Up the Yangtze
Title
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Up the Yangtze
Summary
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The Three Gorges Dam -- contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle -- provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside the 21st century Chinese dream. A "Farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered.
Year Published
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2008
2007
Physical Description
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
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Chaptered for classroom use.
Contents
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Revisiting China -- Socialism vs. Capitalism -- Defining success -- Entering the workforce - tourism industry -- The River in past tense -- On the rise to 175m and resettlement -- A shift of environment -- A generation set in their own ways -- Self-criticism -- Unrecognizable citizens of China -- The final farewell to Fengdu.
Subject
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Dams -- China -- Yangtze River Gorges.
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- China.
Geographic Term
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Yangtze River Gorges (China) -- Economic conditions.
Yangtze River Gorges (China) -- Social conditions.
Added Author
:
Yu, Jerry.
Chang, Yung.
Added Corporate Author
:
National Film Board of Canada.
EyeSteelfilm (Firm).
American Documentary.
Summary
:
The Three Gorges Dam -- contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle -- provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside the 21st century Chinese dream. A "Farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered.
Publisher
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Montréal, Quebec : Eyesteelfilm : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Edmonton Christian High | TRC DVD 915.2 UP | Teacher resource | 30905000090831 | Teacher Materials |