Shi Jie
The
park’s monuments are meant to satisfy people’s longing for the rest of the
world. The park
demonstrates
the Chinese people’s strong curiosity about the world and their interest
in becoming
a
part of global culture. I think our impressions about the world are actually
only our impressions
about
our own life and the environment we live in. I think people can only see
their own lives, can
really
only look at things from where they stand. This thing we call “the
world” is really just our own
little
corner of the world. I thought the World Park environment would give a
particular universality
to
the film. The story wouldn’t be only Chinese,
it would sort of take place visually in different parts
of
the world. —Jia Zhang-Ke