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Cultural Flavors is a cooking tour that takes you around the world one dish at a time. Each episode of provides viewers with a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country. In every episode, the unique characteristics of local cuisine are shown, and afterwards each recipe is recreated step-by-step. Highlighted are the spices, vegetables, meats and seafood at the core of each country's culinary culture.
Cultural Flavors is a cooking tour that takes you around the world one dish at a time. Each episode of provides viewers with a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country. In every episode, the unique characteristics of local cuisine are shown, and afterwards each recipe is recreated step-by-step. Highlighted are the spices, vegetables, meats and seafood at the core of each country's culinary culture.
Cultural Flavors is a cooking tour that takes you around the world one dish at a time. Each episode of provides viewers with a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country. In every episode, the unique characteristics of local cuisine are shown, and afterwards each recipe is recreated step-by-step. Highlighted are the spices, vegetables, meats and seafood at the core of each country's culinary culture.
Cultural Flavors is a cooking tour that takes you around the world one dish at a time. Each episode of provides viewers with a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country. In every episode, the unique characteristics of local cuisine are shown, and afterwards each recipe is recreated step-by-step. Highlighted are the spices, vegetables, meats and seafood at the core of each country's culinary culture.
Cultural Flavors is a cooking tour that takes you around the world one dish at a time. Each episode of provides viewers with a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country. In every episode, the unique characteristics of local cuisine are shown, and afterwards each recipe is recreated step-by-step. Highlighted are the spices, vegetables, meats and seafood at the core of each country's culinary culture.
Cultural Flavors is a cooking tour that takes you around the world one dish at a time. Each episode of provides viewers with a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country. In every episode, the unique characteristics of local cuisine are shown, and afterwards each recipe is recreated step-by-step. Highlighted are the spices, vegetables, meats and seafood at the core of each country's culinary culture.
Cultural Flavors is a cooking tour that takes you around the world one dish at a time. Each episode of provides viewers with a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country. In every episode, the unique characteristics of local cuisine are shown, and afterwards each recipe is recreated step-by-step. Highlighted are the spices, vegetables, meats and seafood at the core of each country's culinary culture.
Experience the birth of the "Bird's Nest," Beijing's iconic National Stadium which played host to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Swedish designer, Thomas Herzog, conceptualized this marvel, which is not only functional, but architectural and cultural. Explore the creation of this magnificent structure from the beginning stages through the construction and completion. You'll hear from the designers, architects and welders who each played a part. The Bird's Nest stands apart from any other stadium as a one of a kind structure unique in its design and social significance. Like humans, buildings have life. The Bird's Nest will forever be a piece of Beijing's history and Chinese culture.
Destination Art travels to Mumbai, the fastest moving, most affluent and industrialized city in India. We take a look at its ever changing landscape through the eyes of two very different artists, Hema Upadhyay and Sudhir Patwardhan.
In the vibrant city of Tokyo where Asian and Western art styles meet, photographer Ishiuchi Miyako discusses her captivating work which explores the passage of time. We also meet one of Japan's most established sculptures and painters, 77-year old Yayoi Kusama.
Hidden China takes an in-depth look into this country's meteoric rise to economic superpower in this behind the scenes show. Through access to exclusive interviews and on-camera visits to areas forbidden to journalists, discover how China has rapidly changed from a state run disaster to the world's powerful economy.
China is attempting to do in one generation, what other countries have needed three to accomplish. From one of the world's largest gaming industries, to global corporations, China is now most certainly on the world's stage.
In the 1970's, thanks to Supreme Leader Deng Xiaoping's pragmatism, China moved from a classic Soviet style command economy to a consumer economy virtually from scratch. This meant China needed to commercially reconnect with the rest of the world breaking away from centuries of tradition.
Learn how the inner battle between tradition and modernization continues to rage on as the world's most powerful economy continues to grow. With economic growth at over Ten percent a year, tradition is giving way.
Craving a new food experience that is both delicious and educational, the Rubinos fly to Hong Kong, the world capital of dim sum with more than 10,000 restaurants specializing in this age-old fare. Guy apprentices under a dim sum master while Michael learns all there is to know about the traditional pairing of tea and dim sum.
