From Critic to Defender: A Chinese Journalist's Tibetan Odyssey
From: The Tibet Connection
Length: 06:45
"All my understanding of Tibet came after I saw Tibet myself for the first time," she says. "I want to tell every one what I saw and what I heard, even if it’s just to a single Chinese person."
“Whenever I hold a pen, it is all about Tibet”. Those words come from an unlikely source, a Chinese journalist who underwent a personal transformation from critic of Tibetan society to one of its most passionate defenders. From her first visit to Tibet in 1997, Zhu Rui fell in love with the scenery, the culture and the people.
A first person essay in Chinese with English voiceover by producer Rebecca Novick. Chinese orchestral music woven through for continuity.
Recorded in Dharamsala, India, the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile. This piece originally aired on The Tibet Connection in February 2009.
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Piece Description
"All my understanding of Tibet came after I saw Tibet myself for the first time," she says. "I want to tell every one what I saw and what I heard, even if it’s just to a single Chinese person."
“Whenever I hold a pen, it is all about Tibet”. Those words come from an unlikely source, a Chinese journalist who underwent a personal transformation from critic of Tibetan society to one of its most passionate defenders. From her first visit to Tibet in 1997, Zhu Rui fell in love with the scenery, the culture and the people.
A first person essay in Chinese with English voiceover by producer Rebecca Novick. Chinese orchestral music woven through for continuity.
Recorded in Dharamsala, India, the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile. This piece originally aired on The Tibet Connection in February 2009.
Broadcast History
Originally broadcast on The Tibet Connection in February 2009
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Unknown) | The Chinese Orchestra | Guo Le Da Quan: Da Ji Le. | 00:00 |
