Changing China

Synopsis: A series of five programmes examining the stagggering pace and scale of change in the People’s Republic of China - both in the cities and in remote villages. Asks who gains and who may be getting left behind: 1) Farming North and South: Contrasts the agricultural systems, climates and cultures in the remote hills north-west of Bejing and the lush valleys of south-west China; 2) The Three Gorges Dam: the world’s largest hydro-electric project, though its principal purpose is flood control. Discusses benefits and drawbacks; 3) Forestry, Flooding and Farming: environmental damage resulting from deforestation in the Yangtze watershed; 4) Township Enterprises and Migration: how rural industry in Shanghai’s hinterland has prospered under the economic liberalisation which is strangling many of the older urban factories; 5) Urban Development in Shanghai: profiles a young woman who works in an international merchant bank and a construction worker.
Series: Place and People, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 100 min.
Year of production: 1999
Availability: Sale; 1999 sale: £19.99 (inc VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on C4 from 17/1/00.
Subjects: Geography
Keywords: China; economic geography

Name: 4 Learning
Notes: Channel 4 Learning has now closed. This used to be the educational broadcasting arm of Channel 4. The online shop sold educational DVDs and CD-ROMs for use in primary and secondary schools.

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