China and the world Part 2 of a 3 part series travelling through China in search of the essence of Chinese art. This is the story of China’s spasmodic and invariably difficult contacts with other cultures and ideologies caused by both natural and cultural barriers and how this isolation has allowed China to develop its own great and distinctive traditions in art.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303776
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Description and travel
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - China
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Chinese
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)