The planned construction of the Three Gorges Dam will relocate more than a million villagers to new destinations. Dreams of Changjiang follows the reactions of several families who must decide on how to deal with the change.

The director of the local committee of the Women’s Federation, Fu Yongju, and her husband, a ‘barefoot doctor,’ decided to seize the opportunity of moving to the city to open a clinic. However, there was a huge gap between their ideals and reality. The clinic encountered difficulties. After Fu’s husband fell ill and passed away, Fu and her daughter struggled to survive in the unfamiliar city. Following Dreams of the Yangtze and Bing’ai, this is the third film in the ‘Daughters of the River’ series.

2019年，冯艳将在三峡跨越十八年拍摄的四个女人的故事编织成《长江边的女人们》一片，展现在三峡移民的大背景中，女人们的困境与改变。

镜头跟随着住在三峡库区的农妇张秉爱，真实的记录了她的生活，还原了一个普通人的喜怒哀乐。张秉爱的丈夫身患顽疾，因此，全家的重担便都落到了她的肩上，虽然生活十分辛苦，但张秉爱的心中依旧怀有希望，因为她那有出息的儿子是全村唯一一个考上了重点高中的孩子。 除了普通农妇外，张秉爱还有另外一个身份——钉子户。作为第一期移民中唯一留下来的那一户，张秉爱默默决心，在得到应得的土地之前绝不动摇，这是她为自己划下的底线。大坝截流近在眼前，如今，第二期移民都已经全部迁走了，在一片废墟之中，张秉爱赖以生存的家显得那样渺小，飘摇。