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BRAVO SOUTH
CHINA
Silk of
South China
China is the
birthplace
of silk. In
the mid
–Neolithic
Age, about
5,000 to
6,000 years
ago, ancient
people began
to raise
silkworms to
get silk
threads and
weave silk
cloth. In
the 18th
Century, the
silk
industries
of South
China
reached its
zenith,
becoming an
important
pillar of
the economy
of the area
below the
Yangtze
River.
Following
development
and
technological
progress,
modern
fashion
designers
are giving
contemporary
qualities to
the
classical
beauty of
silk,
injecting
new vitality
into this
ancient
industry.
Fascinating
Boccaro
Teaports
The history
of Chinese
tea culture
can be
traced back
to ancient
times. Aside
from the
various
kinds of
famous tea,
Chinese
people are
particular
about tea
sets, which
can not only
be used to
drink tea,
but also be
appreciated
as works of
art. Boccaro
teapots
produced in
the city of
Yixing are
outstanding.
With their
appealing
color and
luster,
boccaro
teapots
ingeniously
combine
pottery
culture,
teapot
cultureand
tea culture
in creations
sure to
enchant all
tea
drinkers.
Love for
Shaoxing
In ancient
times, the
city of
Shaoxing was
called
Yuezhou. It
was renamed
Shaoxing in
1131.
Shaoxing is
known as a
historical
seat of
culture,
renown for
its
picturesque
scenery and
the
birthplace
of many
famous
people. A
land of
water.
Shaoxing
feature many
rivers and
bridges,
riverside
compounds.
With
connecting
courtyards,
mellow wine
and
delicious
food, unique
dark a
winged boats
and ancient
towpaths
creating
cultural
scenery
special to
South China.
Scenarist-Director:
Xue Yaning
BREAKING THE
SILENCE
Zheng Da, the
son of the
female worker
Sun Li- Ying, is
born deaf, which
causes Sun Li-ying’s
husband to
divorce her. She
shoulders the
whole
responsibility
of supporting
the family,
helping her don
to speak and
study in the
school. But for
his bad
pronunciation,
Zheng Da fail to
enter into the
school and
suffers a lot
from other’s
discrimination.
In order to buy
the expensive
hearing aid for
her son, Sun Li-ying
works hard, but
doesn’t receive
the respect she
deserves. With
kind and warm
help of the
other persons,
Sun Li-ying
bravely faces
the challenges
of life. She and
her son finally
overcome the
troubles in
their life.
Duration: 86
minutes
Director: Sun
Zhou
Colours of the
Blind
Ding Lihua,
blind girl, is
full vigour and
courage. She
cherishes
beautiful
visions for life
and love. At the
sports school
for the
handicapped, she
had the
opportunity to
be trained
professionally
as an athlete.
Sports also
built her
character, and
she came to
understand that
life is more
than falling in
love. With the
help of her
coach, she
managed to
improve her
skills and learn
more about truth
in life. Ding
Lihua finally
won a gold medal
as the world
champion and
found out her
own way to lead
a meaningful
life.
Duration: 90
minutes
Director: Chen
Guoxing
EXPERIENCING
HONG KONG
Hong Kong is one
of the areas
with the most
open, free and
the most
developed
economy in the
world. Its
prosperous
economy and
trade, culture,
science and
technology,
sports and
public service
activities help
Hong Kong win
many honors such
as the
“Metropolis in
the Flourishing
Age”, a
“Shopping
Paradise”,
“Oriental
Hollywood” and
Gourmands’
Paradise”, etc.
In the past
decade, Hong
Kong people have
succeeded in
overcoming the
Asian Financial
Crisis and
defeated SARS
Epidemic under
the leadership
of the SAS
government, the
Hong Kong
economy has now
reached its
climax in nearly
20 years. This
dynamic city,
where Chinese
and Western
cultures
converge, enjoys
a variety of
gaieties and is
bound to usher
in a more
colorful and
brighter future.
Duration: 30mins
GHA SHA-THE
TREATMENT
After Year of
hard work, Xu
Datong, Chinese
immigrant to the
US. has finally
achieved success
as an
outstanding
video game
designer. With
his promising
career and
loving family,
he feels he has
became a true
American.
