Film and Media

Media Library
(video and audio clips, gallery of posters and stills)

About the film, The Gate of Heavenly Peace:

• The Making of the Film
• Characters in the Film
• Reviews, Commentary, and Controversy
• Transcript

Media Studies (Making the News)

Tour of Tiananmen Square

• Tiananmen Gate and Square
• Mao Portrait
• Huabiao
• Great Hall of the People
• Museum of History and the Revolution
• Martyrs' Monument
• Mao's Mausoleum
• Demonstrations
• Parades
• Red Guards
• Young Pioneers
• The Flag
• Tourists
• Qigong

Themes

• Democracy
• Reform and Revolution
• Human Rights
• Making the News
• Making History
• Nationalism
• Parallel Cultures

Chronology (20th century China)

• Pre-1989
• Spring 1989

Additional Readings and Links

• Readings available on this website
• Related websites on China and film
• Bibliography of further readings

Chinese Site

• Film
• Media Library
• Democracy Wall
• Archives and Links