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World Routes Silk and Bamboo Episodes

    The Uighur people of Xinjiang.

    4/4. The desert region of Xinjiang on the ancient Silk Route.

    Buddhist harvest celebrations

    3/4. Music forbidden since the start of the Cultural Revolution.

    Chinese opera in Beijing

    2/4. Lucy Duran visits a Beijing park to hear Chinese opera.

    Shanghai tea-houses

    1/4. Traditional silk and bamboo ensembles perform in the old Shanghai tea-houses.