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VIDEOS
Confucianism
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003. Huston Smith explains how the intertwining of opposites is key to understanding the great religions of China: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. He focuses on Confucianism, and explains that Eastern religions provide "an emphasis on direct experience and a method for attaining that." He contrasts this with Western Christianity, and discusses important aspects of his own life. Includes a special video introduction by Bill Moyers. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: BL1852 .C63 2003)Family Values
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2004. Historically, the traditional extended family has been China's built-in social security system. Today, under the pressures of family size limits, rapid urbanization, and Western cultural influences, China's social stability is being stressed to the breaking point. This program captures a transitional phase of Chinese history in which many parents are struggling to instill Confucian values and their own received wisdom about life into their children - teens and young adults who must weigh filial obedience, social obligations, and acceptance of established gender roles against a yearning for personal space and independence. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: DS774 .F36 2004)Feast or Famine
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2004. "To manage the country, we must first control the waters," is an ancient Chinese saying that is more true today than ever. This program documents farmers' hardships and discusses the exacerbating effects of deforestation and urban growth. Potential remedies are showcased, including new dams, increased water conservation, sustainable agricultural practices, improved planting methods, genetic modification of crops, and the monumental South to North Water Transfer Project. Parts in Chinese with English voiceovers or subtitles. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HD9016 .F43 2004)Food for Body and Spirit
[videorecording] University of California Extension Service for Media and Independent Learning, c1983. Investigates the impact of religious influences of Chinese cuisine. Takes the viewer into a Taoist temple kitchen and an herbal medicine restaurant. A visit to a monastery illustrates the role of Buddhism in the development of China's extensive vegeterian cuisine. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: BL65.F65 L47 1983)Geisha
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003. Filmed in collaboration with Arthur Golden, this program captures the geisha mystique while documenting the experiences of two maiko, geisha-in-training. Additional interviews with clients, patrons and others offer insights into contemporary Japanese culture and a profession that is slowly fading away. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: GT3412 .G45 2003)The Giant Awakes
Part 1. [videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003. Chinese capitalism, moving the mountain studies the phenomenon of the quasi-free market system that is developing in China. Examines economic modernization at a shoe factory, where communist worker ideals and capitalist goals coexist. Explorers charges of rampant corruption, and the gap between rich and poor for the 90 million Chinese who have moved to cities from rural areas. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HC427.92 .G53 2003)The Giant Awakes
Part 2. [videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003. Human rights in China discusses what progress is being made in the area of human rights in China. Visits a radio talk-show host who invites callers to grill government officials. Also visits newspaper editors who sometimes run pieces that criticize the government's human rights record. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HC427.92 .G53 2003)The Giant Awakes
Part 3. [videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003. The path of Chinese privatization visits Ma Bei Village, which is booming due to profits from private business. Discusses how industries that once protected all workers under the communist system, are gradually phasing in privatization, letting worker unrest dictate the pace. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HC427.92 .G53 2003)The Great Step Forward
[videorecording] Produced by Yuan Zhengming, et al. Southern Star Production, c2003. A two-part look at how Chinese women broke with their age-old traditions of subservience and prejudice to confront issues and agitate for reforms in the 20th century. The mixed results of the Liberation and Independence campaign, the Heroes of the Nation initiative, and the Cultural Revolution are also critically examined. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HQ1767 .G74 2003 )Great Wall across the Yangtze
[videorecording] PBS Home Video, c2000. Investigates the profound changes the Three Gorges dam project is bringing to China's people, environment, and history. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: TC558.C52 G74 2000)The Health Culture
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2004. Just as many medical professionals outside China are being attracted to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the Chinese are fiercely debating its future. This program describes the use of herbal medicines, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion, and qigong to restore bodily balance as well as remarkable successes in battling cancer with a combination of Chinese and Western medical techniques. But as traditional Chinese medicine merges with Western medicine; as mass-produced herbal preparations replace hand-compounded mixtures; and as the last practitioners trained in the time-tested ways are replaced by university-trained doctors, will TCM still be TCM? (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: R602 .H43 2004)Inside the Miracle
