Synopsis

A 4-month philanthropic walk from Hong Kong to Beijing, between February 16 and June 15, 1997, became the prism through which writer-director Evans Chan views the rainbow-hued cross-currents of a Hong Kong gearing up for decolonization on July 1, 1997 -- when Britain handed the colony back to China. In this humorous and bittersweet look at the last leg of a sweeping historical journey that dates back to the Opium Wars, Journey speaks to Hong Kong walkers such as an aviator who once flew Deng Xiao Ping, a woman who witnessed the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and a man testing his love for his wife through separation. Interposed with scenes from the walk as it passes through Mao's birthplace, the Yellow River, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall are glimpses of a mutating Hong Kong -- entrepreneurs and artists (Helen Lai, Joanna Chan), environmental worries (Christine Loh, Lew Young), and concerns about gay rights (Stanley Kwan, Julian Chan), political exile in California (Lo Fu) and angry democrats (Martin Lee, Lau San Ching) who will stay put...

Journey to Beijing (1998), color, 115 min, completed on video and blown up to 35mm, is available in 2 versions:

a) English-subtitled version with original languages (Cantonese, Mandarin & English)

b) Unsubtitled English Voice-Over version

Festival History:	'98 Hong Kong International Film Festival
	'98 Taiwan Documentary Festival (Competition Section)
	'98 Vancouver International Film Festival
	'99 Berlin International Film Festival ("Forum" Selection)