China Before China

A documentary that explores the relationship between three families in Suzhou and their private gardens. Each family invested considerably in creating serene and classic gardens, seeking ancestral tranquility. However, they face challenges when trying to maintain a poetic relationship between people and their gardens in an ever-changing modern world.

Ten years after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Yushu, a group of professional musicians search for new voices of Tibetan folk songs in local primary schools. The new generation carries the hopes of Tibetan families, and in their bright voices, we can sense warmth, human resilience, and inner strength.

One hundred years ago, Dongjiadu was just the wharf at the Shanghai's Huangpu river bank. There were very few residents around the wharf. Now, Donjiadu is a populous resident area. Its resident population reaches to 95,000 plus the migrant population of 15,000