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Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

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Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

NR·2003·551m

Summary

A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.

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Director

Wang Bing

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

Mandarin

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Keywords

factory worker
squatter
industrial society
industry
urban
working class
poverty
co-workers relationship
struggle for survival
railroad
modern china
forced relocation
contamination
railway station
coal
squatting
railwayman
fly-on-the-wall
father son relationship
wintertime
industrial town
cigarette smoking
working class people