The Singapore Flyer is a giant observation wheel sometimes referred to as "The Flyer." It officially opened to the public on March 1, 2008. Megawheel documents the incredible engineering feat it took to create the world's largest Ferris wheel, even taller than the famed London Eye.
Reaching 42 stories high, the Flyer comprises a 492 ft diameter wheel, built over a three-story terminal building, giving it a total height of 541 ft. This exceeds the Star of Nanchang by 16 ft and the London Eye by 98 ft. Each of the 28 air-conditioned capsules is capable of holding 28 passengers, and a complete rotation of the wheeltakes approximately 30 minutes.
Located on the southeast tip of the Marina Centre reclaimed land, it offers broad views of the city center and beyond including the Indonesian islands of Batam and Bintan, and Johor, Malaysia. With engineers from London, France, Japan, and The Netherlands, and construction done in Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and China, this is truly a work of the world come together.
Beijing, the capital of China, has rapidly grown into a city of architectural genius. With the opening of the National Center for Performing Arts designed by world famous French architect Paul Andreu, (Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport,) Beijing now hosts the largest ellipsoid in the world at over 6 million square feet.
Complimenting "The Bird's Nest, Beijing's Olympic Stadium, the silver dome-shaped grand theatre is affectionately dubbed "The Egg," and is covered with 2000 titanium panels and 1000 pieces of shining glass. It is strategically built on Beijing's Chang-an Avenue, an area filled with architectural history spanning 600 years. This "Dream Stage" is surrounded by a magnificent clear sky and a man-made lake. The highly sophisticated Center seats 6,500 people and is made up of three performance halls: the Opera Hall, Concert Hall and Theatre Hall. No only is it an architectural marvel, but also a landscape wonder with pleasant gardens, and expertly designed engineering. From sound engineering to structural engineering. "The World's Dream Stage" will take you on a personal tour and in-depth presentation of this magnificent landmark in the capital city of China.
The Land of Sultans and the Empire of Taste Turkey is home to two of the world's favorite foods, yogurt and kebab. Turkey's culture has a long and diverse history dating back to the Ottoman Empire and has been enhanced by the foods of different people and regions. The dishes found in the city of Sultans-Istanbul-are considered one of the world's great cuisines along with French and Chinese. This episode introduces us to the essence of this marvelous food culture.
Asia is home to the world's four major religions; one of them, Islam. United in their worship of Allah, in this program we learn of another way they are united; Food which embodies Islam. From the desserts of Iran to Bhiriyani of India, and Indonesia, we see a variety of Muslim cuisines throughout Asia.
Join us in this paradise of noodles in a thousand different guises! Noodles are more than just a staple for the 3.7 billion Asians who consume them. With over 6,000 years of history, Chinese noodles remain a continental delight. Explore the wide variety of handmade noodles and the dishes they accompany in restaurants throughout Korea, Japan and China.
There are taste buds for sweet, sour, salty, and bitter flavors, but none for spicy-hot. Those are developed over time. What is it behind that spicy hotness that Asians love so much in their food? This program profiles everything spicy; from the burning flavors of northern Thailand to Japan's sinus-shocking wasabi, the strong spices of India, and the pleasurable hotness of Sichuan food. Spicy Hot Chilies is not only an adventure throughout Asian culture, but an adventure in painful pleasure.
The special dishes that once graced the tables of royalty are still found throughout Asia today. They range from the aromatic flavors enjoyed by the sultans of Persia to the splendorous cuisine of the Thai Royal court. The aesthetics of the cuisine in the Kingdom of the Ryukyu Islands (today part of Japan) and the imperial repasts of China are also visited. Welcome to a whole different world of food, fit for a King.
Responding to a call from Charlie Trotter, one of the most high-profile chefs in the US, chefs Heston Blumenthal and Tetsuya Wakuda crossed oceans to take part in a benefit evening. Chicago's big cheese turned out for this sizzling event serving up a taste of gastronomic vitality, American style.
