Travelogue of China-Laos Railway
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Travelogue of China-Laos Railway

中老铁路纪行

Some documentaries speak of railways in order to show speed; others speak of railways in order to reveal connection. Journey Along the China-Laos Railway belongs to the latter. It does not film the China-Laos Railway only as a grand engineering achievement, nor does it remain merely within spectacular images of trains crossing mountains a.

20263 集内地(大陆)
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Some documentaries speak of railways in order to show speed; others speak of railways in order to reveal connection. Journey Along the China-Laos Railway belongs to the latter. It does not film the China-Laos Railway only as a grand engineering achievement, nor does it remain merely within spectacular images of trains crossing mountains a.

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Watching Journey Along the China-Laos Railway today is not only about understanding a cross-border railway. More importantly, it helps us understand the word “development” again. Development is not abstract data, nor a grand statement far from ordinary people. Development should make roads smoother, life more convenien.

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《中老铁路纪行》:一条铁轨,穿过山河与人心

Journey Along the China-Laos Railway: A Track Through Mountains, Rivers, and Human Hearts

有些纪录片讲铁路,是为了展示速度;有些纪录片讲铁路,是为了看见连接。《中老铁路纪行》属于后者。它没有把中老铁路只拍成一项宏大的工程成果,也没有只停留在列车穿越山河的壮观画面中。它以一位英国摄影师的旅程为线索,从昆明出发,一路向南,穿过城市、村庄、隧道、雨林与边境,最终抵达万象,让我们看见一条铁路如何改变距离,也如何改变人与人之间的关系。铁路是一种很特别的现代。

Some documentaries speak of railways in order to show speed; others speak of railways in order to reveal connection. Journey Along the China-Laos Railway belongs to the latter. It does not film the China-Laos Railway only as a grand engineering achievement, nor does it remain merely within spectacular images of trains crossing mountains a.

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