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Wild China

Season 1
With splendor, scale and romance, the veil on the world's most enigmatic, magnificent country is lifted. This enchanting natural history documentary delves into China’s vibrant habitats to reveal a land of unbelievable natural complexity. From the glittering peaks of the Himalayas to searingly hot deserts, a dazzling array of mysterious, beautiful, wild and rare creatures are revealed.
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  1. S1 E1 - Heart of the Dragon
    May 10, 2008
    49min
    TV-G
    The improbable egg-carton hills of Southern China seem to float in a sea of glistening rice paddies. As this extraordinary natural history documentary reveals, this is a landscape full of surprises. Next to peasants ploughing with buffaloes are rivers concealing dwarf alligators and giant salamanders. Trained cormorants catch fish for their masters, while monkeys hide away in caves.
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  2. S1 E2 - Shangri-La
    May 17, 2008
    49min
    TV-G
    Beneath billowing clouds, in China's far southwest, rich jungles nestle below towering peaks. This glorious natural history documentary explores this extraordinary region, witnessing jewel-colored birds and ancient tribes that share forested valleys where wild elephants still roam. These remote forests stretch into northern territories where normally deserts would be found.
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  3. S1 E3 - Tibet
    May 24, 2008
    49min
    TV-G
    The size of Western Europe, the Tibetan plateau covers a quarter of China. This vast windswept wilderness is one of the world's most remote places, defined by the glacier-strewn Himalayas. But, as this astonishing natural history reveals, this brutal region is home to incredible wildlife such as rare chiru, brown bear, wild yak, and even the most successful predators on Earth.
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  4. S1 E4 - Beyond the Great Wall
    May 31, 2008
    49min
    TV-G
    China's emperors built the Great Wall to keep their kingdom safe from the hostile lands to the north. But as this extraordinary natural history documentary shows, warrior nomads, bizarre wildlife and extreme weather are found beyond the Wall. Adapt or die is the way to survive these extreme lands, which have shaped some of China's most colorful people and wildlife.
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  5. S1 E5 - Land of the Panda
    June 7, 2008
    49min
    TV-G
    China's heartland with its Han people is the center of a 5,000-year-old civilization. As this incredible natural history documentary reveals, this land contains iconic monuments such as the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, and Beijing's Olympic Stadium, and it's home to some of China's most charismatic creatures such as the giant panda, golden snub-nosed monkey, and golden takin.
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  6. S1 E6 - Tides of Change
    June 14, 2008
    49min
    TV-G
    From the eastern end of the Great Wall, China's coast spans 14,000 kilometers and more than 7,000 years of history. As this thrilling natural history documentary reveals, this is a place of huge contrasts: futuristic modern cities, ancient tea terraces and wild wetlands where rare animals still live. White dolphins, red-crowned cranes, giant sturgeon and saber-wielding monkeys all try to survive.
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Directors
Charlotte Scott
Studio
BBC
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