Movie Details
Original Language:Chinese
Lilong Tower
DirectorZang Honghua
1 hr 30 min
Plot
In the mid1990s the Yuanmingyuan Artist Village dissolved and artists resettled in Songzhuangs Xiaopu Village in the eastern suburbs of Beijing The affordable living conditions and relatively free creative environment attracted independent artists from all over China They arrived with utopian dreams and a thirst for artistic freedom surviving and creating in the name of art and developing a unique way of life Over time more flocked to the area leading to the emergence of related industries and small businesses Streets shops taverns artist studios and village residences formed a complex network Over the course of more than a decade Xiaopu Village transformed from a handful of artists to Chinas largest art community with a population of over ten thousand The cohabitation and interactions with indigenous peoples local government and commercial capital all contributed to Songzhuangs distinctive artistic ecology and made it a microcosm of Chinas transitional era
