An exploration on the impact of urbanization and globalization on a traditional culture. "The World"...
An exploration on the impact of urbanization and globalization on a traditional culture.
"The World" is a theme park on the outskirts of Beijing, sixteen kilometer from the Chinese capital, designed around scaled representation of the world's famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower or the Leaning Tower of Pisa.The site is seen here not from the visitor' point of view but through the eyes of a few of its staff, lonely people, communicating poorly, a bit disillusioned with life, glittering for the tourists but dull and restricted as far as they are concerned. We meet, among other, pretty young dancer Tao and Taisheng, a security guard who is fond of her but not of peronal commitment...
