For the Buddhist nuns of Kathmandu, Kung Fu is meditation. In Himalayan villages the Nuns protect environment and climate and are teaching local women how to rely on themselves.
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For the Buddhist nuns of Kathmandu, Kung Fu is meditation. In Himalayan villages the Nuns protect environment and climate and are teaching local women how to rely on themselves.
More and more Venetians fear the downfall of their city - The city is being sold in slices - to tourists
In Thailand's rural northeast you will find the street of Gongs. Outside the provincial capital of Ubon Ratchatani in Thailand's rural northeast, a country road nearly thirty kilometers long stretches to the banks of the Mekong River. Even from a distance, you can hear what is being made there: gongs of all sizes in nearly 50 manufactories. The gong is considered the ancient instrument and symbol of Asia. It occupies an important cultural significance, initiates rituals, expels demons, gives strength and courage. This film visits the creators of these unique instruments - a family business that has been laboriously handcrafting gongs for generations. They have a big mission: The abbot of the temple has ordered a new, large gong for the upcoming festival. Will they be able to finish it in time?
A journey to the most beautiful regions of Sri Lanka, in the company of a group who inhabit this land.
This monster of a city attracts tourists interested in sightseeing as well as other people.
Jamaica's colonial history, stunning nature, and rich culture unfold in a journey full of surprises.
Qatar, a land of contrasts, blends wealth, power, and progress with the lives of millions of guest workers.
Patagonia's harsh beauty faces climate change, new pioneers fight to preserve its wilderness.
Located in German-speaking West Prussia, Gdansk developed into a modern Polish metropolis after World War II.
For the Buddhist nuns of Kathmandu, Kung Fu is meditation. In Himalayan villages the Nuns protect environment and climate and are teaching local women how to rely on themselves.
Ostana, a mountain village in the Piedmont Alps, seemed doomed to extinction.
In the western French Alps, three doctors have found a model that combines demanding work and their own life
The tiny mountain village of Soglio lies in the largest sweet chestnut forest in the Alps.
For centuries, the mountain farmers in the Bregenzerwald cultivated three-stage agriculture
On the Austrian-Slovenian border, Slovenian Vida Matk and Austrian Zravko Haderlap are trying to develop ideas
A Buddhist master has had the peace of her convent shattered. (S1 E05)
On the top of a smoking volcan a Shinto priest performs rights that keep his community safe. (S1 E04)
Tun Sakaran Marine Park is a magical paradise where an ancient volcano once erupted. (S1 E03)
Nowhere else in Sabah live as many wild and rare animals as along the river
The Maldhari are proud to live in a region together with lions, although they kill their cattle now and then.
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