They are - Eileen Chang, the legendary writer who was famous in Shanghai but free from worldly concerns; Echo Lam, the wanderer who traveled across mountains and rivers and left her love in the Sahara; Lu Yin, who compared herself to Lord Mengchang with three dens but whose soul had nowhere to rest; Shi Pingmei, who came clean and returned clean, with a handful of pure earth covering her elegance; Su Xuelin, the distinguished scholar; Xiao Hong, who struggled bitterly in the bleak wind and rain, and eventually faded away prematurely; Lin Huiyin, the most talented woman in modern times, with poetic inspiration like a thousand-foot waterfall and an April day that lasts forever; Lu Xiaoman, whose eyes spoke volumes and whose gaze revealed the secrets of her heart spring; Bingxin, who walked with love; and Ding Ling, who gave her affection in turbulent times.