The ancient city of Lijiang dates back to the fifth century and is home to sixty percent of Naxi people, one of China's many minorities. Naxi musician, Mr.He invites me to his home the nextday to meet his family. Many minorities in China complained t...
At the Dragon Pool Temple, close to the first bank, I was meeting up with Hewen Wang, a Naxi musician, comes from a long line of local priests. For thousands of years, powerful dragon gods and Yangtze River have been part of Chinese folklore.-Could y...
-Without the river, without this bending river, China, as we know it, will not exist.The Yangtze river basin covers a fifth of China's land surface, and it's the bread basket of the nation. So crucial is the Yangtze to the existence of China that it...
Following the Yangtze, who've taken me into the heart of a country once cut off from the outside world, but that's now been transformed.-Look, what we as a species are capable of! It's displayed here and I think like nowhere else I've seen on planet...
I am going on a series of astonishing adventures, travelling on three of the planet's mightiest rivers. These rivers have given rise to some of the greatest civilizations. For centuries we worshiped their life-giving waters, and fear their awesome de...
She didn't really have a why, an explaination about why she is going.There isn't the why, it's a practice which is going on and on and on, it's a practice, you have to go to Ganga Sagar once in your life time, that's it, that's the why. India is chan...
It was an auspicious time to arrive at the end of the river. For a period of several weeks, thousands of pilgrims were travelling to the point where river enters into the sea, known as Gangasagara. In a country whose population could ultimately surpa...
Basically India has the ability to turn off the taps on the river Ganges at this point. But Indias neighbor has paid high price. Since the barrage was completed in the 1970s, the Bangladesh government says the water flowing into the country has been...
What's it saying? It's saying that S like our God you have taken our India to a different level. The villagers are hoping tourists will stop by their new shrine and no doubt buy a few souvenirs. I was on the final leg of my journey, my route took me...
-Oh, my goodness! That is what we are here for.-Yeah. That's S*, the famous cricketer. -The best cricketer in history? -S*, yes, of course. -And that is the world cup in his hand. -The Cricket World Cup? -Yeah. -He's a world-famous cricketer, but her...
Varanasi was the most sacred place I've visited on the Ganges. There was no mistaking the power in the pull of its waters was a profoundly moving experience. The next morning, we followed the Ganges towards Patna, the state capital of Bihar. -It's ra...
-Stepping into their shadow?-Yeah. It's like that. -It's 2014. India's got a space program. That's incredible. -That's India. Cremations here are public but rich events. The oldest son of the deceased's family leads the funeral rites. First, the body...
- People give whatever they can afford.-It sounds like a very difficult and upsetting job. Is it a job and a role that you find it difficult or do you enjoy it? -It is a family tradition, and I see it as a duty. It's like a family business. It doesn'...
With so many people coming to the city of Varanasi to die, close to the Ganges, funerals are big business here, families go to great lengths to ensure their loved ones are cremated on the river bank, thus securing their eternal salvation. At the main...
Is everybody here to die? Is that why people come here? We have come here for that, but we can only die here if it is written in our destiny. When did you come here? How long have you been here? It has been 18 years now. You both have been here for 1...
