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River Elegy

River Elegy

1988 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

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A formal critique of historical Chinese culture, arguing that developing a so-called "yellow civilization" based on the land and rivers has led to conservatism, ignorance and backwardness, and that China should develop a "blue civilization" based on the sea, while establishing a system based on the market economy.

Created by Jun Xia

Network: CCTV-1

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