Abstract:

"This two-part documentary tells the history of modern China in the 20th Century - entirely with original archives and motion pictures. "From the very first newsreels and documentary footage filmed in China at the turn of the century, up until the present day, CHINA YELLOW, CHINA BLUE uses visual documents to portray the struggle and changeover between two Chinas: one continental and rural, enshrined by the Empire and Confuncianism, the other coastal, urban and mercantile, and founded on maritime trade. "These are the angles which the film approaches, China yesterday, China today, China Yellow, China Blue. The making of the film required a long intensive period of seeking out every possible souce of footage. "The film is in two parts: Part 1, THE TIME OF TROUBLES, covers the years up to 1949, and Part 2, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, covers 1949 to 1996."