Chadong Town in Huayuan County, Hunan Province, but now (2008) this town has been renamed "Border Town"

Because Shen Congwen is from Phoenix, many people think of it as a border town It’s Hunan Phoenix, but it’s not. Look at the first sentence of "Border Town": "Going from Sichuan to Hunan, there is an official road to the east. This official road is close to the border of western Hunan. When you reach a small mountain town called Chadong, there is a stream... ", obviously, the "border town" written by Shen Congwen is called Chadong. If you look at the map of western Hunan (or the map of China), you will find that there is no such place as "Chatong" in Fenghuang County. When you shift your attention to Huayuan County in the north of Fenghuang County, at the junction of Hunan, Sichuan (now Chongqing), and Guizhou, you will find that the "border town" is here. In other words, the prototype of "Border Town" is Chadong Town in Huayuan County, Hunan Province, but now (2008) this town has been renamed "Border Town" and is still marked as "Chadong" on previously published maps.

"Border Town" is an independent and original documentary filmed and produced by undergraduate students from the Department of Drama, Film, Television and Literature of the School of Liberal Arts of Southwest University. It was directed by Chen Yiyi (Chen Yuzhou), a junior student at the time.

The film was shot during the Spring Festival in 2013. After living with homeless people day and night for a month, the main creative staff learned about the real living conditions of homeless people, restored the existence of homeless people as "people", and used the lens to Dialectically reflect the reasons for the formation of "wanderers" groups. Director Chen Yixian hopes that through this film, more people can understand the real life of homeless people living at the bottom of society.

This documentary full of humanistic care finally stood out from more than 2,000 entries. "The film allows the viewer to develop dialectical thinking about the good and evil of human nature, life demands, social welfare systems and other issues in addition to being helpless and moved." At the award ceremony, the competition organizing committee made this evaluation.

The film won the "Best Documentary Feature" in the Original Film Competition of the 20th Beijing University Student Film Festival, the "Best Photography Award" in the Documentary Unit, and the Jury of the 11th Beijing International University Student Film and Television Exhibition. Special Award", Nomination Award for "Best College Student Work" at the 3rd China Documentary Academy Awards.