The Chinese Shoes

Name: The Chinese Shoes
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Tamara Wyss, Timmo Niesner, Franziska Schubert, Martina Treger

Tamara Wyss retraces her grandparents’ 100-year-old German Empire expedition up the Yangtze through the Three Gorges just before the dam’s completion. Guided by their photos, letters, and recordings, she witnesses disappearing traditions amid China’s breakneck modernization.