Lost in China: Beijing 北京 - the beautiful China's capital, where life goes on 24/7

Lost in China - the amazing story

 Jumping into an icy swimming pool in minus 14 degree Celsius temperatures in northern China? No problem. Playing polo with a headless goat? Easy. Getting kicked out of Gansu province by the Chinese government? All in a day’s work. Climbing a five-storey sword ladder? Now, that may be pushing it for Peter and Jeff Hutchens, the 20-something filmmaker/photographer duo in this new six-part series.

Brothers Peter and Jeff go back to China, where they lived as children, to document the nation in the midst of social reinvention. Whether it’s a round of pick-up basketball with Tibetan herdsmen, a synthesized dance party outside traditional Kyrgyz yurts or a mobile phone-wielding camel guide in the desert, the boys uniquely capture the old China blending in with the new.

Lost in China: Beijing. Part1

You’ll find out about:

    1.       Chinese punk-rock band
2.       Chinese university: the communist youth league - the major changes in Chinese communist party
3.       Chinese eating habit: “We are eating just EVERYTHING”
4.       Exploring the “hutongs” - alleys formed by lines of traditional courtyard residences

Lost in China: Beijing – Part 2

You’ll find out about:

1.       Chinese traditional treatment – the acupuncture

2.       How to build a 30-floor skyscraper in 10 months

3.       Traveling from Beijing to Inner Mongolia:

• Exploring Mongolian yurts (type of houses)
• Participating in Mongolian Olympic Games: wrestling & archery;
• Feasting with the Mongolians

4.       Back to Beijing:

•     Chinese acrobats
•     How to make a fortune in Beijing: night clubs

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