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1: Urban Boom & Rural Bust? (35 mins)
VIDEO: China Rising Part 1 The BOOM
(10:55) The fastest growing economy in the world.
VIDEO: Inside China "Young Factory Workers"
(8:37)
RADIO: China's Young Migrants Bring Addictions Home
(7:25) Many children of rural China are coming into cities to find work, but man return home with more problems.
RADIO: A Journey Down The Yellow River Overview
(7:50) China's rapid economic development has created an environmental ermgerncy along the Yellow river.
2: Chinese Producers & Consumers (38 mins)
RADIO: Shanghai, China's Boomtown
(8:33)
VIDEO: The Chinese Consumer
(12:44) Chinese consumer market
RADIO: The New Silk Road
(8:01)
VIDEO: China Currency Exchange
(8:51)
3: Water Crisis (28 mins)
RADIO: Water Shortages in Rural China
(7:50)
SLIDESHOW: Two Tebitan Families
(3:55)
RADIO: Scraping By On The Desert's Edge
(8:12)
RADIO: Looking For A Solution
(7:49)
4: Communism, Capitalism (27 mins)
VIDEO:The Cult of Mao Zedong
(8:13) Still a major influence after all these years.
RADIO:Tourism Along The Yellow River
(7:45)
VIDEO:Ceng Siwei
(11:03) Capitalism in China
5: Problems with Freedom (33 mins)
VIDEO: Piracy Explored
(10:47) Examines intellectual piracy and the impact it has on intellectual porperty rights.
RADIO: On The Road: The Far West, Journey’s End
(8:29) Gobi, Islam, & Capitalism. Chinese provide a better life for Muslims to keep control
VIDEO: An American In China
(2:28)
RADIO: An American Jailed In China
(5:28) Tom Grant, an independent filmmaker from New York City, discusses his detention.
RADIO: China's Relationship With Humiliation Improves
(5:18)
6:Growth,Corruption & Reform? (28 min)
RADIO: High Taxes & Corruption in Rural China
(8:41)
RADIO: Talking Politics with a Truck Driver
(8:54)
VIDEO: Rising China, Bumps In The Road?
(10:31) Growth without Reform? Is it possible?
7: Pollution & Safety (36 min)
RADIO: Air Pollution Grows with The Economy
(8:52)
RADIO: Yellow River Pollution Price of Economic Growth
(7:49)
RADIO: Bring Your Own Chopsticks To China
(3:32)
RADIO: Safety Concerns & China's Coal Boom
(3:38)
VIDEO: (PBS) INSIDE CHINA: Shifting Nature-Three Gorges Dam
(11:38)
Terms To Know
capitalism
communism
free market
controlled economy
command economy
consumer
producer
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Deng Xiaoping
yuan
8:Three Gorges Dam (29 mins)
Overview
NPR series
Part 1:Environmental Concerns
(7:46)
Part 2:Resettling Residents
(7:46)
Part 3:Saving Historic Sites
(7:45)
Dam Corruption
(4:56)
Homework
Returning To China
During Tian Yang's first trip back to China, where she was born, she saw historical sights, visited overcrowded cities, and obse
China & Darfur?
What is the connection?
Background: Three Gorges Dam
What's the problem?
China Daily: Three Gorges
Up The Yangtze: Update
INTERNET: China (Day 1)
HISTORY
Confucius
Legalists
INTERNET: China (Day 2)
Mongols
Genghis Khan & Kublai Khan
Silk Road
Marco Polo