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The Water Cries: Episode 11
directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
EPISODE 11: Episode 11 explores the feasibility of transporting water from water-rich areas to areas where water is scarce. In northern China they are faced with draught conditions while in southern China they are dealing with the opposite, as floods ravish the land. China is planning to transfer water in south Ch...
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directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
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EPISODE 11: Episode 11 explores the feasibility of transporting water from water-rich areas to areas where water is scarce. In northern China they are faced with draught conditions while in southern China they are dealing with the opposite, as floods ravish the land. China is planning to transfer water in south China to north China. Is it feasible to transport water from water-rich areas to water-scarce areas? Is transporting water a necessity fo...
EPISODE 11: Episode 11 explores the feasibility of transporting water from water-rich areas to areas where water is scarce. In northern China they are faced with draught conditions while in southern China they are dealing with the opposite, as floods ravish the land. China is planning to transfer water in south China to north China. Is it feasible to transport water from water-rich areas to water-scarce areas? Is transporting water a necessity for regions that have little water? China is carefully weaving a water network that reflects the dreams, hopes and aspirations of the Country.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-05-07
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Wang Meng
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
China International TV
Topic / Theme
Environment, Government
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of China International TV Corp.
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The Water Cries: Episode 12
directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
EPISODE 12: Two of the major rivers of China Huanghe River and Changjiang River, originate from Qinghai province. There is a huge project in China to transfer water from one river to another in order to help northern cities, such as Tianjin and Xi'an, that have severe water shortages. Some experts say that these...
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directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
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EPISODE 12: Two of the major rivers of China Huanghe River and Changjiang River, originate from Qinghai province. There is a huge project in China to transfer water from one river to another in order to help northern cities, such as Tianjin and Xi'an, that have severe water shortages. Some experts say that these diversions are causing severe damage to the ecological system. Certainly water diversion projects have caused damage in Australia where...
EPISODE 12: Two of the major rivers of China Huanghe River and Changjiang River, originate from Qinghai province. There is a huge project in China to transfer water from one river to another in order to help northern cities, such as Tianjin and Xi'an, that have severe water shortages. Some experts say that these diversions are causing severe damage to the ecological system. Certainly water diversion projects have caused damage in Australia where they have had such projects for decades. How can China keep the balance between industrial and agricultural needs and the need to protect the ecological environment? Does China's new water project really benefit people without sacrificing the ecological system? Only time can tell.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-05-07
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Wang Meng
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
China International TV
Topic / Theme
Environment, Government
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of China International TV Corp.
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The Water Cries: Episode 13
directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
EPISODE 13: Is there something China can learn from Israel about saving water? Israel is a country famous for water saving technologies and regulations while still experiencing rapid development. When flushing a toilet in any Chinese city, a person flushes away the amount of water desperately needed by a family fo...
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directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
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EPISODE 13: Is there something China can learn from Israel about saving water? Israel is a country famous for water saving technologies and regulations while still experiencing rapid development. When flushing a toilet in any Chinese city, a person flushes away the amount of water desperately needed by a family for a week in some areas in the Ningxia province. Yet, in Ningxia and Gansu provinces in Northwest China, developers bid and get large in...
EPISODE 13: Is there something China can learn from Israel about saving water? Israel is a country famous for water saving technologies and regulations while still experiencing rapid development. When flushing a toilet in any Chinese city, a person flushes away the amount of water desperately needed by a family for a week in some areas in the Ningxia province. Yet, in Ningxia and Gansu provinces in Northwest China, developers bid and get large industrial projects that demand high quotas of water. During the hot summers, a bottle of water can be more expensive then buying gas for a car. Yet, people are buying bottled water as well as wasting water every day in a variety of thoughtless ways. It is not that the people of China are lacking inspiration from their own history on how to save water and how to share it. Ancient water-saving facilities and techniques such as the Karez irrigation well (northwest China) and water use in Beijing's Beihai Circular Wall have been in use for thousands of years. But what may now be lacking is the determination to solve the immediate problem of this severe water crisis. Finding a solution will require individuals, communities, corporations and government units work together and make unselfish decisions to share water and on spending money to save the water. China's survival may depend on these decisions and this kind of cooperation. It takes determination of all people living and working in China to solve this major crisis."
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-05-07
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Wang Meng
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
China International TV
Topic / Theme
Xeriscape Design, Economics, Environment, Ecology, Chinese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
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The Water Cries: Episode 14
directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 9 secs
EPISODE 14: Saving water is one of the most effective ways to solve China's water crisis. This requires the cooperation of all people living in China. Experts in China advise that the best way to save water is to increase the price of water. For example, In Tianjin city in northern China, college students must use...
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directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 9 secs
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EPISODE 14: Saving water is one of the most effective ways to solve China's water crisis. This requires the cooperation of all people living in China. Experts in China advise that the best way to save water is to increase the price of water. For example, In Tianjin city in northern China, college students must use a card to track how much water they use, and they are charged accordingly. In addition, Tianjin has educational programs teaching resi...
