A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

A photo-based mini video series presented by Asia Society and Phoenix Web, etc.Michael Zhao

Michael Zhao

Michael Zhao

First of a series on South-North Water Diversion Project: China draws heavily on groundwater. However, in North China Plain, this limited resource is widely polluted and getting depleted fast.Lynn Zhang, Shirley Han

First of a series on South-North Water Diversion Project: China draws heavily on groundwater. However, in North China Plain, this limited resource is widely polluted and getting depleted fast.Lynn Zhang, Shirley Han

Natural forests cover about 10 percent of China’s surface area, but few of the forests remain in a primary or pristine condition. These forests are threatened primarily by timber collection, mining, unregulated harvesting of flora for traditional Chinese medicine and excessive development related to increased tourism.…

Qinghai Lake is China's largest inland body of saltwater at 4318 square kilometers in area. Over the past century, however, the lake has found itself in a worrying downward trend as 700 square kilometers of its area have been lost and its surface level has dropped by 13 meters.Sean Gallagher

The 2000-year old Dujiangyan Irrigation system sits side-by-side with the Zipingpu Dam, in Sichuan Province. Ancient and modern ways of controlling water offer changing attitudes to China's relationship with water.Sean Gallagher

Since the end of World War 2, the world has lost approximately 50% of its mangroves, as a result of destruction by humans for coastal developments. In Guangdong Province, education is being used to combat mangrove destruction in China.Sean Gallagher

Dongting Lake has been reported as a lake in crisis. Dropping water levels have sent alarm-bells ringing in scientific and environmental circles, as the area of the lake has reportedly dropped by nearly 50 percent in the past 70 years.Sean Gallagher

It is estimated only 120 Chinese Alligators remain in the wild, as a result of wetlands reclamation and poaching over the past 50-60 years. The Anhui Research Center for Alligator Reproduction is aiming to change this.Sean Gallagher

It is estimated only 120 Chinese Alligators remain in the wild, as a result of wetlands reclamation and poaching over the past 50-60 years. The Anhui Research Center for Alligator Reproduction is aiming to change this.Sean Gallagher

Bordering Russia and Mongolia, the Zhalong wetlands are threatened by reducing water levels and increased human activity. China's symbolic Red-crowned Crane is becoming increasingly under threat.Sean Gallagher

China's wetlands cover some 65 million hectares, ranking first in Asia and representing ten percent of the world's total wetlands. A quiet crisis is occurring however as these important waters are quickly disappearing. As a result of China's rapid economic growth in recent decades, vast swathes of China's wetlands have now disappeared.…

With China Green, we seek to tell stories about energy, environment and climate change of both local and global magnitude. China’s efforts to “green” itself will be key to not only the success of it’s sustainable growth but also to the hope for global solutions to some of the most daunting challenges confronting mankind.…

The number of gadgets that have become indispensable to our daily lives has increased exponentially, but the life span of our electronics is shorter than ever as they are updated frequently and tossed aside. This project is about what happens to those gadgets after they become obsolete.Ariane Wu, Michael Zhao

The number of gadgets that have become indispensable to our daily lives has increased exponentially, but the life span of our electronics is shorter than ever as they are updated frequently and tossed aside. This project is about what happens to those gadgets after they become obsolete.Ariane Wu, Michael Zhao

The number of gadgets that have become indispensable to our daily lives has increased exponentially, but the life span of our electronics is shorter than ever as they are updated frequently and tossed aside. This project is about what happens to those gadgets after they become obsolete.Ariane Wu, Michael Zhao

The number of gadgets that have become indispensable to our daily lives has increased exponentially, but the life span of our electronics is shorter than ever as they are updated frequently and tossed aside. This project is about what happens to those gadgets after they become obsolete.Ariane Wu, Michael Zhao

The number of gadgets that have become indispensable to our daily lives has increased exponentially, but the life span of our electronics is shorter than ever as they are updated frequently and tossed aside. This project is about what happens to those gadgets after they become obsolete.Ariane Wu, Michael Zhao

The number of gadgets that have become indispensable to our daily lives has increased exponentially, but the life span of our electronics is shorter than ever as they are updated frequently and tossed aside. This project is about what happens to those gadgets after they become obsolete.Ariane Wu, Michael Zhao

