Wild China (2008)
BBC Natural History

Description

An exotic fusion of natural history and Oriental adventure, "Wild China" is a series of journeys through four startlingly different landscapes, each based around the travels of a real historical character. With splendour, scale and romance, Wild China lifts the veil on the world's most enigmatic and magnificent country, delving into its vibrant habitats to reveal a land of unbelievable natural complexity. Journey across China from the glittering peaks of the Himalayas to the barren steppe, the sub-Arctic to the tropical islands, through deserts both searingly hot and mind-numbingly cold and see, in pioneering images, a dazzling array of mysterious, beautiful, wild and rare creatures.

Collected reviews and ratings

10 Amazon user reviews

This is one of the best documentaries about China today. It shows the diverse topography, flora, and fauna of the most geographically and ethnically diverse countries in the world.
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9.8 DVD Verdict | James A. Stewart

After watching Wild China, you may feel like you've seen all there is to see, but it's more like an introduction to the fabled land that Marco Polo once traveled. It is, however, a darned good introduction.
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9.0 Times Online | Chris Riley

As the BBC's stunningly shot new six-part series Wild China demonstrates, there's much about a life working in, say, the rice paddies of the Yangtze River flood plain, that hasn't changed for hundreds of years.
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8.0 DVD Town | Tom Landy

If you're unable to plan a trip to Asia in the very near future, Wild China is the next best thing.
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8.0 highdefdigest.com | Kenneth Brown

’Wild China’ is yet another fascinating and stunning documentary from the BBC that marries fact and photography into a beautiful production. I would have preferred some more depth, but as an introduction to the sights and cultures of the vast nation, I was more than impressed.
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5.0 DVD Talk | Stuart Galbraith IV

If you're interested in Asian nature and geography, or are thinking about visiting rural China, then Wild China has a lot to offer. For more general viewers however, and perhaps because of postproduction tweaking, the series is okay but underwhelming.
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