Review of Drinking the Same River.

A documentary shows the audience that people in several countries separated by a river still maintain a calm and moving lifestyle in modern society.

Different from such ordinary documentaries, each episode does not take a country or a region as the theme, but takes the audience to travel between different countries to experience the geography, nature, economy, culture, religion, people's life and social status of different countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Each episode objectively tells people with different experiences in different countries and their life stories. From the exquisite Angkor Wat to the mysterious Bagan King City, from Saigon, where eastern and western cultures are integrated, to the quaint Rambla ... from Vietnamese women's bomb disposal team to Thai elephant tamers, from houses and boats in Tonle Sap Lake to fishermen in Guilin, Guangxi, from traditional craftsmen in Laos to monks who help drug addicts in Myanmar, from securities workers who have just started in Vietnam to honest sugarcane farmers who have successfully transformed from tobacco farmers in the Golden Triangle; The customs of all countries and the people of all countries meet to form a wonderful picture depicting the splendid ancient civilization, rich natural resources and unique humanistic customs of the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Lancang River is the longest north-south river in China. It originated from Zhaqu of Gangguori Peak in Tanggula Mountains, Qinghai, China, and was called Lancang River after flowing into Changdu. It flows southward into Nanla Estuary of Yunnan Province, where it is renamed Mekong River, and flows into the Pacific Ocean south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The six countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion are China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. Although different countries have different languages, different historical and cultural backgrounds and different levels of economic development; But the winding Lancang-Mekong River has linked the people of these six countries.

These countries are actually war-torn places with underdeveloped economies, but that is only one of the standards. From the perspective of natural civilization, people there are richer than any of us. Mango, banana or other fruit in front of every house will have food. People there know how to get along with nature. Their home is on the boat, and with the flood season coming and going, they are constantly migrating in this river. People here will spend half their savings or harvest on worshipping temples, leaving less than a quarter for their families. Any civilization is a manifestation of specific human behavior. If in the process of modernization, with the changes of living environment, economic conditions and lifestyle, people's values will change, then this culture will also begin to mutate, mix and even dissipate. Simply maintaining traditional culture can never be a reason and barrier to refuse development.