Das heutige China bedeckt eine riesige Fläche. So unterschiedliche wie die Landstriche sind auch die Bevölkerungsschichten, doch Gewalt ist überall gegenwärtig. A Touch of Sin verstrickt Chinesen aus unterschiedlichen Milieus in vier Geschichten die in großstädtischen Regionen wie Guangzhou, aber auch in ländlicheren Gebieten wie der Provinz Shanxi spielen.

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.

A young man returns to his parental home where his mother has lived alone as a widow for many years.

Juan, a worker goes to visit his mother after a long time working but his sister prevent him from seeing her. When he discovers the state in which his mother is, he sees that his brother and sister had been deceiving him to receive his money.