TV Show Details
Air Date:June 16th, 1988
Last Air Date:July 16th, 1988
Network:CCTV-1
Status:Ended
Genres:Documentary
Original Language:Chinese
Production Companies:China Central Television 中央电视台 (CCTV)
River Elegy (1988)
TV ShowCCTV-1
Documentary
Audience Score
Plot
A formal critique of historical Chinese culture, arguing that developing a so-called "yellow civilization" based on the land and rivers has led to conservatism, ignorance and backwardness, and that China should develop a "blue civilization" based on the sea, while establishing a system based on the market economy.
