In 1949 Hong Kong, an American reporter, Mark Elliott, covers the Chinese Civil War while dealing with a trial separation from his wife. He meets Dr. Han Suyin, a beautiful widowed physician from mainland China, and they fall in love.

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
A doctor of mixed heritage finds herself torn between her duty and desire as she navigates a passionate affair with a married journalist amidst the turmoil of Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.