EPISODE 14: Saving water is one of the most effective ways to solve China's water crisis. This requires the cooperation of all people living in China. Experts in China advise that the best way to save water is to increase the price of water. For example, In Tianjin city in northern China, college students must use a card to track how much water they use, and they are charged accordingly. In addition, Tianjin has educational programs teaching residents how to save water. Some villages in Xinjiang Province in China are adapting new water saving techniques. It is clear that everyone in China needs to cooperate and make sacrifices in order to save China's precious water supply.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-05-07
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Wang Meng
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
China International TV
Topic / Theme
Economics, Environment
Copyright Message
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The Water Cries: Episode 15
directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
EPISODE 15: The fifteenth episode of the documentary series deals with this question: 'Where do we find the answers to the water crisis problems?' Examples abound as to the severity of the water crisis problem: Maduo, a county located at the source water of the Yellow River, used to be known for having thousands o...
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directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
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EPISODE 15: The fifteenth episode of the documentary series deals with this question: 'Where do we find the answers to the water crisis problems?' Examples abound as to the severity of the water crisis problem: Maduo, a county located at the source water of the Yellow River, used to be known for having thousands of lakes. Now the people of Maduo had to be relocated, because there is no water. Wealthy people used to reside at the shore of the Taih...
EPISODE 15: The fifteenth episode of the documentary series deals with this question: 'Where do we find the answers to the water crisis problems?' Examples abound as to the severity of the water crisis problem: Maduo, a county located at the source water of the Yellow River, used to be known for having thousands of lakes. Now the people of Maduo had to be relocated, because there is no water. Wealthy people used to reside at the shore of the Taihu Lake at the lower Yangtze Plain. Now they have had to move away, because the water is too dirty. The world's fourth largest freshwater lake, the Aral Sea, has shrunk in half. Almost all the rivers have now dried out or are polluted. The Chinese people are now asking themselves,'Did our ancestors ever imagine this would happen to us today?' Human civilization was born along the major rivers. The rise of the Sumerians came from their effort to live in harmony with the water of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; but their demise was precisely because of excessive water use. The documentary series of THE WATER CRIES tells the Chinese people that although they now live in the best period in recent history, they cannot forget that water gave birth to a civilization, and lack of it can destroy a civilization.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-05-07
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Wang Meng
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
China International TV
Topic / Theme
Environment, Pollution
Copyright Message
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The Water Cries: Episode 16
directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
EPISODE 16: The sixteenth episode examines the broader picture of the current water crisis. Grasslands becoming dessert is not just a problem for China, but also a problem for many places on this earth. Global warming is a serious problem for all the people living today, because it can cause flood, drought. How ca...
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directed by Wang Meng (China: China International TV), 30 mins
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EPISODE 16: The sixteenth episode examines the broader picture of the current water crisis. Grasslands becoming dessert is not just a problem for China, but also a problem for many places on this earth. Global warming is a serious problem for all the people living today, because it can cause flood, drought. How can we achieve our dreams for success with the basic need to maintain balance and harmony with nature?
Date Written / Recorded
2011-05-07
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Wang Meng
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
China International TV
Topic / Theme
Environment, Pollution
Copyright Message
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Water for Tonoumassé
directed by Garry Beitel; produced by Garry Beitel (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 33 mins
During the long, dry season in the south of Togo, in West Africa, a woman's day began at 1:00 a.m. with an eight-hour trek for water. Unbeknownst to her, the water so arduously collected was contaminated. Water for Tonoumassé shows the efforts of a group of villagers to get clean water by drilling a well nearby....
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directed by Garry Beitel; produced by Garry Beitel (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 33 mins
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During the long, dry season in the south of Togo, in West Africa, a woman's day began at 1:00 a.m. with an eight-hour trek for water. Unbeknownst to her, the water so arduously collected was contaminated. Water for Tonoumassé shows the efforts of a group of villagers to get clean water by drilling a well nearby. It chronicles the success of this project in which women played a key role. To the surprise of the village men, the women were capable...
During the long, dry season in the south of Togo, in West Africa, a woman's day began at 1:00 a.m. with an eight-hour trek for water. Unbeknownst to her, the water so arduously collected was contaminated. Water for Tonoumassé shows the efforts of a group of villagers to get clean water by drilling a well nearby. It chronicles the success of this project in which women played a key role. To the surprise of the village men, the women were capable of making decisions, handling money, and learning the mechanics of keeping the pump in working order. We share their joy as they celebrate when water pours forth.By taking responsibility, these women have transformed daily life, both for themselves and their families. They are able to care for their children better, and have more time to grow food. This vivid example of a development project that works is an excellent resource for exploring issues relating to women's roles in developing countries. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Garry Beitel
Author / Creator
Garry Beitel
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1990. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Water Puppetry in Vietnam: An Ancient Tradition in a Modern World
directed by Sam Pack, fl. 1999-2012; produced by Sam Pack, fl. 1999-2012 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2012), 32 mins
The ancient tradition of water puppetry has gained worldwide attention in recent years for its lively and unique reflection of agrarian life in the wet-rice villages of northern Vietnam. As water puppetry has grown in popularity among tourists, modern practitioners have altered key components of their performances...
