Up the Yangtze
Title:
Up the Yangtze
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.
Year Published:
2008
2007
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Note:
Chaptered for classroom use.
Contents:
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.
Publisher:
Montréal, Quebec : Eyesteelfilm : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.