India is a country rich in culture and tradition, and fashion is no exception. Explore how designers incorporate traditional aspects such as fabulously colorful fabrics and intricate beading into new, trendy ideas. Meet up with Ritu Kumar who is seen as the queen of Indian designers and look into an important part of Indian fashion: the wedding. Bollywood, which sets trends and captures the imagination of the public and fashion designers alike, is central to fashion in India. Rocky S. discusses his reputation as one of the most notable Bollywood designers. Rohit Bal has brought resurgence in Indian mens wear and is keen on preserving craft techniques that are under threat. Young designers like Swapnil Shinde, show the future of Indian fashion. Which city will emerge as the fashionistas favoriteˇK Mumbai or Delhi?
Depending on your point of view Syria is either a rogue state run by an authoritarian regime - or a champion of the Arab cause. But what's not in dispute is that the war in neighboring Lebanon has drastically altered the balance of power in this region and radicalized opinion in Syria. One of Syria's leading Sunni clerics Sheikh Mohammed Habbash told reporter Mark Corcoran that his people are now calling for the creation of a Syrian Hezbollah-style militia to retake the Golan Heights - Syrian territory occupied by Israel since the 1967 war. "The government now may forbid any attack in Golan Heights but I can tell you honestly government and our leadership cannot stay forever in control of everyone." Sheikh Mohammed Habbash says.
Everywhere in Damascus there are portraits of Hafaz and Bashar al Assad the father-son dynasty that's ruled this country with an iron fist for more than 35 years. But now their official portraits have been joined - even upstaged - by posters of a bearded Lebanese cleric: Hassan Nasrallah - leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, self proclaimed victor of a month long war that shattered the myth of Israel's invincibility. The yellow flags of Hezbollah fly everywhere. A victory for Nasrallah, has been greeted as a victory for all Syria -which along with Iran provided him with arms, money and advisers.Now, former Presidential adviser turned regime critic Ayman Abdel Nour - fears the growing power of Islamic extremists who are attempting to exploit the mood. "I assure you something, now the biggest danger for the regime in the eyes of the top regime people, is radical Islam."
In this episode discover the Silk Road, the iconic trading route between Europe and Asia continues its renaissance through the teachings of Allah in Central Asia. Uzbekistan stood at the crossroads of Eastern and Western Civilization and developed into a Muslim Society. Discover the Silk Road's past and follow its majestic history.
The Chinese developed intricate crossbows far ahead of their time, fleets of paddle boats, curving iron plows, wheelbarrows, folding umbrellas, conveyor belts, restaurants, golf, chess, kites, hot air balloons, and parachutes.
Impressive achievements included a device for indicating the direction and force of an earthquake, odometers, the compass, gimbals, intricate differential gears, double action piston bellows, continuous flamethrowers, and rudders, bulkheads, and fore and aft sails to enable a ship to sail against the wind.
After experiments with sundials, water and candle clocks, the Chinese developed the worlds first accurate clock involving an escapement device. Their mathematicians calculated pi; their astronomers recognized the egg yolk shape of the earth and developed an accurate system for measuring the movement of the stars.
Chinese inventions and discoveries include gunpowder, bombs, shrapnel, underground and sea mines, aerial bombs and muskets (fire lances), rockets, cannon, immunization, paper, printing with movable type, modem books and bookstores, civil service exams and playing cards.
10-year-old Viet travels to school by boat, passing fishermen who paddle their boats with their feet and ships made out of cement. After school, he travels by bicycle, the most common form of transportation in Vietnam, to catch a train. There is only one train line in the country; it runs nearl 1,000 miles. There are two wheeled taxis and moped taxis.
In southern China 12 year old Zhen Zhen goes by bicycle to visit her grandparents. Bicycles are the most commonly used form of transportation in China, especially in the countryside. On the river there are very decorative state boats and sampans. Zhen Zhen then takes a three wheeled taxi to her grandparents' house.
Seoul, South Korea is home to 12 million people. The subway system is the 8th eighth largest in the World with aquariums at some of the stations. Woosung lives above his parent's restaurant. He travels by scooter to tae kwon do classes. He takes a chairlift to the zoo and returns by bus.
