至头破血流后猛然回首，草原依然以最温柔的姿态召唤并拥抱了他们的回归。

为了母亲的遗愿，赵陆带着母亲的骨灰来到大草原寻找从未见过面父亲。赵陆找到一直爱慕自己父亲的乌兰阿姨，乌兰安排父子见面，从中调解父子之间的误会与矛盾，赵陆对父亲有了转变，再次经过与父亲的一段时间相处，赵陆了解了父母当年的爱情，感受到了父亲对母亲的爱，对赵陆的爱，排解了心中多年来误会父亲丢弃他们母子的怨恨，两父子从互相不理解到最后相互依偎、相互帮助，最终赵陆完成了母亲的遗愿，解开了自己的心结，帮助父亲和乌兰画上最后圆满的归宿。

已过哺乳期却仍未断奶的央金（央金拉姆 饰），在妈妈第二次怀胎后被强行断奶，这无意间对央金内心造成了一些疑惑，感到父母对她的宠爱渐渐丧失，这使她感到万分不安。央金的爸爸格日（格日才旦 饰）因为父亲出家修行，从小缺乏父爱，性格非常孤僻，不善于爱的表达和沟通，他无法察觉到央金内心的危机和焦虑。一家人各自内心互相深爱，又因缺乏沟通与表达，央金内心的创伤在大人的世界无所察觉。父亲的人生追求成为了格日内心的伤口，妻子也无法理解格日的苦衷。于是一家人各自沉陷在自己内心的阴影中，互相隐瞒和诉说谎言变成了唯一的出路。三代人的世界被一条河水隔开，越显冷落。他们各自在成长、各自在解脱、各自在面对自己。

An introvert city teenager is sent to his father's limber ranch. While trying to figure out his place as the son of the boss he finds himself in a world packed with naturalized violence.