Up The Yangtze

Up the Yangtze is movie by Chinese/Canadian director Yung Chang. It takes place in China, of course, at different spots of the Yangtze river. The film shows interviews and daily lives of workers at a cruise, peasants who live next to the river and general population that have to be relocated. The relocation is mandatory since the level of the river is constantly rising due to the Three Gorges Dam, which is the biggest hydroelectric project in the world.

The movie shows the effects on the life of around 2 million people, the environmental effect and the economic effect as well. China is undergoing a major development and cleaner energy systems are a must. Nowadays Beijing is presenting a year round smog which is preoccupying the international community.