River Elegy

Season 11988

A formal critique of historical Chinese culture, arguing that developing a so-called "yellow civilization" based on the land and rivers has led to conservatism, ignorance and backwardness, and that China should develop a "blue civilization" based on the sea, while establishing a system based on the market economy.

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A formal critique of historical Chinese culture, arguing that developing a so-called "yellow civilization" based on the land and rivers has led to conservatism, ignorance and backwardness, and that China should develop a "blue civilization" based on the sea, while establishing a system based on the market economy.

First Aired
June 16, 1988
Last Aired
July 16, 1988
Runtime
37min
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Creator
Jun Xia
Genre
Documentary
Status
Ended
Language
Mandarin
Network
CCTV-1
Production
CCTV
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