Women’s Kingdom, The

Synopsis

A report from "The Women’s Kingdom" in southwest China, not far from the Tibetan Buddhist city the Chinese have renamed Shangri-La. Here the Mosuo women enjoy a degree of freedom unimagineable elsewhere in China.

NB Streamed in two versions - the original is 20 minutes long and the televised version is edited to 9 minutes.

Series

Roughcut

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2006

Year of production

2006

Notes

Broadcast in the USA on PBS in July 2005

Documentation

Related website giving background and further information and links at http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2005/07/introduction_to.html

Subjects

Social Studies; Geography; Women’s studies

Keywords

China; social geography; women

Online availability

URI

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2005/07/introduction_to.html

Price

free, 20 or 9 mins

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Director

Xiaoli Zhou

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Distributor

Name

PBS Frontline/World

Web

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ External site opens in new window