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Set in China's remote Tibet, Xinjiang, and Yunnan provinces, this three-part series reveals the colorful, diverse cultures and untold stories of China's border provinces.
Over thousands of years, the natural barriers in China's remote south-western frontier have created isolated pockets of culture, incubating some of the world's most extraordinary ways of life. 25 distinct ethnicities live in the province of Yunnan—from the buffalo-worshipping Wa to the water-splashing Dai.
Tibet is the rooftop of the world; the highest plateau on earth and an extreme high altitude environment where people have lived for five thousand years. Tibet is a place of ancient wonder and devoted spirituality but here an emerging modernity is now being woven into the tapestry of the region. These mystical people who live so close to heaven are beginning to open up and share their secrets.
In the far west of China, the remote and mysterious province of Xinjiang - once at the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road - is fast regaining its reputation as a place of influence and opportunity as China builds 21st century trade routes to take its goods to the world. In this culturally rich and climatically harsh region, the potential for growth appears as endless as the landscape.
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This is the story, in eight episodes, of the conquest of Mount Everest in the Himalayas and its impact on the world. We meet the climbers who reached the summit and those who perished attempting the ascent. We encounter the Sherpa people, an ethnic group originating from Tibet, explore high-altitude mountaineering techniques, and hear the stories of expedition leaders and team members throughout their journey, while cameras capture every danger on the icy peaks. Viewers will remember that Everest is a world of illusions, a world that can become hostile in an instant, swept by fierce winds and deadly ice slides. A more recent, political, ecological, and economic perspective focuses primarily on present-day Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan and their economies, including the Tibetan carpet industry and the Chinese occupation.
It's closely surrounded by the grand peaks Himalayas. It hides from the ever changing outside world. Tibet is the Eden of Buddhism, full of mystery. Time embeded here signature of past civilization and religion, in this mystic ancient land. However, modern industry never sets foot here. Tibetans, with their over a-thousand-year history, struggled about the choice. There's so much unique culture legacy here in Tibet, which is without a doubt, best of the world. And there're so many great mountains in here. Its breathtaking landscape and unpolluted environment are both phenomenal around the globe. In this picture, we take you to this paradise, to live the local lives. And let's find what's changed in Tibet after its being constantly striked by the outside force.
Intimate documentary series following a year in the life of the society living in and around Gyantse, Tibet's third largest town. Through a handful of powerful and engaging characters, follow the reality of daily life for ordinary people living in an extraordinary place - one of the most mysterious and secretive communities in the world. From the hotelier struggling to attract more tourists, to the village shaman who is worried that the rain cannon will put him out of business because the farmers no longer need him to placate the gods, this is a series that fascinates on both a human and emotional level.
