"The Progress of History" is a war drama co-directed by Lian Yiming and Wang Hongfei, starring Lian Yiming, Nie Yuan, Yang Ruoxi and Wang Qianhua. Produced by Tiangang Fenghua (Beijing) Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd.

The play is the sister story of "History of the Sky". It tells the story of a small town in the Dabie Mountains area. Before the Anti-Japanese War, two landlords, the Ding family and the Qi family, fought each other for land in the town. Later, the Japanese invaded, and Ding Xiaotian was reluctant. The story of being a traitor, joining the revolution, and being baptized by war to become a member of the Communist Party.