秦淮河
In the late Ming dynasty, the reformist Donglin movement reinstituted the "Restoration Society" (C: , P: "fùshè", W: "fu-she") in Nanjing to fight corrupt officials. Hou Fangyu, one of the Society's members, falls in love with courtesan Li Xiangjun beside the Qinhuai River. He sends Li Xiangjun a fan as a gift and becomes engaged to her. An official called Ruan Dacheng, delivers trousseau through celebrity Yang Longyou (T: , S: , P: "Yáng Lóngyǒu", W: "Yang Lung-yu") for Hou in order not to be isolated from the royal court. Hou is persuaded into accepting it, but Li Xiangjun rejects the gift firmly, which wins Hou Fangyu's respect.