Amazing China

• 8:20 TrainsBeijing–Shanghai high-speed railway

  A coin balances on its edge on a Chinese bullet train at 350 km/h

  A two-euro coin, a pen and a water bottle stay upright on a windowsill while a Fuxing bullet train holds 350 km/h. Here is why the ride is that smooth. Video by New China TV
• 28:27 NatureZhangjiajie, Hunan

  Zhangjiajie: inside the sandstone forest linked to Avatar

  A CGTN presenter explores Wulingyuan’s caves, a mountain lake and thousands of sandstone pillars in the park that local tourism ties to Avatar. Video by CGTN
• 1:54 EngineeringLongyan, Fujian

  How 1,500 workers rebuilt the tracks at Longyan station in one night

  Floodlights, excavators and an army of workers in orange vests: one night in January 2018, a Chinese rail junction was torn up and rebuilt before dawn. Video by CCTV Video News Agency
• 17:07 FoodLanzhou, Gansu

  How a Lanzhou noodle master pulls lamian, start to finish

  A 17-minute close look at a Lanzhou noodle teacher turning a lump of dough into hand-pulled lamian, and how to order a bowl in mainland China. Video by saintcavish
• 2:57 CitiesChongqing

  Liziba, the Chongqing monorail station inside a 19-story building

  In Chongqing, Line 2 monorail trains glide straight through an apartment building. CGTN tracked down the engineer who designed it, and why there was no other way. Video by CGTN
• 1:53 CultureHarbin, Heilongjiang

  Harbin’s city of ice: the sculptures, the river ice and how to visit

  Nat Geo’s short film on Harbin’s winter sculptures, plus how the city builds its giant ice-and-snow park each year and how to plan a visit. Video by National Geographic
• 17:40 BridgesHuajiang Grand Canyon, Guizhou

  The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge opens, 625 meters above the river

  A road bridge hangs 625 meters above a river gorge in Guizhou. Xinhua filmed its opening day; now visitors come for the views, the elevator and the bungee jump. Video by New China TV
• 16:43 WildlifeChengdu, Sichuan

  A day with a panda researcher at Chengdu’s panda base

  Xinhua follows an American scientist who has spent over a decade studying giant pandas in Chengdu, and we explain how to visit the panda base yourself. Video by New China TV
• 1:01 Night spectacleChongqing

  Chongqing’s 11,787-drone show, and the free weekly show you can watch

  A one-minute news clip of the 11,787-drone show that set a Guinness record over Chongqing’s rivers, plus how to catch the city’s free weekly drone show. Video by CCTV Video News Agency
• 7:50 TrainsShanghai

  Riding the Shanghai Maglev at 431 km/h

  Thirty kilometers in under eight minutes, floating on magnets: a traveler films the Shanghai Maglev at its old top speed of 431 km/h, from city to airport. Video by Wayne Yeung
• 35:33 Everyday lifeYuanyang, Yunnan

  The Hani rice terraces of Yunnan, seen through village life

  A vlogger who once did PhD fieldwork there returns to Yunnan’s Hani rice terraces to visit old friends, ending the day at a village feast. Video by Little Chinese Everywhere
• 20:29 AirportsBeijing Daxing International Airport

  Inside Beijing Daxing, the starfish-shaped airport terminal

  Five piers, one central courtyard and a roof that pours daylight into the halls: Xinhua toured Beijing's starfish-shaped airport just before it opened. Video by New China TV

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