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Through the Heart of China

Through the Heart of China

★ 8.5/10•2018•43m•Documentary
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime43m
LanguageNL
First Air DateJan 14, 2018

Episodes

E143m

Mines and Deserts

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

Jan 14, 2018

E243m

Double Life

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?

Jan 21, 2018

E343m

A Refrigerator for the Afterlife

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.

Jan 28, 2018

E443m

The Straight Path

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

Feb 4, 2018

E543m

The K-Street

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.

Feb 11, 2018

E643m

The Factory of the World

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.

Feb 18, 2018

E743m

The Plans of Xi

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.

Feb 25, 2018

Actors

Ruben Terlou

Ruben Terlou

Self

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