Episodes
Kingdom of Animals
February 28, 2011
Nigel Marven explores the country's wildlife, beginning in Yunnan province, where he finds its endangered snubbed-nose monkeys, and goes on an unusual fishing trip.
Deserts of the North
March 7, 2011
Nigel explores three of the country's deserts, where he encounters gekkos, sand-swimming snakes and Bactrian camels. He also searches for a Xinjiang Ground-jay.
Land of Giants
March 14, 2011
Nigel explores the jungles of southern China, where he finds white-cheeked gibbon, rare Asian elephants, pythons, enormous rats, and the world's largest species of moth.
Heavenly Mountains
March 21, 2011
Nigel visits the Sichuan Mountains where he sees blue sheep and yak. Plus, he searches the bamboo forests for unique breeds of frogs.
Grasslands of Mongolia
March 28, 2011
Nigel visits the far north of China, where he explores the grass for micro mammals and Mongolia's deadliest snake, and he also hopes to spot a demoiselle crane.
Tibet's High Plateau
April 4, 2011
Nigel visits the Tibetan plateau where he sees shaggy yak, high flying bar-headed geese, kiang, Tibetan foxes, pocket-sized pica hares and antelope.
