8.0/108 votes#1 - 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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- 7.9/108 votes
#2 - 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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- 8.5/108 votes
#3 - 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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- 8.4/108 votes
#4 - 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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- 8.6/109 votes
#5 - 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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- 8.4/109 votes
#6 - 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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- 8.6/109 votes
#7 - 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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The Best Episodes of Through the Heart of China Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Mines and Deserts" is the best rated episode of "Through the Heart of China" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/14/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Double Life".