2006/7 Geo

Monday, October 16, 2006

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The videos to watch for this unit are:
9. Changes on the Chang Jiang
Shanghai: Head of the Dragon — Shanghai enters the 21st century on a wave of development, ready to reclaim its legacy as China’s commercial center. Sijia: Small Town, Big Change — The steady growth of a township enterprise illustrates three great contrasts in modern China: rural vs. urban, agricultural vs. industrial, coastal vs. interior.

VOD10. The Booming Maritime Edge
Guangdong: Globalization in the Pearl River Delta — This program explores globalization and the effects of modernization on Chinese society. Taiwan: High-Tech Tiger — What factors contributed to Taiwan’s emergence as a high-tech powerhouse?

VOD11. A Challenge for Two Old Cities
Lanzhou: Confluence of Cultures — We travel to the frontiers of Han and Muslim China in the city of Lanzhou. Shenyang: Hope for China’s Rust Belt? — A previously dynamic industrial city continues to struggle with modernizing its manufacturing infrastructure.

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