A newly introduced ban on fireworks in a town in the South of China is changing people's lives: The manager of a local firework shop is forced to close his business for good, another business man grasps an opportunity and begins selling electric firecrackers, and a local community leader begins patrolling the neighbourhood, being vigilant for anyone breaking the new ban... On the eve of Chinese New Year, Dian Dian, an 8-year-old boy, sets out on a journey to search for fireworks.