简介：FromtheForbiddenCityinaforgottenvillage.FromBeijing'simperialpalacetotheteaplantationsinYunnanProvince.Throughkitchensandpharmacies,templesandricepaddies.WithMaoandConfucius,withQigongandFengShui.WithPekingDuckandPekingOperashowthisextraordinaryjourneydocumentationanidiosyncraticandcolorfulimageofChina. InthefirstpartofhisChinesetreasurehuntformanyyearsZDFcorrespondentGertAnhaltChinarefresheshisknowledgeofChinesecuisine,oneofthegreattreasuresofthecountry.NobodymovessosuccessfulinthefirepotasMs.HeYongzhifromChongqing,whichhasdevelopedfromasmallfoodstall,restaurant-empireofover400branchesandanothergreattreasureofChinaembodiestheindustryandthebusinessacumenoftheChinese.LackofdiligencemustbetheartistandhotelierChenLiPingcannotbeblamed.TensofthousandsoftimeshehasalreadybroughtthemajesticsceneryofHuangshanMountaininAnhuiProvinceonthescreen-eveninmonumentalmurals.BackinBeijingGertAnhaltexploredtheremainsofthelargelydestroyedcityofwreckingballsandawell-guardedarchitecturaljewel:theForbiddenCity,theancientimperialpalace.AtitsentranceisemblazonedstilltheirrepressiblePortraitoftheGreatChairmanMaoZedong.FormanyChinese,thismanalsoabout30yearsafterhisdeathisstillthegreatesttreasureinChina.GertAnhaltwillalsomeetawealthycollector,whoinhisprivatemuseumvasesandsculptureskeptinvaluable,onerestaurateurwhocollectscottagesandsavespreciousantiquefurniturebeforethefire.HeattendedtheBeijingOperaTroupe"windandthunder,"andquestionedChina'sbiggestrockstar,CuiJian-atreasurewithbaseballcapandstubble."China'swealthshouldnotbesoughtintreasurechestsandsafes,andnotingoldanddiamondmines,"saystheauthorofthefirstpartofhisjourney."China'streasuresareontheroad.Andtheyliveinthemindsandheartsofitspeople." InthesecondpartoftheChineseadventureisaboutdriedgeckosforcoughsandgazellehornforhypertension.AuthorandtreasurehuntersGertAnhaltexploresthefascinatingworldofChineseherbalmedicineandthe"Qi",themysteriousbreathoflifeandbasicideaoftraditionalmedicineinChina. The85-year-oldprofessorLiHongxiangisperhapsthelastgreatmasterofhiscraft,ChinesemedicineandhasprovedinmanysupposedlyhopelesscasesthatChina'smillennia-oldartofhealingandtherapystillholdstheanswer,whereWesternMedicinehaslongheldouttheirarms.The60-year-oldWangGuangquan,whichoccurred30yearsagoalongsideJetLiinthefirstbigkung-fumovie,saysthealmostseeminglymagicalpowersofQi,whichhemasteredasamasterofkungfuandthe"shadowboxing"andTaijiquanbarelyasecondandbringtheproofofthetelevisionwriterfromGermanymorethanonceexpertlytotheground.Traditionally,andevenabitmysticaltogofromhereiffactstrueinShanghai,theFengShuispecialistLesZhao.Explainshowtocalculatethe"moneysource"ofahouseandcanturnsohisrestaurantorstoreinagoldmine.Thecurrentlyperhapstheworld'slargestcomputationaltasktosolvetheChinesepreservationists,whichhasbeenapplied,China'smostfamoustreasure,theGreatWall,measuredatlastthoroughly.Sofar,wealwaysthoughtthatthewallis"justabout5000kilometers'long-nowtheywantitbutjusttoknow.Bytheendoftheyearareexpectedbythenumbers.ManythousandsofmilessouthoftheWallandontheveryedgeofthisvastcountryinYunnanProvince,finallyGertAnhaltexplorestheoriginsofthelargestliquidtreasureofChina-thetea.IntheregionofXishuangbannaneartheLaotianbordertothousandsofyearsago,thefirstteatreeshavebeenbred.Inavillage,literallyattheendoftheworldisthestartingpointofthelegendaryAncienttearoute,onwhichwerepreciousthenleavestheroadtothewestandus.Here,theauthorofaspecialandunexpectedtreasure-oldfarmhousesisstilluntouchedbychange,alookatveryoldChina. ——GoogletranslationfromGerman(不准确的地方欢迎纠正)…