factory worker,squatter,industrial society ,industry,working class,poverty,co-workers relationship,struggle for survival,railroad,modern china,forced relocation,contamination,railway station,coal,railwayman,fly-on-the-wall,father son relationship,wintertime,industrial town,working class people

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2003)

Poster for Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.

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Keywords

  • factory worker
  • squatter
  • industrial society
  • industry
  • working class
  • poverty
  • co-workers relationship
  • struggle for survival
  • railroad
  • modern china
  • forced relocation
  • contamination
  • railway station
  • coal
  • railwayman
  • fly-on-the-wall
  • father son relationship
  • wintertime
  • industrial town
  • working class people