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China on Four WheelsEpisode 1A country of contrasts awaits Justin and Anita in the first part of their trip

Our presenters cover 2,600 miles - from rural poverty to the bustle and modernity of Shanghai.

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Justin at Heicaoyan, with farmer Wang Guisheng. The village farmers have no cars, and one donkey - shared with another village.

Half the Chinese are rural dwellers, earning a 1/3 of city dwellers' disposable income.

  • Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani buy lucky charms for their cars in Tianyi market, Beijing.
  • Anita Rani visits a Taoist temple on sacred Mount Tai.
  • Justin Rowlatt and his guide Qiao Xin collect their ‘bread van’, which they will be driving on their 2,600 mile journey.
  • Justin at Heicaoyan, with farmer Wang Guisheng. The village farmers have no cars, and one donkey - shared with another village.
  • Anita joins a self drive holiday in Shandong province. More and more Chinese holiday-makers are exploring the country like this.
  • Justin Rowlatt meets a Mao lookalike at the Civil War battle re-enactment in Yan’an, Shaanxi province.

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