Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

The main character, Minli, is a young Chinese girl scraping by with her poor parents in the village at the base of Fruitless Mountain. With nothing else to occupy them in the evenings, Minli’s father spins tales of the Old Man in the Moon and the Jade Dragon. Minli’s parents desperately hope she can change the family’s fortune. Inspired by her father’s stories and dedicated to her family, Minli decides to leave and seek a more prosperous future for them all. The objective of her quest is to find the Old Man of the Moon who possesses the power to change a person’s fortune.