Mr. Wong's World | Stone by stone, he reconstructs historic and traditional Shanghai

Mr. Wong is reluctant to commit to just one world. His family lives in Hong Kong, while he himself spends most of his time in Shanghai, a city of superlatives and accelerated living. The expatriate Chinese businessman has returned to the land of his ancestors with several million dollars in capital because he has a vision: Jeoffrey Wong wants to save old China, which in Shanghai is on the verge of being wiped out. Over the past ten years, more than 2,000 skyscrapers have shot up into the sky there. Meanwhile, in the land of post-communist turbo-capitalism, few people care about the pagodas, wooden villas, and temples a few stories below. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00:00 - Intro ▷ 0:02:12 - Opening credits ▷ 0:03:19 - Why collecting historical architecture? ▷ 0:05:37 - Trouble with the officials ▷ 0:08:48 - How to operate as a Chinese Canadian in China ▷ 0:13:12 - Action: Saving an old house in the middle of the night ▷ 0:18:57 - Engineer Wang Gong and their warehouse ▷ 0:21:04 - Liu Jing Jing, the Chinese journalist: opinions on Mr.Wong and his ambition ▷ 0:23:15 - Rare findings that survived the Cultural Revolution ▷ 0:26:17 - What Shanghai used to be like? ▷ 0:27:54 - Tongli: Small town near Shanghai ▷ 0:28:31 - Conversation with the workers ▷ 0:32:09 - Big plans for restoration ▷ 0:34:46 - A dying craft ▷ 0:35:20 - Drinking parties ▷ 0:38:51 - New project to and old living conditions ▷ 0:38:51 - Problems of compensation money among residents in old buildings ▷ 0:53:16 - Mr.Wong's: philosophy of happiness ▷ 0:54:12 - Old center of Shanghai ▷ 0:56:34 - Mr.Wong: a unique celebrity in Shanghai ▷ 0:59:08 - A German that learns the Chinese way ▷ 1:01:50 - Mr.Wong's money, and his family ▷ 1:10:52 - Collecting garbage or preserving culture ▷ 1:15:24 - Jeffery Wong as a person ▷ 1:19:16 - Final credits #documentary #hongkong #china #shanghai #architecture #communism #millionaire #tradition #karaoke #WocomoDOCS ------- Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: https://goo.gl/sBmGkp Follow us on Facebook:   / wocomo   ------- Shanghai is a powerhouse of change. Tradition has no place except in Mr. Wong’s dreams. The millionaire is buying old houses and temples that are threatened by the sledgehammer. On a site outside Shanghai, Mr. Wong is constructing his very own "Neverland" with his relocated houses. While most Chinese businessmen pride themselves in shaping their country’s future, Mr. Wong prefers to invest his money in the past. Ever since he returned from Canada to Shanghai, he saves old houses. Stone by stone, Mr. Wong’s workers take them apart, transport them to large grounds where he reassembles them to create a kind of national park. Most Chinese cannot understand what Mr. Wong is up to. As a result, Wong has to fight an army of bureaucrats eager to destroy his dream. His best weapon: his wealth. Mr. Wong’s World is the gripping story of an unusual vision and an insightful portrait of modern China. Original title: Mr. Wong's World Directed by Christian Schidlowksi © 2006, Licensed by Vidicom ------- Documentaries about politics, society and science produced by leading studios around the world. Our goal is to be a reliable source of high-quality information and investigative journalism for a better understanding of relationships, backgrounds and future developments. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY:    / wocomohumanity   ▷ wocomoWILDLIFE:    / wocomowildlife   ▷ wocomoHISTORY:    / wocomohistory   ▷ wocomoTRAVEL:    / wocomotravel   ▷ wocomoCOOK:    / wocomocook   Wocomo DOCS is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.