Through the Heart of China

Season 1

2018 · 7 episodes · 5h 1m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Mines and Deserts

   14 Jan 2018 · 43 min

   Continuous drought because of climate change is making life hard for Mongolian herders and miners. Many farmers feel forced to move.

2. 2

   2. Double Life

   21 Jan 2018 · 43 min

   In Beijing a smartphone is essential for paying, navigating, identification but also to meet like-minded people. How long will the government keep allowing this freedom?

3. 3

   3. A Refrigerator for the Afterlife

   28 Jan 2018 · 43 min

   Chinese people bring yearly offerings to their deceased relatives. Every necessity for the afterlife is burned at the grave site. Also deceased ones can still be united to each other in a spiritual marriage.

4. 4

   4. The Straight Path

   4 Feb 2018 · 43 min

   Ruben examines what the Tao means for Chinese youngsters and he meets a hermit who has been living in a cave for decades.

5. 5

   5. The K-Street

   11 Feb 2018 · 43 min

   Young migration towards China's cities heavily affects health care around the country. Ruben talks to elderly people in rural areas waiting for their treatment for serious diseases.

6. 6

   6. The Factory of the World

   18 Feb 2018 · 43 min

   Everything that has a power cord contains at least one Chinese component. With the same sense of productivity China wants to enter a bid for the 2050 world soccer championship.

7. 7

   7. The Plans of Xi

   25 Feb 2018 · 43 min

   In Macau, an autonomous region with China, there is a certain level of democracy. Their is a growing influence of the Communist party however. Ruben talks to a critical politician.