Chungking Mansions
Obligated stopover for who arrives in Hong Kong in search of fortune, this is Chungking Mansions, a 17-floor five-block building of frenetic life, made famous as the perfect location for "Chungking Express", the masterpiece by local filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai.
Hutong
Estimated to more than 7000 in the 1950s, the number of Beijings traditional hutongs today is reduced to a few hundreds because of the need for wider avenues and new shiny buildings to the upcoming olympics.
Art Factory 798
Once a giant Chinese state-owned model factory constructed in the 1950s in collaboration with East Germany, today this Bauhaus-influenced complex houses the most avant-garde art galleries in Beijing.
Cambodia's Painting Children
The Cambodian Children's Painting Project where the poor children of Sihanoukville gets the chance to earn money for education and their family in a safe and creative way.
Soviet nostalgia in Barentsburg
The miningtown of Barentsburg is the last remaining Russian settlement on the Norwegian Svalbard islands where about 500 persons still continue the rugged life in a doleful and surreal town where time and history seem frozen in an indefinite moment of the past.
New Beijing
Highrised shiny buildings, the famous “nest” stadium, new subway lines, fancy shops and restaurants are all parts of the fascinating world of modern Beijing.
Hui muslims in Xining
The most visible ethnic group in Xining is the Hui muslims, originally coming from the west following the Silk Road. During the friday-prayer the streets around the famous Dongguan Mosque get filled with praying men who don't fit into the crowded mosque.
Tibetan life in Yushu
While Lhasa and most of the province called Tibet is greatly influenced and inhabited by the chinese, Yushu in the neighbouring Qinghai province has remained one of the most authentic tibetan regions, untouched by chinese culture.
Trans-Siberian Railway
7 days and 6 nights, 3 nations, 5 time zones, 7865 kilometres, the ever-changing view outside the window and the slow rhythmic beat of the train. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the genuine experience of travelling for the travels own pleasure.