National Geographic documentary: China from Above

China, one of the four old civilization countries, is extraordinary, with remarkable landscapes and multiplicity of cultures. Its population is the largest in the world, including 56 distinct ethnic groups, its land is vast, stretches from the Middle East in the west to the Pacific in the east, from Russia in the north to Vietnam in the south. To best appreciate this vast and varied land, both ancient and modern, then and now, you need to get above it all. This two-part series will show China like never before in an epic story of amazing diversity, remarkable history and an astonishing, modern transformation. 

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