Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
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A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.
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factory worker
squatter
industrial society
industry
working class
poverty
co-workers relationship
struggle for survival
railroad
modern china
forced relocation
contamination
railway station
coal
railwayman
fly-on-the-wall
father son relationship
wintertime
industrial town
working class people
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