San Yuan Li

San Yuan Li
Traditional Chinese三元里
Simplified Chinese三元里
Hanyu Pinyinsān yuán lǐ
Directed byOu Ning, Cao Fei
Distributed bydGenerate Films
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

San Yuan Li (Chinese: 三元里; pinyin: sān yuán lǐ) is a 2003 experimental independent Chinese documentary directed and produced by artists Ou Ning and Cao Fei. Focusing on the modern paradox of China's rapid economic growth and social marginalization, the film was shot in San Yuan Li, a rural village nestled in the industrial skyline of Guangzhou. The film examines the effects of development on traditional agrarian lifestyles. San Yuan Li was commissioned for and exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2003.