Tag Archives: Asia Society

Big Tree County and Sulphur mining

Posted on 2009-07-31 by Alice Xin Liu

Big Tree County (大树县), in Sichuan Province, is the site of a large sulfur mine. In 1992 Hao Zhiqiang produced a 60-minute documentary on how the mine wiped out the trees that gave the county its name. More information about the film can be found at the Asia Society China Green page.

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Tibetan plateau in peril

Posted on 2009-05-08 by Alice Xin Liu

The Asia Society’s China Green Project has a series of videos on the topic of melting glaciers and the environment of Tibet. One of the videos, above, talks about rivers and lakes that have started running lower, drier pastures, larger deserts, and more unpredictable weather patterns.

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The story of Sohota

Posted on 2009-04-27 by Alice Xin Liu

The Asia Society made a video about energy retrofitting in Beijing (courtesy of Michael Zhao).

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Beijing rock–Asia Society at the Olympics

Posted on 2008-08-21 by Danwei

The Asia Society on Beijing rock music.

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