Watching China
I've been growing increasingly interested in China. Knowing a little bit about every major countries history can make history a little bit dry. China has been closed off from outside influence and only recently has knowledge of it's past started to leak out. Naturally as things begin to open up my interest has peaked. Below are a couple of my favourite articles and videos which are worth a careful read.
Tank man
Tank Man is chilling documentary on the Tiananmen Square massacre that happened in 1989 when the people of China revolted against corruption in the central government and were brutally beaten back into submission. At one point 1 in 10 people in Beijing were out demonstrating, including entire professions and parts of the navy. One of the most interesting parts occurs near the ending where young students are interviewed and have almost no recollection or knowledge of the event.
Population by Age
China's projected population by age group from 1950 to 2050. The animation provides a more analytical look at what ages will play the most significant role in the near future of China.
Choking on Growth
Pollution is a major issue everywhere these days, but no where is it more serious than in the industrial cities of China's east. The NYTimes has produced an excellent series titled "Choking on Growth". All four sections are very well done. Infact 16 of the top 25 most polluted cities in the world are in China.
Wulingyuan National Park
Wulingyuan, in central China is an up-till-now mysteriously natural place. Another vividly written story by the Times describes the fight to save this wonderful piece of the natural world. It is certainly a beautiful place - one I would love to see in person.
The Sandstone towers of Wulingyuan National Park, China
The Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec has a fairly large Chinese artifact exhibit on right now. Lots of boxes and pottery are on exhibit – many for the first time. I was at the museum last week, but pottery doesn't really interest me so I passed.
Any other good pieces out there about China? Please share.
Sep 6, 2007
3:18 am
Actually just wanted to comment on the inversion of a cirle or sphere. The video makes it much easier to understand and I can now visualize how phone curly cords can get knotted up and how to unwind them properly. Neato! Yay Terrill, now I can sleep!