简介：AnitaRaniandJustinRowlattembarkontwoepiccarjourneysacrossChina,navigatingcongestedcitiesandwindingmountainroads,toexplorehowthecountry'seconomicgrowth,symbolisedbyitsboomingcarindustry,isaffectingpeople'slives. Inthefirstprogramme,Anitatakesthehighroadthroughtherich,industrialisedcitiesoftheeast,drivingaGreatWallHaval,thebest-selling4X4inChina.Thisisthelandofbillionaireswithfleetsofsupercars,ofimitationFrenchchateauxandofhigh-techsolarhotels.ShecruisesBeijingwiththemoneyedyoungmembersoftheChinaSupercarclubandjoinsaconvoyof'self-drive'holidaymakersonatriptosacredMountTai. Meanwhile,Justindrivesa'breadvan',theloaf-shapedworkhorseofthecountryside,throughChina'spoorruralhinterland,anddiscoversthatheredonkeysareoftenmorecommonthancars.Hevisitsthe'ghostcity'ofOrdosandputshisbreadvanthroughitspacesonChina'ssecond-biggestracingtrack.HejoinstheRedTourismtrailinYan'an,thecradleofMao'scommunistrevolution,andfindshimselfinthefiringlineduringadramaticcivilwarbattlere-enactment. Onthefirstlegoftheirjourney,AnitaandJustindiscoveracountrythathasdevelopedrapidly,raisingmillionsoutofpoverty.Yetitfacesimportantchallengesthatmayaffectusall:apotentialpropertybubble,increasinggreenhousegasemissionsandgrowinginequality.…