The celestial empire : the path of the dragon / Landmark Films presents ; Power Sports International presents ; produced by Janos Balazs, Paul Skorich, Peter Gerber ; script by Sam Kaufman, Kim Owen Smith.
Publisher:
Landmark Media Inc.,
Copyright Date:
1999-2001
Description:
18 videodiscs (approximately 26 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
China and the outside world. History of trade in China. Commerce and daily life. China's history of invention & discovery. Secrets of the Chinese economy. China at the crossroads. History of manufacturing. China institutionalizes itself. China in the 20th century. Business environment in China. Family and social life in China. Traditional concepts of morality in China. Land of archeology. Nation of diversity. Chinese language. Chinese calendar. Architecture of China.
Notes:
Narrator: Les Beigel, Brad Douglas (pts. 14-15, 18). "A Powersports Millennium Allied Artists Standing O Entertainment Presentation." Film guide included on liner of each container.
Contents:
pt 1. The path of the dragon -- pt 2. China and the outside world : water state and world island -- pt 3. The history of trade in China -- pt 4. Commerce and daily life -- pt 5. China's history of invention and discovery -- pt 6. Secrets of the Chinese economy -- pt 7. China at the crossroads -- pt 8. History of manufacturing -- pt 9. China institutionalizes itself -- pt 10. China in the twentieth century -- pt 11. The business environment in China -- pt 12. Family and social life in China -- pt 13. Traditional concepts of morality in China -- pt. 14. China, Land of archeology -- pt. 15. A nation of diversity -- pt. 16. The Chinese language -- pt. 17. The Chinese calendar -- pt. 18. The art of architecture in China.
Summary:
"Attempts to unveil some of the mystique behind China - its people, art, culture and heritage of this 5,000-year-old empire. This 18-part series follows Chinese historywith its unrelenting perseverance through the ages and explains why China is the only surviving empire in the world today. Both the past and the present are explored, with each episode focusing on a unique facet of Chinese life."--Container.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)81286175
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.