All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Panda-monium

    • February 14, 2018
    • PBS

    Feeding giant pandas; bamboo banquet; harvesting young bamboo; artists who use bamboo as an artistic medium.

  • S01E02 Tomorrow's Chengdu

    • February 21, 2018
    • PBS

    Exploring the township of Tianfu, a model of future cities in China; Mao Chai restaurant; the molecular gastronomy of chef Huang atop a Chengdu high rise.

  • S01E03 Hot Pot, Anyone?

    • February 28, 2018
    • PBS

    Exploring the features and themes of Chengdu, China's, hot pot restaurants.

  • S01E04 Tea Time!

    • March 21, 2018
    • PBS

    The tea cultivation process; sampling popular brews; a tea serving ceremony; the oldest tea house in People's Park in Chengdu, China; dishes that use tea as an ingredient or flavoring agent.

  • S01E05 The Voice of the Mountain

    • March 28, 2018
    • PBS

    Mountain music expresses local culture and records local history; the culture and cuisine of the Sichuan mountains.

  • S01E06 That Which Sustains Life

    • April 4, 2018
    • PBS

    The Dujiangyan Irrigation System eventually gave rise to the city of Chengdu, China; sampling produce from local farms and orchards.

  • S01E07 Poetry in a Cup

    • April 11, 2018
    • PBS

    A visit to a Chengdu distillery to see how Chinese baijiu is produced; a typical Chinese banquet; Chinese drinking games and toasting.

  • S01E08 Hot, Hot and Extra Hot!

    • April 18, 2018
    • PBS

    The world's largest bean paste factory and the world's biggest chili market; chili banquet.

  • S01E09 Small Bites

    • April 25, 2018
    • PBS

    Xiaochi is used to describe a snack, appetizer, street food and a cleansing of the palate between courses.

  • S01E10 Rising Stars

    • May 2, 2018
    • PBS

    Talented young stars from Chengdu, China, may be future opera divas, poets, pop singers, sculptors and chefs.

  • S01E11 Fine Art, Fine Food

    • May 9, 2018
    • PBS

    Local artists create ceramics and file paintings; encrusted chicken; the home restaurant of Chef Lan Guijun.

  • S01E12 Back to Roots

    • May 16, 2018
    • PBS

    Dinner with a farming family; authentic farmers cooking.

  • S01E13 One Belt, One Road, One World

    • May 23, 2018
    • PBS

    The Silk Road railway connects Chengdu, China, to Western Europe by high speed train; sampling new food imports from Spain and Denmark.