In the travel series Through the heart of China photographer Ruben Terlou and director Maaik Krijgsman make their way from the far North to the Southern tip of China: from the dried-out steppes of inner Mongolia to the tropical coast of Macau-straight through the heart of China indeed.
7 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2018
Rating
8.5/10
2 votes • HD
People
Episodes
Episode 1 • Jan 14, 2018
Continuous drought because of climate change is making life hard for Mongolian herders and miners. Many farmers feel forced to move.
Episode 2 • Jan 21, 2018
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?
Episode 3 • Jan 28, 2018
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.
Episode 4 • Feb 04, 2018
Ruben examines what the Tao means for Chinese youngsters and he meets a hermit who has been living in a cave for decades.
Episode 5 • Feb 11, 2018
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.
Episode 6 • Feb 18, 2018
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.
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