In this lesson, students explore how tragedies, such as the 2008 earthquake that devastated China's mountain city of Beichuan, are or can be memorialized in a sensitive, inclusive and meaningful manner through museums, landmarks and other types of memorials. The video clips provided with this lesson are from Fallen City, a film by director Qi Zhao that explores the lives of three families who survived, but suffered terrific losses during the devastating 2008 earthquake that destroyed the mountain city of Beichuan. While the city is being rebuilt, the journey from the ruined old city of Beichuan to the new Beichuan nearby is long and heartbreaking for the survivors. They struggle with loss—most strikingly the loss of children and grandchildren—and feelings of loneliness, fear and dislocation that no amount of propaganda can disguise. First-time director Qi Zhao offers an intimate look at a country torn between tradition and modernity. POV offers a lending library of DVDs that you can borrow anytime during the school year--FOR FREE! Get started by joining our Community Network.