Sun continues to support Jing and they date secretly before Sun is diagnosed with leukemia and dies.

孫對靜一往情深，他們偷偷約會，直到孫被診斷患有白血病并去世。

"I want to recover the original purity and simplicity of the 1970s and the people at that time, with a slow but compelling narration. I want it to convey a long-lost purity," Zhang said. "

“我想以舒緩而令人信服的敘述復原70年代和70年代人的那種純潔和簡單。我希望它能傳達久違的純真。”張說。

Unlike Zhang`s previous films that are known for their colorful cinematography, Under the Hawthorn Tree employs natural and basic hues.

《山楂樹之戀》色調自然、簡潔，不同于張藝謀以往以色彩取勝的電影。