Chinese documentary films make waves at Asian festival

Two Chinese documentary films debuted at the Season Eight Asian film festival held in Chicago over the weekend.

Up the Mountain, directed by Zhang Yang, was shown on Saturday, while Four Springs, directed by Lu Qingyi, was shown twice on Sunday at the Heritage Museum of Asian Art in Chicago.

Lu flew over from China to host Q&A sessions and was surrounded by audience members who were struck by the beauty and life presented in the film.