Meet a curious young lady living in India’s largest slum area, Dharavi. Follow her around as she introduces you to the people in her neighborhood—like the potters’ colony making huge water jars, the embroidery masters working on beautiful saris, and the leather makers producing quality handbags. Find out too how they manage to survive with only one toilet for every 1,500 people.

It is assumed that singers who perform Peking Opera were always well regarded, even idolized. That is far from the truth. In the early 20th Century, singers were held in low esteem. Cheng Yanqiu began to study singing primarily for the stipend it provided; to help his poor family. Out of necessity, one of China’s greatest Dan performers was discovered. He transformed Peking Opera, introducing the rhythm of literary language, as well as fighting...

Tse-ven Soong was born in Shanghai. He graduated from St. John’s University, earned a master’s degree at Harvard University, and received a doctoral degree at Columbia University. In 1923, he worked for Sun Yat-sen as an English-speaking secretary, and because of his academic background, he soon was in charge of finance for the Kuomintang. In 1924, he was made governor of the Central Bank of China. In 1925, his remarkable achievements enabled...

Part four, of the China in the Shadow of Mr. Kong five-part series, examines China's decent into chaos. While music, theater, architecture, and paintings illustrated an emotionally intelligent society in harmony with their natural surroundings, the Chinese failed to take advantage of their own technological advancements and isolated themselves from the humanistic ideologies of the European Renaissance. The tyranny of the Manchu dynasty and forced...

All-nighters, romantic wanderings, a trend for laziness: the young Chinese generation is in search of itself. Born into a consumer society, this generation straddles yesterday’s society that was rooted in collectiveness, and tomorrow’s society that is much more individualistic. Photographers follow these young people in their personal lives. Black and white Snapshots from the Birdhead collective in a festive and melancholic Shanghai, and the introspection...

With the green gold now on horseback, the caravan will head north and climb over twenty mountain chains and cross four mighty rivers, including the Yangtze and Mekong. They make stopovers in lonely villages that hang from spectacular mountainsides in these lost parts of China. Often cut off from the rest of the world for as much as six months in the year, the villagers have developed remarkable skills to produce for themselves everything they need...

The Hairy Bikers Dave Myers and Si King take us to New Year's Eve in Beijing, following an extraordinary day in China's capital city. They experience life in the mega-city on this special day, from preparationsat the bell tower, which can only ever ring on the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, to a Beijing family, the Zhangs, who are getting ready for the biggest family get-together of the year. The whole city comes to a halt as everyone gathers...

Stefan travels to China, finding out how the rapid pace of modernization is changing the way people eat. He spends a day working at the Kung Fu fast food joint and samples the menu of a Beijing penis restaurant. He also attempts to shake off his Communist Party minders to talk to one of China's poverty-stricken farmers.

The film chronicles the life of Peng Guochen, a 100-year-old veteran of the Sichuan Army who fought in the Sino-Japanese War and Civil War, in his later years.Peng’s anti-Japanese identity has not been recognized as he was in the Kuomintang. He is old and never married, so he lives with his grandnephew Peng Songbai’s family. As he gets too old to take care of himself, he relies on Songbai to look after him. However, Songbai also faces financial...

Describes the life and times of the era known as ancient China. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of life during the Qin dynasty, life under Empress Wu Zetian, and life as a trader on the Silk Road.