Mio, 8, lives in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The 45 minute trip to school is made by monorail. The microcar is large enough to carry five passengers and taller than most cars. She uses pedestrian bridges and buses
The vast land of China is home to 55 recognized distinct minority groups. Although approximately ninety-three percent of the country is Han Chinese, first united under emperor Qin in 221 B.C, each of these groups is still distinguished by language, culture and religious affiliation. Most of the ethnic minorities live in Western China. This episode will cover their traditions, culture and origins, from the largest group, the Zhuang people of southern China, to the Hui sea traders, the Manchu northern warriors, the Uygur silk road traders, the Mongols, the Yi, the Naxi, the Bai people and others.
Architecture is usually a function of the raw materials available, geology and social standards. Architcture and design have undergone many changes in China, but have always been categorized into four classes: palaces, temples, residential houses and pavilions. This program covers the 7000 year evolution and variances of Chinese archetecture throughout time, place and function.
Examines the causes of genocide and ethnic conflict in parts of the world with widely differing cultural traditions. The 20 years of bitter ethnic strife in Sri Lanka have taken the lives of 100,000, but young people of both sides work together for tolerance. In Cambodia the survivors of Pol Pots genocide struggle to create a democratic state -from a nation that was victim of a murderous radical social engineering project which killed 2 million men, women, and children.
On the south-western tip of India lies the verdant paradise of Kerala, a land criss-crossed by magical backwater lagoons and rivers, and guarded by the Western Ghat mountain range. It is a land with little or no child mortality and nearly 100% literacy. There are fascinating Hindu elephant festivals and one can explore the fishing Communities overlooking the Arabian Sea, as well as the spice, tea and coffee growing regions of the interior and the Cardamom Hills. Ayurvedic medicine and Kar Hastha, the worlds earliest martial art was born here.
Kyushu is a southern island of Japan with mountains sheltering deep manicured valleys spilling over with stepped fields of waving rice and vegetable crops. In a Buddhist temple we see the preparation of a Kaiseki feast and observe the Tea Ceremony, an event meant to elevate the soul. A farmer sings local folk music and an 84 year old Geisha plays songs to entertain her guests. At a Shinto shrine, virgin dancers perform a harvest offering and a purist cook reveals her kitchens secrets as the essence of this unique culture and its preoccupation with exact simplicity is revealed.
The Red River in northern Vietnam meanders through stunning scenery and eternal rice paddies before emptying into the fish rich Gulf of Tonkin. Poverty, pride, Marxism Confucianism and Buddhism have spread their influence and strengthened the resolve of this strong and self- sufficient people. Bustling markets sell everything including snake. The men of busy fishing communities trawl the waters of HaLong Bay with its towering and majestic lime cliffs while the women prepare and sell the fish on shore.
This episode opens with he uplands of Chiang Mai and the river delta around Bangkok. The ancient capital of Ayutthaya which basks in the reflected glory of its past, offers some of the most fabulous ancient ruins in Asia. It is a land of hill tribes clinging to their traditions, villages made of thatched huts where children and chickens run about freely, a land of forests streams and paddy fields. The fragrant aroma of ginger, lemon grass, galangal and coconut fills the air. Rice paddies provide the staple food, accompanied by vegetables, fruit and meat. Thanks to Buddhism, the colorful people are smiling, graceful and contented, a beautiful people living in a unique country.
The unspoiled natural surroundings of the border region between Sweden and Norway, and the peace that is part of them were threatened by a projected firing range. Publicly minded citizens on both sides of the frontier job joined forces and prevailed on the Norwegian government to rescind its decision. But there are regimes that clamp down on every aspect of democracy - some of them by armed might. The people of Burma had long lived under a dictatorship. When, at last, free elections were permitted, Aung San Suu Kyi and her party won by a large majority.
Explores the lives of farmers across the globe to see how water is managed and/or mismanaged. While irrigation seems to be the key to successful agriculture, it does however have severe drawbacks, such as over exploitation of existing fresh water reservoirs. There are industries that need huge amounts of water in their production process: paper, steel and beer. A Japanese steel company is leading the industry in its water conservation and environmental policies. A modern beer industry in Bangkok, Thailand uses water conservation and wastewater reduction techniques.
