Sculpting is a story about the return of love and human nature. Mr. Zhang is a well-known stone-carving artist in a county town, he lives a simple and happy life with his wife and two children. His wife has a half-meter long stone as washboard to do the daily laundry, the stone becomes dented as time passes. Life changes, his wife dies from a serious disease, Mr. Zhang gives himself over to despair and decides not to carve again.