The Heart of the Dragon

Name: The Heart of the Dragon
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1984-01-30
Rating: 7
Cast: Anthony Quayle

7.0First aired 1984-01-30Last aired 1984-04-16Status: Ended

Documentary

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Networks: Channel 4

Overview

The overall documentary is made up of 12 episodes starting with "Remembering," which implied that the "Chinese Cultural Revolution" of 1966 - 1972 or so was past, regretted, and disowned. The final episode titled "Trading" is all about the "new China" and it's role in the go-getter world of business, including USA business. These two episodes communicated the main messages for which the series was intended, told the story of "the new China." The middle episodes depict day to day life amongst "little guy" Chinese people, and creates a sympathetic picture of their charm, intelligence, humanity, creativity, and day to day problems and challenges.