Through the Heart of China ·Door het hart van China
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.
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- First Aired on
Jan 14, 2018
- Popularity: 1.0566
- 1 votes
- Production
De Haaien (NL)VPRO (NL)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Feb 25, 2018
Last episode: The Plans of Xi
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Mines and Deserts43 min
Continuous drought because of climate change is making life hard for Mongolian herders and miners. Many farmers feel forced to move.
Episode 2Double Life43 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?
Episode 3A Refrigerator for the Afterlife43 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.
Episode 4The Straight Path43 min
Ruben examines what the Tao means for Chinese youngsters and he meets a hermit who has been living in a cave for decades.
Episode 5The K-Street43 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.
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