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  • Location: China, Bejing

The Fourth Sacrifice

200s: The second opinion, the third degree, the fourth sacrifice

  • Location: China, Europe, Nepal

Mountains Of The Mind

Various times: Why are we so fascinated by mountains?

  • Location: Beijing, Guangdong

The Emperor of Shoes

1990s: A timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological change.

  • Location: Shanghai

City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir

1930s: 1930s Shanghai could give Chicago a run for its money.

  • Location: Chengdu

Death Notice

2000s: China’s police have a challenge on their hands

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White City

1952: An elaborate midnight heist, the biggest robbery in British history.

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