Hidden Valley - China

Jan 2004
Hailed by many as the world's next global superpower, China seems to be leaving its rural communities behind.

Bu Shi village is one such place. For generations the only way to cross the river was by a bamboo rope. Now there is a wire cable. DVDs and televisions -- signs of the new consumerist China - arrive in the weekly market. But few of the locals even have electricity to use them. Some flee to the city, unable to resist the lure of urban living. Others fight to preserve their age-old traditions. "If a Lisu woman can't weave mattresses and cloth, she will not be respected by others," says Anni. Her mother may have abandoned her for the city, but she is determined to raise her daughter in the Lisu ways. She has the kind of spirit upon which the survival of China's rural communities relies.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• China
• Rural
• Communities
• Superpower
• Bamboo
• Villages
• Urbanisation
• news
• documentary
• current affairs
• journeyman
• journeyman pictures

[OLFbubbles123]

the kids are so cute when they saw the digital camera for the 1st time.

[Plumbata]

It doesn't seem quite true that the Lisu "struggle to keep up with a world that is leaving them behind." It appears as if they are damn happy living a real life that lacks petty distractions and has no need for all the trappings of a profit-driven, technologically modern society. If they did "catch up" then the river would be horribly polluted and the landscape would be butchered to generate a Yuan or two of profit. They are better off living a good, natural life, and I would do the same too.

[JamesTung2010]

I am very much happy to see Lisu children now have opportunity to go to school.

[aawara00]

china is great and peoples are great,I like .

[shawn20062009]

China is getting better, at least those poverty area are better than India or africa, they have never been forgotten

[lks888]

天父会看顾，阿门。

[sarubboy]

fun! i wish going to school was like that for me

[asdjfh55]

世外桃源.no english translation

[longan18q3sg]

I guarantee you that the chicken they serve their guest is much much more tastier than the normal frozen one you find in supermarket.

[krglongbourn]

It would be nice if those that filmed this did something for the village, Doctor, dentist, clothes, books and a bridge. I could never leave without trying to find big corporation to build a better life as far as selling their produce and products...bueatiful people..

[shrugsquats08]

are they any walmart aroud

[ryan97303]

good to see that someplaces in the world are still like this. beaty