30 Sep 2007
Up the Yangtze
At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront rising waters and a radically changing China.
Talking About the Yangtze River
The Yangtze River is the largest river in China. Every Chinese is familiar with the theme song of the film - "Song of the Yangtze River", which was written by children soaked in their mother's milk. He wrote about the inexplicable and unclear love: the Yangtze River is the mother river of the Chinese nation, and the Yangtze River belongs to the Chinese nation. There are countless natural and cultural deposits on the Yangtze River and its banks. Everyone can listen to "Song of the Yangtze River" and follow "Talk about the Yangtze River" to understand its magic and magnificence.
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陈铎 Narration
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