This revealing look at how the Chinese relate to each other on a daily basis evaluates to what extent the Confucian ideal of family life really exists.
China was a world unto itself, cut off from foreign contact by its geography. Its view of the outside world, which grew out of its cultural superiority to its immediate neighbors and from its isolation, served as a unifying force that strengthened its culture. This program examines Chinas relationship with its neighbors and the European nations. It reports on how, in the early 20th century, Chinas ancient glory gave way to a new form of government, as it finally adapted to the outside worlds.
This episode examines how a single belief-system, and a secular one at that, could have been responsible for unifying and stabilizing a vast and ancient nation.
The quality, sophistication and even modernity of Chinese technological ingenuity remained unmatched anywhere else in the world until the European Renaissance. This episode examines how, despite the sometimes-extreme conservatism of their society, the Chinese found creative and novel solutions to many kinds of practical problems. It also looks at what stifled Chinese genius at precisely the time that the West was beginning to catch up.
Asia is not experiencing a run-of-the-mill economic crisis, but rather the accumulation of many crises-culminating in a crisis of orientation. Even though this has been obvious for many years, there is no short-term remedy. Southeast Asia and Korea are looking to Japan, hoping for aid and advice from their role model. But even a massive program by the government in Tokyo to stimulate the economy might prove ineffective, and Japan itself might become the biggest problem of the whole Asian crisis and this a burden on the global economy.
Rotna and her friend Fatima attend a UNICEF school. They practice writing in Bengali, the official language, and study their country's history. Transportation is varied, with skateboards competing with rickshaws.
Eleven year old Sanders rehearses his multiplication tables to moves of his favorite classic Indian dance, the bharata natyam. He rides to school on a motorized rickshaw hanging on to the outside.
The history of the spice trade in the Cochin area of south western India provides a complex variety of people and religions who live together in harmony.
Jaipur, India's first fully-designed city, is the capital of Rajasthan, studded with old fortresses and spectacular palaces. It is still much admired for its astronomy observatory.
No-one else has so vividly re-created India's people, its villages, and the endless panorama of rural life as Rudyard Kipling. We visit Kipling's birthplace, and the other places the writer used in his novels and stories.
The sacred Ganges River at Allahabad is the place where eight million Hindus attend the religious festival of Kumbh Mela. The Ganges is a mosaic of Indian life which is traced from Allahabad to Calcutta, Indias most industrialized city.
The Indian Army is a highly Professional fighting force, proud Of its tradition and links with the British Army, One Of its crack cavalry regiments is the Bengal Lancers, recruited from the fierce fighting races of northern India, which today form the President's bodyguard.
The Indian Army is a highly Professional fighting force, proud Of its tradition and links with the British Army, One Of its crack cavalry regiments is the Bengal Lancers, recruited from the fierce fighting races of northern India, which today form the President's bodyguard.
This program records the history of the Moghul dynasty from Babur, who conquered India, through Akbar, to Shah Johan who two hundred years later built the Taj Mahal.
Singapore is home to 2.7 million and may be the financial center of southeast Asia. This film explores the reasons for this phenomenal success.
The population is multi-ethnic and also multi-religious. Its cuisine is as varied as its ethnic kaleidoscope.
The Singaporean government has restricted striking and gambling, and even chewing gum is banned. Selling certain illicit narcotics can bring a death sentence. The government has gradually altered its educational emphasis from the primary to the secondary and technical level. Its one university has grown into three.
Singapore is positioned to become the world's fourth largest center of trade. Shopping and merchandising are a great preoccupation.
VIETNAM - A RISING DRAGON offers a variety of views of contemporary Vietnam, revealing economic reforms, improving international relations, and the life of the people as their beautiful land continues to move from agricultural to industrial status.
