High in the mountains of the China, a ten-year-old mute orphan boy, Lu, rescues a lost panda cub separated from its mother. As Lu struggles to return the cub to its mother-and protect it from trappers-the two form a unique connection.

The Mongolian Border, 1979: Massive fossils of unknown creatures are discovered in the mountains, and the research team assigned to excavate the remains includes acclaimed Professor Yang (...