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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...
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Season 1

  • Mines and Deserts
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    Mines and Deserts

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2018

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

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  • Double Life
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    Double Life

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2018

    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?

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  • A Refrigerator for the Afterlife
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    A Refrigerator for the Afterlife

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2018

    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.

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  • The Straight Path
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    The Straight Path

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2018

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

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  • The K-Street
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    The K-Street

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2018

    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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  • The Factory of the World
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    The Factory of the World

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2018

    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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  • The Plans of Xi
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    The Plans of Xi

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2018

    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.

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