Suzhou River

Along the banks of the Suzhou River, Mardar falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Moudan. When he tries to kidnap her in order to demand ransom money from her rich father, she escapes him, jumping in to the river and disappearing forever.

Mardar serves a three-year jail sentence for his attempted crime. Upon his release, he meets a woman who looks exactly like Moudan, named MeiMei.