2 One-Hour HD Episodes (2012)

This show is a follow up to the 2004 documentary, Riding Rails in China, where two Americans rode the Chinese rails to southern China. Riding Rails in China Part 2 takes two American travelers to three major cities in northeast China: Shenyang, Changchun, and Harbin. They get a chance to ride China’s high-speed, medium-speed, and normal speed trains.

American travelers, Chris and Sarah, are quick to observe that these northern Chinese cities are not much different than major cities in the U.S. like San Francisco or New York. They also see how these regions are influenced by Manchurian Chinese cultures and Russian culture. In addition to experiencing urban life and culture through eating the food and engaging in social activities with locals, they visit unique natural sites including the Benxi Water Cave, called “the longest water cave in Asia” near Shenyang. They pick vegetables on a farm outside of Changchun and have them cooked along with a Manchurian style “hotpot” dish. In Harbin, they discover a wildlife reserve for Siberian tigers on Sun Island along the city’s Songhua River. Chris and Sarah’s perception of China expand as they experience the country, firsthand, in Riding Rails in China Part 2.

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