The era of reform and opening up is an era of heroes. The cause of socialist reform, opening up and modernization has created a broad stage for hundreds of millions of people to display their talents. Their achievements are brilliant, and their actions are touching. Dozens of heroes from all fronts have emerged in Xinxiang. They are: the national model worker and the leader of rural grass-roots party organizations, Yan; Wu Jinyin, the role model of township party committee secretary; Liu Zhihua, the top ten female heroes in China and deputy to the National People's Congress; Wu Guoliang, a young soldier pursuing aristocratic life; Li Hongtao, an outstanding soldier in training troops through science and technology; Bingyin Liu, an entrepreneur who is brave in reform; Wu Cuilan, former stationmaster of Yanjin Xiaodian Agricultural Technology Station; Cui Dianliang, son of the national forestry model Taihang; And experts from Yanjin Desert Research Institute.

In addition, there are countless "little people" who make silent dedication and tenacious struggle at the grassroots level, such as Ma Wenzhong, a disabled young teacher in rural areas, his wife Gu Qingyu, Wang Maofa, a mountain village teacher, and Li Boyong, an supernumerary doctor. They grow and blossom quietly in their own soil, bathed in the spring breeze of reform and opening up. Although he has not made any earth-shattering achievements, he is also a hero of the times.