A look back on the legacy of a small, but influential magazine from Gansu Province that dared to tell the truth about the Great Leap Forward. Spark's young contributors bravely shone a light on the horrific realities of life covered up by the Communist Party. Through interviews with surviving contributors (two were executed), Hu Jie weaves together a striking and emotional oral history. The Observer is Rita Andreetti's sensitive portrayal of Hu Jie...

Banned in China, this film is the most acclaimed and controversial to come out of the new Chinese cinema. Told from the perspective of a young boy, Tietou, it traces the fate of a Beijing family and their neighbors through the political and social upheavals in 1950's and 60's China.

Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the fourteen Blades; eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. An elite force of secret agents with a license to kill, devote their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone.

Each section begins with a topic sentence spoken in the primary language. That sentence is repeated in English and the rest of the section is spoken and captioned in simple English. Questions following each section are multiple choice and incorrect responses automatically send the learner back to the correct answer. Based on the examination given by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for United States citizenship, this DVD presents the structure...

Ye Haiyan is labeled a trouble maker by the Chinese government. Someone who embarrasses the state, for example, with public protests involving the civil rights of sex workers. She travels to Hainan Province to protest a case in which sexual mistreatment of elementary-age school girls by their principal has gone unprosecuted.