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Summary:

A ping pong ball, found floating in a stream, becomes the source of wonderment for three young boys who live in the remote grasslands of Mongolia, a magnificent landscape little changed since the time of Genghis Khan. Bilike, the ball's discoverer, assumes it's a bird's egg. His wizened grandmother proclaims it a magic pearl. Unconvinced, the boys take the ball to the monastery, but even the grasslands' most knowledgeable inhabitants are stumped. When a television show (seen on the region's only set) reveals that the object is the "national ball of China," the determined young scouts decide to embark upon a journey to return the precious talisman to the Chinese capital.

Contributors:

Ning, Hao, 1977- , director, screenwriter

First-Run Features (Firm) , distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst

Languages:

Mongolian
English

Language Notes:

In Mongolian with English subtitles.

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Lü cao di

Subjects:

Table tennis — Equipment and supplies — Drama

Lost articles — Drama

Mongols — Social life and customs — Drama

Culture conflict — Mongolia — Drama

Table tennis

Equipment and supplies

Lost articles

Mongols — Social life and customs

Mongols

Culture conflict

Mongolia

Genres:

Feature films

Online media

Internet videos

Drama

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 27, 2017).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (102 mins.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

985042011

Other Control Numbers:

2333155 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP2333155/avon