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1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 min. 2 sec.) ; 345241488 bytes |
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Second stop for John Doyle and Tim Flannery is the city of Shanghai. The ancient fishing village turned international port was once known as the Pearl of the Orient - a decadent hub of foreign trading and subversive political intrigue. Now it's a glitzy, glamorous city and the poster child for China's rapid urbanisation. It is China's most populous city and home to 24 million people.John and Tim start their tour with a stroll along Shanghai's iconic Bund with its financial district towering in the east, and the remnants of its colonial past to the west of the city. When they come across a group of locals practising Tai Chi, John decides to demonstrate his version, much to Tim's amusement! Next, former Melburnian, Shane Ullman, takes John and Tim on a tour of the old part of Shanghai.Tim and John ride the lift in Shanghai's tallest building - the World Financial Centre - and get a bird's eye view of the forest of skyscrapers and cranes of the Pudong district, and see how quickly the city is changing. Later, they meet young multi-millionaire Daniel Zhang, one local who's ridden the wave of Shanghai's boom. But not everyone in Shanghai enjoys a luxurious lifestyle. John and Tim meet a poor Chinese migrant worker who is helping to build - as he puts it - the fatherland, and a bunch of Aussies who are all contributing to Shanghai's development: architect Stephen White, skateboard park designer Simon Oxenham and chef Hamish Pollitt.Next, Tim and John step into the reality of China's one child policy. They attend a public match making gathering that attracts 10,000 people. It is a speed dating event run by the parents not the children. Tim and John also explore how to feed a growing population on the scale of China and the opportunities for Australian producers. They also look at the environmental damage to the river and water systems in Shanghai. They observe that there's a huge price to pay for China's rapid urbanisation.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Executive Producers: Steve Bibb, Michael Cordell, Nick Murray. ABC TV Commissioning Editors: Karina Holden and Chris Thorburn. Series Director: Vivian McGrath. Supervising Producer: Toni Malone.Producer: Matthew Davis. A Screen Australia in association with Screen NSW, a Cordell Jigsaw Production. Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Broadcast 2014-05-20 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Chinese -- Finance, Personal.
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Chinese -- Social life and customs.
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Discovery and exploration, Chinese.
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International economic relations -- Evaluation.
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Foreign workers -- Social conditions.
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Diplomatic relations.
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China -- Shanghai.
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Streaming video
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McGrath, Vivian, director
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Doyle, John, host
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Flannery, Tim, host
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