Monday, March 26, 2007

More about "China" on TV

I love this web page - lots of interesting things about China that I would not have noticed (also read post from last Monday).

ChinaSprout TV

(if link does not work: http://www.chinasprout.com/tv )

World Garden Tour - "Bali, Europe and China"
Bali; Monet's gardens; Chinese gardens.
Thursday March 29, 2007 12:30pm-1:00pm on HGTV - Home and Garden TV - Network Series / Travel

Ancient Discoveries - Chinese Warfare
Military innovations from ancient China are examined, including gunpowder, flame throwers, rockets, automated crossbows and siege machines.
Saturday March 31, 2007 12:00pm-1:00pm on HIST - The History Channel - Network Series / History

Blood Alley (1955)
The daughter of a slain American convinces a sea captain to help a village of Chinese peasants escape the communists.Director: William A. Wellman Performers: Lauren Bacall, Anita Ekberg, Paul Fix, Joy Kim, Mike Mazurki, John Wayne. (Click on the title above to open the Internet Movie Data Base page for this movie)
Saturday March 31, 2007 12:30pm-3:00pm on AMC - American Movie Classics - Movie / Adventure

Ancient Discoveries - Machines III
One thousand years ago, when Europe was still in the dark ages, China was at the forefront of technology. We unveil the remarkable story of how China created a myriad of ingenious devices including cosmic machines able to collect data on the stars, hydraulic hammers, water-controlled clocks, and mass production plants powered by water. We visit a reconstruction of an ancient Chinese iron furnace to unravel how the Chinese created a forty-ton iron artifact five centuries before the West discovered cast-iron technology. Meet the leading clay expert Professor Ye Hongming who has spent a lifetime seeking to discover the secrets of how the ancient Chinese created their vast terracotta army.
Saturday March 31, 2007 1:00pm-2:00pm on HIST - The History Channel - Network Series / History

The Drew Carey Show - "The High Road to China"
When Mimi strands Drew in China he has neither passport nor money. (Note: Marking the first time an American sitcom has ever filmed in mainland China, portions of the episode were shot on location at the Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven and in the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.)
Tuesday April 03, 2007 6:30am-7:00am on TBS - Turner Superstation - Network Series / Comedy

2 comments:

redmaryjanes said...

Hmm..I'll have to check out that link. I don't think I've seen any of those shows, but I may have-I'm a big Discovery and History Channel fan.

Kirby said...

Coolness. Glad you like the listings.

8 or 9 years ago I realized I was looking for TV listings about China stuff. My wife said "Hey. Post show info to APC." The rest is history!