This land of rivers and abundant rice fields produces enough rice to feed the population and become the world's third largest exporter. It is a country with enormous potential for marketing. The billion dollar deficit in trade has become a 2 billion dollar surplus; oil has become the leading export; general production has increased 4 times over. Economic renovation has netted 2.5 billion in foreign investment in less than 3 years. The government is seeking reform in banking, management, investment, and exterior relations.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The target language in this series is Mandarin (Putonghua); the official language of the People's Republic of China, is based on the dialect of China's capital, Beijing. The Dragon's Tongue is a valuable source of genuine cultural information about China today. Most of the series was shot in Beijing itself, in the authentic settings of public places, recreation areas, and the homes and apartments of Chinese people. Each episode follows a theme such as family life, the daily routine, eating out, and sporting activities. Within each theme, there are documentary segments and dramas about the life of the Wang family in Beijing.
The summit of Mount Fuji is climbed once again by tourists. 150 years ago an artist painted 36 views of the mountain, showing rural arcadia. Now it towers over an industrial belt, symbol of Japan today- the thirty-seventh view.
As the iron rule of the Shoguns waned, Japan entered oversea trade agreements and began a period of aggressive industrialization and military preparation.
Most Japanese today live in vast industrial cities. We see life in a remote fishing village and observe the traditional village-based life that Japanese lived for generations, with regular routines and punctuated seasonal festivals.
We see the making of one of the countless Popular movies which re-creates the Samurai and their era that are made in Japan. Perhaps the Samuari spirit more truly lives on, Permeating into the business and industrial life.
The traditional Geishas, trained in song, dance and sophisticated conversation, still reign supreme as Japans most prestigious entertainers, employed for important functions.
This episode establishes the theme - the spread of the human species from Asia into all the lands of the Pacific Ocean, with divergent groups in Australia & the Americas.
While Ice Age people were moving out of south-east Asia to Australia and New Guinea, others were pushing north, through northern China to the colder tundra of Siberia and even to the frozen Arctic. Survey the people from Soviet Siberia, Aleutian Islands and Alaska who have learned to cope with cold.
Isolated from the rest of the world, the South American Indians produced their own remarkable range of food plants, later introduced to the other continents. They invented the wheel but used it only on toys, never for transport. Their dazzling metal-working, particularly in gold, silver and platinum was unique and astonishing in its technique and imagination.
Recent findings reinforce the relatively new concept of a genuine Asian Bronze Age, thousands of years earlier than had ever been suspected in Thailand, Vietnam, and other sites across South-East Asia-as far as eastern Indonesia.
Bangkok is a complex city of superb palaces, glittering temples and monasteries as well as massage parlors and bars. Founded two hundred years ago on the site of a fishing village, its population is now estimated at six million.
Thailand's teak forests are among the last Places in the world where elephants are still used commercially, Also shown is an Elephant Festival and cl tug-o-war between I bull elephant and 150 soldiers, and an amusing soccer game played by elephants.
This Program follows King Bhumibol, whose talents range from science and agricultural engineering to sculpture and jazz, on his personal tours in the country, his ceremonial engagements culminate in the magnificent barge procession which marks the country's bicentennial celebration.
Graceful Thai dancers in exotic costumes are depicted on travel brochures and posters. The history of the masked ballet which, if performed in full, would last 750 hours. The story of the dance drama, Romakien is explained.
Historians believe the original Thais came from China, migrating slowly south over the rugged mountains that are now part of Burma and Thailand establishing their first kingdom by the 15th century, When it was destroyed they moved further south.
A visit to the small market town of Chom Thong Provides a rare glimpse of life in a Buddhist monastery. The monastery and monks play a vital Part in the day to day life of the town.
The south of the country, an area of rubber plantations, coconut palms, tin mines and mangroves is visited. The majority of people are Muslim and mosques dominate the skyline.
They transfix their bodies to reach mystic ecstacy. Influenced by Asian Shamanism and Christian monasticism, these Muslim monks have created a dance, Sama, during which each participant seeks complete union with God.
The response of the Asiatic societies to the arrival of the Portuguese, Dutch and English. There was a reaction against the west (especially in Japan) Chinese and Japanese technology ceased to advance. The weakness of the Mogul empire in India is considered a factor as to why the British were able to play off the Indian elements against each other.
Within a period of 400 years the classical world was destroyed and the West was plunged into the Dark Ages. The Germanic invasions of Hungary, Italy, Gaul and Bulgaria. These nomadic invaders carved a swathe across Europe.