2007 film by Weijun Chen

In the 1990s HIV/AIDS came to Wenlou through a blood purchasing program. To supplement their income many poor villagers sold their blood and 60% of those who sold blood contracted HIV/AIDS from unsanitary equipment. Many have died from the disease. In his documentary film, To Live is Better than to Die, Wiejun Chen tells of the impact AIDS has had in parts of rural China by showing how it has affected the Ma family. It is spring when the film takes up the family’s story.

一部关于湖南“西湖楼”饭店（座位5000，员工1000）的记录片。中国“民以食为天”，来往“西湖楼”的食客，有人节俭有人铺张，店老板辛苦打拼，打工人员有为生活所迫，有为个人志向。英国、荷兰、丹麦投资合拍的记录片旨在向世界展现了中国物质上的巨大变化，以及日益扩大的贫富差距。