Chemical plant
Over the last few decades, China's pollution has been a major global concern. This film focuses solely on environmental pollution in a single village and the devastating effects it has had on the local populous. The documentary was made over a period of three years from 2007-2010. A small pesticide factory first moved to Qiugang in the 1970s and was state-owned. Privately owned chemical plants appeared in Qiugang in 2004 to produce pesticides and dyes. One such chemical is o-Anisidine, a colorless carcinogenic, respiratory, and skin irritant used in dyes. Pollution in Qiugang has spread to major Chinese rivers such as the Huai River. The Jiucailuo Chemical plant occupies about a third of Qiugang.