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1 online resource (streaming video file) (48 min. 33 sec.) ; 294051181 bytes |
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For the first time in a century, China is opening up to the world. This new six-part series gains unprecedented access into a most enigmatic country, to reveal a land of astonishing complexity. High definition cameras capture unique images of mysterious creatures and diverse human communities that live in China's varied landscapes.The glittering peaks of the Himalayas - the world's highest mountain range - tower over the desolate Tibetan plateau. Deserts range from searingly hot to mind-numblingly cold. Rivers roar through steep-sided gorges and cascade down forested waterfalls. Flocks of cranes migrate along a coastline studded with bustling high-tech cities. Steaming jungles harbour wild elephants, colourful birds and strange tropical flowers.In episode three, Tibet, we travel from the vast Tibetan plateau, which covers a quarter of China and is bounded by the glacier-strewn Himalayas, to the famous Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. Home to the world's loftiest mountains, deepest gorges and highest-dwelling creatures, we discover Tibet's unique animals like the rare chiru, wild yaks, argali sheep, Tibetan foxes, rabbit-like pikas and brown bears.Journey through this breathtaking place, from the Himalayas to the barren steppe, the sub-arctic to the tropical islands, and discover the cultural diversity of China and the mysterious, beautiful, wild and rare creatures which live there.PRODUCTION DETAILS:A BBC Production |
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Broadcast 2011-07-27 at 23:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
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Black-necked crane.
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Chinese -- Social life and customs.
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Chiru.
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Discovery and exploration, Chinese.
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Yak.
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China -- Plateau of Tibet.
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Streaming video
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Hill, Bernard, cast
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Maxwell, Gavin, director
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