River Elegy (Chinese: 河殇; pinyin: Héshāng) was a six-part documentary shown on China Central Television in 1988 which portrayed the decline of traditional Chinese culture.
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“Cole Thornton: Just a minute, son.
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—Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)