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and sciences, c 1996. Examines the struggle for union rights and examples of the political repression that has accompanied South Korea's dramatic economic growth. Include interviews with members of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the Democratic Trade Union. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HC467 .I57 2003 )The Japanese Tea Ceremony
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003. This program is devoted to the Omote Sen-ke school. It shows the uniquely Japanese way in which its traditions are handed down from generation to generation, and demonstrates that suspension in time by which Japanese paying obeisance to a 400-year-old tradition live in the past and the present simultaneously. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: GT2912.O4 J37 2003 )Kendo: The Path of the Sword
[videorecording] Creative Arts Television, c1999. Provides an introduction to kendo, Japan's oldest and most popular martial art, with origins in the sword and spirit of the warrior. The role of Zen in kendo and the rules of a match are also described. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: GV1142 .K46 1999)Korea: Tiger of Asia
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2002. This program examines how cheap government loans in South Korea encouraged the growth of large conglomerates, and how new policies are helping small and medium companies to develop. Discusses the South Korean government's use of onerous anti-business tactics, such as tax audits on those Koreans who buy imported cars. Officials from conglomerates Daewoo, Samsung, and Hyundai discuss the business practices that contributed to their success. A British computer executive discusses ways in which foreign companies can cope with Korean business regulations and customs. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HC467 .K617 2002)Mao by Mao
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities, c1993. An autobiographical look at the life and influence of Mao Zedong, Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman. "The commentary of this film is exclusively composed of excerpts from Mao Tsê-tung's speeches and writings, published by the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution." Title and credits in Chinese, English, and French; narration in English. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: DS778.M3 M36 1993)Secret Nation
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003. "This undercover report documents the stark poverty and extreme repression in North Korea that exist alongside spectacular cultural events and age-old customs unfettered by political ideology. Posing as a tourist, broadcast journalist [Channel One anchor] Janet Choi risked arrest to get an inside look at one of the planet's most secretive--and brutally totalitarian--countries while under surveillance by a police 'tour guide'"--Container. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HN730.6.A8 S43 2003)South Korea: the Struggle for Democracy
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003. Using news footage and interviews with government officials, dissidents, journalists, and average citizens, this program examines South Korea's ongoing struggle for democracy within the context of its turbulent history. Topics include the North/South partition, the Korean War, student and union riots, and the justification of military rule under the guise of national security. In English and Korean with English subtitles and voiceovers. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: JQ1729.A15 S68 2003)Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan
[videorecording] WHBH Boston Video, c1998. Drawing on rare archival film and photographs, this film explores why the status of the island of Taiwan is contested by the Chinese government. Some Chinese dialogue with English subtitles. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: DS799.62 .T84 1998 )Women in Japan
[videorecording] Produced and directed by Joanne Hershfield and Jan Bardsley, c2002. Introduces six women of diverse ages, backgrounds, and occupations. Each woman is from a different region of Japan, and each has spent a significant part of her life abroad. This documentary includes candid conversations about how these travels led these six to their present work, and how their international experiences affected their sense of identity and their beliefs. Interspersed with historical footage and scenes of contemporary Japanese life. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: HQ1762 .H47 2002)A Women’s Story
[videorecording] Shanghai Film Studio, c2002. Three women leave their rural village near the Great Wall and go to the city in hopes of improving their lives and escaping a world of harshly enforced traditions. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: PN1997 .N83 2002)Xian
[videorecording] University of California Extension Media Center, c1980. Explores the Chinese urban experience, past and present. Focuses on the historical sites, scenery, and culture in Sian, China, and observes the activities of its modern residents. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: DS796.S55 X53 1980)Yangtze: New China and the Old River
[videorecording] Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1999. When the Chinese government completes the 1.2-mile Three Gorges Dam, its 370-mile reservoir is expected to partially or completely blot out 2 cities, 11 counties, 140 towns, 326 townships, and 1,351 villages; 1.1 million people face resettlement. This program, filmed during the initial phase of the project, documents the lives of the people who will be uprooted, and some of the land which will be lost if the dam is completed. Title and credits in Spanish with English narration. (University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Nonprint: TC558.C52 Y33 1)