Springtime in a Small Town was released in the year 2002。Springtime in a Small Town is also called as Xiao cheng zhi chun, Printemps dans une petite ville, Primavera en una pequeña ciudad, Primavera en Smalltown, Primavera Numa Pequena Cidade, Da foråret kom til byen。

Liyan and Yuwen live in post-war torpor, childless but with Liyan's school-aged sister. He coughs, imagining he has TB; Yuwan embroiders; they sleep in separate rooms. A surprise visit from Liyan's boyhood friend Zhang, a big city physician, wakes up the household. To Zhang's amazement, he discovers his friend's wife is his own youthful sweetheart. Possibilities abound: an affair, an arranged marriage of Zhang and Little Sister, now 16, or simply ending ennui and embracing vitality. Can a stifling atmosphere of Chinese Chekhov give way to spring? Alcohol at a birthday party speeds resolution.