A Tale of Two Cities

TV Show · Special Interest · Reality

The ancient city of Beijing and modern-day city Canberra: two national capitals, two very different governments, two contrasting populations. What could they possibly have in common? Chinese photographer Yu Haibo and Canberra photographer Lee Grant swap cities to capture images of these seemingly different places and discover new perspectives on their sister cities and themselves.

40m

EPISODE 101

Part 1

In this episode we visit national icons like Tiananmen Square, as well as national parkland on the outskirts of Canberra and the gardens and lakes of Beijing. We meet rural fire fighters and Chinese Opera performers, crosstalk artists and folk musicians-citizens of sister cities, citizens of the world.
EPISODE 102

Part 2

Beneath the surface of these cities, how do people live and work? What are the differences, what are the similarities, what are the stories? A worker at an iron-smelting factory in Beijing; a winemaker on the outskirts of Canberra; a Hansard reporter for Australia’s Parliament; weddings, farmers’ markets, and school playgrounds.

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