Hey! I have only watched "Rings of the Year", not "Snow City".
After all, he has experienced it personally. His description of China's special generation is more realistic in terms of understanding, reflection and special emotions. Even in our eyes, there are many touching things. So if there are only some similarities in plots but no duplication in the stories of the main characters, please be more tolerant!
To paraphrase Liang’s words: "We are living fossils of the times. We are a unique generation. Whether you evaluate us well or not, our uniqueness itself is the glory of history to us."