Jiangzhou University in the upper reaches is fictional and does not really exist. Jiangzhou University is from the TV series Youth School. In reality, it was shot in nanyang normal College. Because it was filming, it was changed to Jiangzhou University.

Nanyang normal University, located in Nanyang City, Henan Province, is an ordinary undergraduate college in Henan Province approved by the Ministry of Education. It is a pilot unit for cultivating master's degree students in the national special needs talent training plan, a demonstration applied technology undergraduate college in Henan Province, and a key characteristic discipline construction university in Henan Province.

Upstream is directed by Sha Weiqi, starring Richards, Chen, Stephy, Jiang and Tan Quan. The play premiered in Youku Video on August 2nd, 20021. Based on the novel "The Upstream of Tears" written before and after the rain in the Ming Dynasty, the play tells the story of the bittersweet secret love, healing and growth of Lu Shuyi, Xia Xiaoju, Cheng Lang, Lin You and other boys and girls in their youth.