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A king in China

A portrait of an extraordinary man who explored regions never before seen by Europeans. Even today many of these areas remain inaccessible to foreigners. He arrived in China at a unique moment in history as the doors were briefly opened. With his photographs and film he created an unparalleled visual documentation of life in western China. He dedicated himself to the culture and religion of the Naxi people from Lijiang, creating an awareness of their culture for the first time in the West. This film tells the story of one of the last classic explorers of the 20th century, Joseph Francis Rock, botanist, geographer and cultural scientist.

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  • "A portrait of an extraordinary man who explored regions never before seen by Europeans. Even today many of these areas remain inaccessible to foreigners. He arrived in China at a unique moment in history as the doors were briefly opened. With his photographs and film he created an unparalleled visual documentation of life in western China. He dedicated himself to the culture and religion of the Naxi people from Lijiang, creating an awareness of their culture for the first time in the West. This film tells the story of one of the last classic explorers of the 20th century, Joseph Francis Rock, botanist, geographer and cultural scientist."@en
  • "A portrait of Austrian explorer Joseph Rock and his adventures in the south-west of China from 1922 to 1949. Rock spent the best part of 30 years collecting plants, hunting birds, taking photographs, shooting films and exploring the mountainous regions of the south-west of China. When Rock first arrived in China, he made his headquarters in a small Naxi village near Lijiang in south-west China. There he discovered the Naxi priests, the Dongbas, and their religious pictographic script."@en
  • "A portrait of Austrian explorer Joseph Rock and his adventures in the south-west of China from 1922 to 1949. Rock spent the best part of 30 years collecting plants, hunting birds, taking photographs, shooting films and exploring the mountainous regions of the south-west of China. When Rock first arrived in China, he made his headquarters in a small Naxi village near Lijiang in south-west China. There he discovered the Naxi priests, the Dongbas, and their religious pictographic script."

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  • "Biographical films"@en
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "History"@en

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