Documentary maker Patrick Fries' latest project — a film about melting glaciers in the Himalayas is set to air on the TV network Discovery Asia in late spring — required lugging equipment to cliffs at 17,000 feet and interviews with characters such as the "Ice Man," an engineer in the north of India who has designed man-made glaciers.…

In Don’t Cry, Three Gorges (2010) director Chen Fu documented the work and life of Liu Gujun, captain of Wanzhou River Cleaning Unit. In2003, Liu Gujun stopped his fishing and transportation business, used his own savings and ships and started a river cleaning team, organizing fellow fishermen to collect floating garbage that covered some 10 miles …

Alleyways and the courtyard houses, or hutongs and siheyuans, have been an integral part of the ancient capital. As Beijing grows and sprawls, skycrappers and high-rise buildings are encroaching on the old city structures.Jonah Kessel, Kit Gillet

The dynamics behind the demolitions of hutongs and couryard houses: an urbanization trend that is nation wide.Jonah Kessel, Kit Gillet

As hutongs get dismantled, cultural preservation is in danger and former residents' childhood memories are lost.Jonah Kessel, Kit Gillet

A virtual tour simulating a rickshaw ride through some of the alleyways.Jonah Kessel, Kit Gillet

As renowned author, environmentalist and 350.org founder Bill KcKibben puts it, "Nature doesn't meet us half way." As the human negotiations continue in Cancun and elsewhere, with results positive or not, we inevitably end up running against the most formidable challenge of all time, the laws of Nature whose rules are inflexible.…

By empowering young populations with knowledge and passion, Dr. Jane Goodall's presence in China has helped fuel other NGOs to begin to flourish. Her message of peace has inspired young and old generations throughout the country. There are now over 600 individual Roots and Shoots groups in China working to improve social and environmental condition…

Director Zhang Zhong documented the 2008 summer holiday of Yueming, a 15 year old school boy in Jiyang County, Shandong Province, who spent the entire summer dumpster-diving to earn money to buy his first cell phone.Zhang Zhong

Coal makes up 70% of China's primary energy consumption and has powered its economic engine for decades. But there are hidden costs behind this dirty fuel, both to human health and to the environment. At least a quarter million Chinese have died from coal mine accidents in China since 1949, according to official statistics. Those who do survive are…

Tibetans have long worshiped Mt Khawa Karpo, regarded as one of the highest spiritual gods in this mountainous region of Yunnan, China. Yet as the earth warms, glacier retreat and ice loss here over the last decade have reached alarming levels and the melting is only accelerating.Michael Zhao

China's mother river, the Yellow, was known for its devastating floods in ancient times. Nowadays, however, it stops flowing all the way to the sea many days of the year. Apart from increasing demand from agricultural and industrial water usage, the water shortage can also be traced all the way to its originating streams up on the northeastern corn…

This is the first feature of the "Tibetan Plateau in Peril" project, a series of video and other visual stories about melting glaciers, thawing permafrost and a whole ecological degradation on the "roof of the world" and their region wide, 2-billion-population impact.Michael Zhao

A new phenomenon is already beginning to radically change the landscape of Chinese roads in second and third tier cities: small, 4-seat all-electric passenger vehicles that cost as little as 2,000-3,000 US dollars, can be charged in a normal household outlet, and emit less greenhouse gases.Jimmy Wang

Da Shu Xian, or Big Tree Country, in remote Sichuan Province is the site of a large sulfur mine, which produces up to 12,000 tons of sulfur a month. In the 14 years since the mine became operational up until this film was produced in 1992, pollution from the sulfur mine wiped out the area's trees that had given the county its name.…

Working with Chinese planners from the Ministry of Water Resources, international planners from the World Bank managed, over a span of 10 years, to reshape the hydrology, soil dynamics, forestry, agriculture practices, and economic viability of the Loess Plateau in northwestern China.John D. Liu

China may be on the cusp of a green building boom due to a growing number of private energy service companies (ESCOS) nationwide. Sohota Electric, an energy savings company in Zhuhai, Guangdong is one of those firms. Its clientele includes state television broadcaster CCTV, whose energy bill Sohota has cut by 16 percent.…

Air pollution is an unfortunate consequence of China's recent rapid development. The 2008 Olympics are focusing global attention on Beijing's air quality. Despite government efforts to control the problem, it remains a serious challenge for China.MediaStorm