ANOTHER WORLD
Director GUO ZONGFU
Countries China
Duration 39 min
Synopsis
ShenMU county is famous for been titled“the No. 1 coal-producing county in China”. The flourishing coal industry has also brought serious environmental problems such as water pollution, ground collapse etc.Tens of thousands of rural migrant workers travel from all over the country to work here as miners.They have been not only facing the risk of occupational disease such as pneumoconiosis,sometimes even losing their lives. QiuPing Chen worked as a blacksmith and a businessman before. However, under the burdens of life, he work as a miner here.
ShenMU county is famous for been titled“the No. 1 coal-producing county in China”. The flourishing coal industry has also brought serious environmental problems such as water pollution, ground collapse etc.Tens of thousands of rural migrant workers travel from all over the country to work here as miners.They have been not only facing the risk of occupational disease such as pneumoconiosis,sometimes even losing their lives. QiuPing Chen worked as a blacksmith and a businessman before. However, under the burdens of life, he work as a miner here.