As the 2008 Beijing Olympics approach, the eyes of the world are increasingly turning toward China. The country's rise into the world's second-largest economy has meant unprecedented economic and social upheaval. At the center of this upheaval are the millions of Chinese who have packed up and moved - some leaving the country altogether, some returning - in search of a better life.

Accomplished Chinese-American filmmaker, Kenneth Eng, is finally turning his lens to his ancestral home, to follow four stories of ordinary Chinese people who struggle to hold on to their identity in the midst of radical change.