An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of China’s most exhilarating metropolis, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China today.
 
Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas, and opportunity. Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz is one of them. He immerses himself in his neighborhood, forging deep relationships with ordinary people who see in the city’s sleek skyline a brighter future, and a chance to rewrite their destinies. There’s Zhao, whose path from factory floor to shopkeeper is sidetracked by her desperate measures to ensure a better future for her sons. Down the street lives Auntie Fu, a fervent capitalist forever trying to improve herself with religion and get-rich-quick schemes while keeping her skeptical husband at bay. Up a flight of stairs, musician and café owner CK sets up shop to attract young dreamers like himself, but learns he’s searching for something more. As Schmitz becomes more involved in their lives, he makes surprising discoveries which untangle the complexities of modern China: A mysterious box of letters that serve as a portal to a family’s – and country’s – dark past, and an abandoned neighborhood where fates have been violently altered by unchecked power and greed.
 

A tale of 21st century China, Street of Eternal Happiness profiles China’s distinct generations through multifaceted characters who illuminate an enlightening, humorous, and at times heartrending journey along the winding road to the Chinese Dream. Each story adds another layer of humanity and texture to modern China, a tapestry also woven with Schmitz’s insight as a foreign correspondent. The result is an intimate and surprising portrait that dispenses with the tired stereotypes of a country we think we know, immersing us instead in the vivid stories of the people who make up one of the world’s most captivating cities.

一幅令人难忘的画卷，描绘了在中国最令人振奋的大都市中心的一条街道上希望、挣扎和成长的个人，来自当今报道中国的最著名的广播记者之一。

现代上海：一个处于复兴中的全球城市，每天都有梦想家来到这里，参与到资本、思想和机会的疯狂洪流中。Marketplace的Rob Schmitz就是其中之一。他沉浸在自己的社区中，与普通人建立了深厚的关系，他们在城市光滑的天际线中看到了更光明的未来，以及改写自己命运的机会。有一个叫赵的人，她从工厂车间到店主的道路被她为确保儿子们有一个更好的未来而采取的不顾一切的措施所打断。街上住着傅阿姨，她是一个狂热的资本家，一直试图通过宗教和快速致富计划来改善自己，同时让她怀疑的丈夫保持沉默。在楼梯上，音乐家兼咖啡馆老板CK开了一家店，吸引像他一样的年轻梦想家，但他发现自己在寻找更多东西。随着施密茨越来越多地参与到他们的生活中，他有了令人惊讶的发现，从而解开了现代中国的复杂问题。一个神秘的信件箱是一个家庭--和国家--黑暗历史的门户，一个被遗弃的街区，那里的命运被不受约束的权力和贪婪猛烈地改变了。

作为21世纪中国的一个故事，《长乐街》通过多面性的人物介绍了中国不同年代的情况，这些人物在通往中国梦的曲折道路上照亮了一个启蒙的、幽默的、有时是令人心痛的旅程。每个故事都为现代中国增添了另一层人性和质感，这幅挂毯也是施密茨作为一名外国记者的洞察力所编织的。其结果是一幅亲切而令人惊讶的画卷，它摒弃了我们认为自己了解的这个国家的陈旧观念，而是让我们沉浸在构成世界上最迷人的城市之一的人们的生动故事中。