The Last Night of Jin Daban was adapted from the namesake novel by famous writer Mr. Bai Xianyong. The novel was first published in 1968, and is one of the important classic works in contemporary literature. The namesake film adapted from it once aroused a sensation at home and abroad. The work mainly shows the prosperity and luxury of Shanghai's十里洋场 (a commercial district in Shanghai in the early 20th century), becoming an epitome of "the old dream about the sea"; also a modern age in the memory of tourists.