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Through the Heart of China

Through the Heart of China

S1 · E1

IMDB:

8.5
Through the Heart of China

Released

1/14/2018

Duration

0h 43m

Genre

Documentary

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Ruben Terlou

Overview

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.

Episodes

Mines and DesertsEP 1Available

Mines and Deserts

43m0.0

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

Double LifeEP 2Available

Double Life

43m0.0

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?

A Refrigerator for the AfterlifeEP 3Available

A Refrigerator for the Afterlife

43m0.0

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.

The Straight PathEP 4Available

The Straight Path

43m0.0

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

The K-StreetEP 5Available

The K-Street

43m0.0

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.

The Factory of the WorldEP 6Available

The Factory of the World

43m0.0

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.

The Plans of XiEP 7Available

The Plans of Xi

43m0.0

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.

Cast

Ruben Terlou

Unknown Role

Ruben Terlou

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