Young Chinese nurse Qing never left her homeland so far and is keen to see the world. Starting with her last days in China FAREWELL YELLOW SEA follows Qing for 3 years on her ‚Revolutionary Road’. When arriving as a trainee in geriatric care in the provincial backwaters of the Black Forest two worlds clash. While Qing is wondering why Germans eat bread and cold cuts every day, her employer expects her to assimilate instantly and to bite through any touch of homesickness. Meanwhile to some elderly the young woman is a welcome change in daily routine. Especially to Mrs Wohlfahrt who is attributing Qing’s intelligence to her consumption of fish eyes and to 100-year-old Mr Reiner who soon becomes a mentor to her. FAREWELL YELLOW SEA is a film about taking wings, about trying to settle down and wandering between different worlds. Sometimes quirky and comical, sometimes sad and heartwarming.