Datong’s father
comes over from
China, and uses
a traditional
Chinese medical
technique,
called guasha,
to treat,
Datong’s son,
Dennis.
Unexpectedly, an
American doctor
thinks the
bruises on
Dennis’ back
left by the
guasha treatment
are signs of
child abuse, and
the finger is
pointed at
Dotong. The
Treatment is a
moving portrayal
of the enormous
gulfs between
cultures and
their possible
repercussions.
Duration: 100
Minutes
Director: Zheng
Shaolong
Live in Peace
Granny Axi, an
old lady living
in a big city ,
has an only son.
After his
marriage, the
son lives in a
wonderful modern
apartment and
strongly advises
his mother to
move into the
apartment time
and again.
However, Granny
Axi insists in
living in the
old one-storey
house with the
young
housekeeper,
Ashan, who is
intelligent and
fond of study.
From Granny Axi,
Ashan has
learned to cook.
Once, because of
trying to help
her boyfriend,
Ashan falls out
with Granny Axi
. With the
mediation of the
neighbors,
finally they are
reconciled.
Granny Axi takes
out her savings
and gives them
to Ashan,
encouraging her
to start an
undertaking in
her hometown. In
the end, Granny
Axi moves into a
geracomium and
spend her
remaing years in
comfort
together with
other old
people.
Duration: 93
minutes
Director: Hu
Bingliu
Love Story by
Tea
Ma Jianxin, a
railroad worker,
is a rather
withdrawn and
reticent person.
He gets
acquainted with
his teacher Miss
Li Weihua at a
literary
training class
and finds that
they have
similar purpose
and interests.
After the short
period of study,
the two are
deeply in love.
Unfortunately
Weihua has
serious
congenital heart
disease, which
means that if
they get
married, they
can’t have
sexual life.
Despite of this
helpless
situation, the
couple still
love and support
each other. They
are determined
to go ahead.
Duration: 92
minutes
Director: Jin
Chen
One Day In The
Yangtze Delta
Located at the
western coast of
the Pacific
Ocean and the
south of the
Yangtze River,
the Yangtze
Delta is
composed of
fifteen cities
in China
including
Suzhou, Hangzhou
and Shanghai.
With neighboring
areas, diverse
cultures,
mutually
complementary
economies, and
close
relationships
among people,
the region is
descended from
the Wu and Yue
Culture. The
street scenes
and people’s
lives here
reflect the
unique customs
and culture of
the south of
China. It is
also a region
with the densest
population,
fastest economic
development,
largest economic
scale, and most
potential for
further
development.
This documentary
represents the
economic and
social
development in
the region
through the
activities in
one day of
several
characters
living in
Yangtze Delta.
Duration: 30mins
Directors: Yu
Haojiang, Li Ke
PRETTY BIG FEET
Zhang Meili is a
common woman who
lives in a
remote mountain
village in
China. She
doubts herself
because of her
big feet, as
according to
traditional
Chinese
thinking, small
feet are a
standard for
female beauty.
After her
husband is
executed for a
crime he
committed as a
result of his
lack of
education, she
decides to set
up a school to
teach the
children of the
village. Later,
Xia Yu, a
teacher from
Beijing,
volunteers to
come to the
school in this
poor area, and
after some
initial
problems, she,
Zhang Meili and
the children
come to
understand and
respect each
other. Zhang
Meili is
tragically
killed in a car
accident, but
her students and
their dreams
live on…
Duration: 100
minutes
Director: Yang
Yazhou
TOGETHER
Liu Cheng is a
common person
who has lived
for many years
in a small town
in southern
China working as
a cook, along
with his son,
Liu Xiaochun.
Xiaochun’s
extraordinary
talent in violin
is a source of
great pleasure
and pride for
his father and
the entire town.
To give Xiaochun
a bright future,
Liu Cheng takes
him to Beijing
to learn from a
professional
violin teacher.
In the busting
capital , the to
undergo many
personal
experiences they
cannot
understand and
the relationship
between the
father and son
changes, as
Xiaochun learns
about his
background. Liu
Cheng decides to
return home, but
then Xiaochun
gives up a
chance to take
part in an
international
competition and
rushes to the
train station,
where he plays a
song on his
violin that
expresses his
deepest thanks
and feelings for
his beloved
foster father.
Duration: 115
minutes
Director: Chen
Kaige
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