Episode of Series “Dragons tongue. - Series 2.”.
Professor Colin Mackerras explores the shopping habits of the Beijing people. Since the liberalisation of the Chinese economy, there has been a huge increase in the variety of goods for sale and the ways of selling - from markets to privately and collectively owned shops. Three dramatised segments illustrate different aspects of shopping, while the short section on calligraphy introduces the new simplified characters.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303476
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Social life and customs
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Social conditions
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Chinese characters
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Chinese language
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Chinese language - Writing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)