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directed by Sam Pack, fl. 1999-2012; produced by Sam Pack, fl. 1999-2012 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2012), 32 mins
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The ancient tradition of water puppetry has gained worldwide attention in recent years for its lively and unique reflection of agrarian life in the wet-rice villages of northern Vietnam. As water puppetry has grown in popularity among tourists, modern practitioners have altered key components of their performances in terms of both content and format in order to appeal to Western tourists. This insightful and original ethnographic documentary expl...
The ancient tradition of water puppetry has gained worldwide attention in recent years for its lively and unique reflection of agrarian life in the wet-rice villages of northern Vietnam. As water puppetry has grown in popularity among tourists, modern practitioners have altered key components of their performances in terms of both content and format in order to appeal to Western tourists. This insightful and original ethnographic documentary explores the complex interplay between the rise and development of the international tourism industry and the production of culture in the performance of Vietnamese water puppetry. The film, in the words of Prof. Lauren Meeker, of SUNY New Paltz, 'addresses important issues in cultural heritage, tourism, reflexivity, and collaborative filmmaking. It sets up a contrast between the extractive process of 'collecting' heritage on film in which the finished product is not shared with the film subjects, and a collaborative filmmaking process in which the subjects are given the chance to comment upon academic films that have been made about them and then to represent their own culture by making their own short films.' The objective of the Water Puppetry filmmaking team was to return a series of government-made films about the ancient tradition of water puppetry to the village of Bao Ha in the Red River Delta in order to make this invaluable cultural heritage available to the very community recorded in the films. A community screening of these original films was organized and villagers were encouraged to express their opinions about them. Five villagers were subsequently selected and trained to make films of their own about water puppetry. The filmmaking team then organized a second community screening, but this time, the featured films were made by community members themselves. In a powerfully symbolic way, this second set of films represents the process of digital repatriation traveling full circle. The hope was that this collaboration would serve as a model for ethnographic filmmaking, as more and more historically marginalized peoples gain the skills, technology, and need for a fuller understanding of their own past as well as a means to articulate their present and future.Water Puppetry in Vietnam is a rich, complex, and thought-provoking work that will captivate students and generate discussion in a wide variety of courses in cultural anthropology and ethnography, Asian studies, and development and tourism studies. It was produced and directed by Sam Pack, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kenyon College.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sam Pack, fl. 1999-2012
Author / Creator
Sam Pack, fl. 1999-2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Tourism industry, Agrarian life, Puppets and puppet shows, Vietnamese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Berkeley Media
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Water Wars
directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013, Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010 and Marieke Oudejans, fl. 2007-2016, Rains and Rivers (Production company) (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2010), 56 mins
The nation of Bangladesh is prey to every threat from water known to man. WATER WARS: When Drought, Flood and Greed Collide tells the story of this land at war with not only rising seas, but devastating floods and droughts -- from India's dams dumping their excess in the wet season and siphoning off river water in...
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directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013, Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010 and Marieke Oudejans, fl. 2007-2016, Rains and Rivers (Production company) (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2010), 56 mins
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The nation of Bangladesh is prey to every threat from water known to man. WATER WARS: When Drought, Flood and Greed Collide tells the story of this land at war with not only rising seas, but devastating floods and droughts -- from India's dams dumping their excess in the wet season and siphoning off river water in the dry season. And as Bangladesh sees less and less river water during the dry season, it is forced to dig deeper for more wells, enc...
The nation of Bangladesh is prey to every threat from water known to man. WATER WARS: When Drought, Flood and Greed Collide tells the story of this land at war with not only rising seas, but devastating floods and droughts -- from India's dams dumping their excess in the wet season and siphoning off river water in the dry season. And as Bangladesh sees less and less river water during the dry season, it is forced to dig deeper for more wells, encountering arsenic poisoning that is filling hospitals and graveyards.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013, Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010, Marieke Oudejans, fl. 2007-2016, Rains and Rivers (Production company), Martin Sheen, 1940-
Author / Creator
Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010
Date Published / Released
2009, 2010
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
Martin Sheen, 1940-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Water supply, Crisis management, Environmental protection, Dams, Floods, Droughts, Ecology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2010 Cinema Libre Studio
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Waterfalls of Hawaii
produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1917), 19 secs
This early documentary from the Ford Motor Company shows views of the waterfalls of Hawaii in the early 20th Century.
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produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1917), 19 secs
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This early documentary from the Ford Motor Company shows views of the waterfalls of Hawaii in the early 20th Century.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1917
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Topic / Theme
Waterfalls, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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