Roads to Xanadu. Part 1: Episodes 1 & 2

Roads to Xanadu is an intriguing investigation of the dynamic inter- change between East and West in the making of the modern world. Episode 1: “The Price of Harmony” dramatically re-creates the atmosphere of 13th Century China, the richest and most powerful Empire of those times. Episode 2: “The Invention of Progress” examines the interplay and conflict between Europe and the East, which began with the arrival of the Jesuit missionaries in Asia in the 16th Century.

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Credits

co-producer

David Roberts

John Merson

production company

Film Australia

Duration

01:50:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300812

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Catholic Church

History → China - History

History → Europe - History

History → History

Television

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1989

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