World Film Locations: Beijing

World Film Locations: BeijingThe title of Li Yus film Lost in Beijing evokes the experience of many first time visitors to Chinas bustling capital. The citys sprawling structure and rapid redevelopment embodied by the high rise apartments taking over historic districts render Beijings streets hard to navigate and its culture is just as difficult to penetrate. World Film Locations: Beijing is a revealing and engrossing introduction to both.

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