6.5
Mountain Men
2012
Improving the daily lives of rural people has allowed China to tackle poverty like no other countries. In our 12-part series, through the comparison between the past and the present, the program looks back at the poor living conditions in the past, while presenting the happiness of today.
Episode 1Aug 21, 2021 · 24mImproving the daily life of rural people has allowed China to tackle poverty like no other countries.
In the first of our 12-part series, we visit a remote "cliff village" deep in Sichuan province, to see how residents can get easier access to education and a stable income.
Host / Reporter: Janis Chan
Episode 2Aug 28, 2021 · 23mImproving the daily life of rural people has allowed China to tackle poverty like no other countries.
We follow villagers from the Cliff Village in a migration plan to their new homes closer to healthcare, education and other facilities.
Host / Reporter: Janis Chan
Episode 3Sep 4, 2021 · 23mYunnan is beautiful with rivers and gorges. But many villagers are poor since they can only travel via hundreds of dangerous ziplines. What can the government do to help them?
Host / Reporter: Janis Chan
Episode 4Sep 11, 2021 · 23mChildren in the mountainous region of Yunnan province in China often don't go to school until they're teenagers. That's because the roads there are just too dangerous.
An initiative to provide education near them is closing the wealth gap.
Host / Reporter: Janis Chan
Episode 5Sep 18, 2021 · 23mChildren in China's impoverished rural mountain region could only dream of going to university, until some businesses decided to help. And when these young people graduated, they decided to bring new ideas to help rural farmers prosper.
Host / Reporter: Janis Chan
Episode 6Sep 25, 2021 · 23mNingxia in northwest China is one of the harshest and most remote regions. Millions of impoverished people have been living there for centuries. With the help of richer coastal provinces, a relocation plan was put in place to lift those around the Gobi desert out of poverty.
Host / Reporter: Janis Chan
Improving the daily lives of rural people has allowed China to tackle poverty like no other countries. In our 12-part series, through the comparison between the past and the present, the program looks back at the poor living conditions in the past, while presenting the happiness of today.
Janis Chan
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