Through the Heart of China

1. E1. Mines and Deserts

   Jan 14, 2018 · 43m

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

2. E2. Double Life

   Jan 21, 2018 · 43m

   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. E3. A Refrigerator for the Afterlife

   Jan 28, 2018 · 43m

   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. E4. The Straight Path

   Feb 4, 2018 · 43m

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

5. E5. The K-Street

   Feb 11, 2018 · 43m

   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. E6. The Factory of the World

   Feb 18, 2018 · 43m

   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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