Download or read book Independent Chinese Documentary written by L. Robinson and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of independent documentary film production is the most radical development in the contemporary Chinese mediascape. This book is a sustained examination of Chinese independent documentary in relation to one of its central principles: xianchang, or being 'on the scene'.