Under the Himalayas
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21:40 1. My home, Huashan
2015-06-11
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"Huashan is in Shaanxi province, China, at an elevation of over 2,000 metres. It was called Xiyue (western great mountain), and known as the most dangerous geographical spot in China. Formed from a si...
21:39 2. Cotton pickers in Xinjiang
2015-06-18
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"Xinjiang, the border area of Northwestern China, accounts for one-sixth of the countrys land area. The cotton fields are vast, ready for harvest. The annual cotton production of Xinjiang accounts for...
21:37 3. The nearest place to the sky
2015-06-25
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"China National Highway 219, with an average elevation exceeding 4,500 metres, is one of the most dangerous highways, as well as one of the highest and with the toughest physical conditions. Most of t...
4. Walk by the skyline
2015-07-02
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"In the 1920s, Sherpa people started to work as guides and porters for mountaineers. Sherpas mainly live in Nepal, and their population is around 40,000. With a higher concentration of haemoglobin in ...
21:38 5. Rickshaw men, autumn leaves
2015-07-09
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"More than a century ago, rickshaws were seen in India, along with the invasion of western culture. At first, only white families used them as a means of transport. In the last century, the government...
