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Up the Yangtze
Up the Yangtze

7.3

Up the Yangtze

NR·2007·93m

Summary

A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "The River." The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's edge - a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. 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 modern China.

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Director, Writer

Yung Chang

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Mandarin

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$783,000.00

Keywords

peasant
tourist
family history
modern china
forced relocation