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Long March, The (2/22)


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Subjects: Agriculture, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Global Issues, Globalization, Human Rights, Sociology

Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: Bullfrog Films
Closed Captioned: No		 Running Time: 27 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No
Copyright Date: 2001
Available in French: No

China is already home to a fifth of the world's population. To relieve the pressure on scarce farm land and fragile topsoil, the Chinese government is building four hundred new cities over the next 20 years, each housing over half a million residents. New towns and settlements are springing up from nowhere. Others are witnessing an explosion in their populations. This film tells the story of one such town. Chengdu, in South West China, was once the southern staging post for the silk trade. In 256 BC, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, channeling the Min River through Chengdu was built. But the irrigation system was neglected and abused during the 1970s, resulting in massive pollution and floods. Today, Chengdu's municipal government has succeeded in reversing the damage.

Links: http://www.lifeonline.org/archive/citylife2main.html www.tve.org/life - the producer’s site

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