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Tales from Modern China

South East

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

In this fifth episode the team explore the South-East region, home to some of the most progressive cities in the country it's an area that embraces technology and is spearheading the country's hi-tech revolution. Jing Lusi gets to grips with the country's latest online craze, live streaming, and joins one of China's growing number of internet stars to experience what it's like to connect live to the nation. Jason Lai finds some traditional architecture thriving amidst the modernity as he visits an earthen roundhouse and sees how communal living is making a comeback and opening up to a new visitor - the tourist. Finn Aberdein checks out the newest product of the region's high-tech revolution, known as The Cloud, a giant, data gathering balloon that may be set to be a feature on the skylines of the future. Show less

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