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The Documentary: Beijing: Beyond the masks

Beijing: Beyond the masks

31/07/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Beijing: Beyond the masks

Liyang Liu explores her home city Beijing in the wake of the pandemic

Liyang Liu explores her home city Beijing in the wake of the pandemic.

Over a year after the Covid-19 pandemic hit the headlines in China, Liyang Liu explores the hidden impacts on people in her home city Beijing.

Life has in some ways got back to normal in China’s capital, especially compared to many other global cities, but Liyang discovers things have changed in more subtle ways beyond the masks in this mega city of over 20 million people.

We hear from business owners and entrepreneurs about the economic impacts of pandemic restrictions, and from those in the tourist industry about how the year has affected this vast industry in Beijing.

Liyang reflects on the psychological impacts for herself and those around her of the strict pandemic control. She also visits markets in the city to find out how attitudes to food and consumption have changed over the past year. And we talk to students, parents, single people and retirees about how they have adapted to life online during quarantines and lockdowns.

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