This is the chronicle of a village on the northern China plains during the post-1978 economic reforms. It examines how Daqiu Village led by Yu Zuomin, a Communist Party secretary and president of the local industrial conglomerate, became the richest village in China and a model for the rural reforms of the 1980s and early 1990s.

IMDB rating: 4.7/10 (37 votes)
Director: Ron Berrett
Cast: James Snyder, Sun Fei Fei, Anthony Montgomery, Alice Greczyn

Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese Robin Hood who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school next to a brothel!

The First Emperor of China was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife, and decreed that he be protected forever by 8,000 terracotta warriors. Since then, no one has seen these ancient warriors in their original splendor, brightly painted and fully armed, ready to protect their Emperor for all eternity. Now this once mighty army will be returned to its former glory for the first time.

Comedian Paul Merton ventures into the unknown as he embarks upon a six-week tour of China for Five. Paul s trip will take in the major cities of China, as well some of the most breathtaking countryside and remote backwaters that this vast country has to offer. In his own inimitable style, Paul will attempt to unravel the deep mysteries and baffling contradictions of this ancient country.

Comedian Paul Merton ventures into the unknown as he embarks upon a six-week tour of China for Five. Paul s trip will take in the major cities of China, as well some of the most breathtaking countryside and remote backwaters that this vast country has to offer. In his own inimitable style, Paul will attempt to unravel the deep mysteries and baffling contradictions of this ancient country.

In this episode, Paul sees a Chinese opera, travels down the Li River through some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, and heads to Guangzhou, where he meets some Chinese Christians.The journey resumes with Paul still in Chengdu, where he is having an off day . His Chinese translator Emma takes him to an opera to cheer him up. Things start promisingly, with a remarkable performance of face-changing , whereby the actors masks change colour with the flick of a fan. But Paul is less impressed with the singing. As the epic performance proceeds, he and several other audience members nod off, before he can take no more and walks out. I don t want to be rude about somebody else s culture, Paul says, but it s horrendous.

Shanghai: In this episode, Paul heads to futuristic Shanghai, where he plays golf, meets match-making parents, dines with socialites and visits a bizarre recreation of an English town. The last leg of Paul s journey sees him enjoying some new experiences - the first of which is a trip on the fastest train in the world: the $1.2 billion rail link from Shanghai s airport. The train reaches 270mph during its eight-minute journey, and Paul is astonished by the quiet, smooth ride: It s wonderful - exhilarating, he says.

What does China s rise mean for America? - Through the stories of ordinary people and analysis from the world s leading experts, The China Question explores the challenge America faces as China becomes the world s second superpower.To understand the economic, political and moral implications of China s rise, filmmaker Brook Silva-Braga spent over a year traveling both China and America. On a thoughtful, personal journey we meet Chinese and Americans dealing with extraordinary change, and reflect on the twists of fate and history that brought us here.