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| Celebrate the Chinese New Year - Discovery Style! |
| Posted
on Monday, February 12, 2007 - 08:06 PM |
An ancient civilization steeped in science and innovation, China introduced the West to the luxuries of silk and tea, the technology of the compass and the power of gunpowder - and on Feb. 18, China will mark its 4705th year!
Discovery HD and Discovery Channel celebrate the Chinese New Year - the Year of the Boar - with an encore presentation of its best China Week programming. Beginning Sun., Feb. 18 (please see descriptions below for date and time information), Discovery HD and Discovery Channel will revisit special programming that explores the revolutionary face of science in China - a truly unique portrait that will forever change your view of the country.
Experience the wonders of China in vivid High Definition on Discovery HD with Discovery Atlas: China Revealed; China: Rise of the Golden Dragon; and the weeklong programming event, Daily Planet Goes to China. Program highlights on Discovery HD include:
·Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
Sun., Feb. 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT (on Discovery HD)
Kicking off the Chinese New Year festivities, and narrated by Emmy® Award-winning actor James Spader, the two-hour High Definition special Discovery Atlas: China Revealed explores the livelihood of rice farmers tilling land that their ancestors have worked for 18 centuries and meets monks teaching a 500-year-old discipline. Also, share the dreams of a 12-year-old Olympic hopeful gymnast and Shanghai's key development tycoon, representing the future of China. Discovery Atlas: China Revealed explores where tradition meets the explosion of modern life behind the Great Wall, captured with stunning photography, High Definition technology, rich scholarship and innovative storytelling.
·China: Rise of the Golden Dragon
Sun., Feb. 18 at 11 p.m. ET/PT (on Discovery HD*)
This one-hour special, hosted by Daily Planet's Jay Ingram and Natasha Stillwell, highlights the science, technology and discoveries from the world's most populous nation. China: Rise of the Golden Dragon includes a look at Beijing's National
Swimming Centre, shipbuilding, the super fast Shanghai racetrack, China's manned space program, traffic management in Beijing's bustling city centre, Sutong Bridge and the autocar.
(*An encore presentation airs Mon., Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT
on both Discovery HD and Discovery Channel)
·Daily Planet Goes to China
Mon., Feb. 19 to Fri., Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. ET/12 midnight PT (on Discovery HD)
With unprecedented access to everything from the rapidly expanding Chinese space program to the amazing engineering and massive structures being completed for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Discovery Channel's flagship science magazine goes on location beyond the Great Wall to showcase China's wondrous world of science and engineering. Throughout this weeklong event, see the world's longest suspension bridge, the design of specially created Formula One racetracks, and the ultimate in sustainable villages. Watch as Daily Planet goes into the pit with the Terracotta Warriors to document efforts to protect these archeological treasures, then venture into the bamboo forests where scientists are struggling to save the panda with innovative techniques ranging from panda sex videos to teenage panda survival school. Shot entirely in High Definition, Daily Planet Goes to China showcases China's wondrous world of science and engineering marking the country's breathtaking transformation.
The celebration of Chinese New Year continues on Discovery Channel on Daily Planet with a fresh look at its most popular Daily Planet Goes to China features on Tues., Feb. 20 and Wed., Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.
Highlights include:
·Daily Planet
Tues., Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT (on Discovery Channel)
The first of two special China-themed episodes, today Daily Planet looks at Beijing's National Olympic Stadium and the National Swimming Centre, new designs destined to be the architectural yin and yang of the 2008 Olympic site. Then, it's time for a royal tour as Natasha Stillwell and Jay Ingram check out China's Summer Palace and meet the engineers who are taking a decidedly antiquated approach to restoring the palace to its former glory. From the Summer Palace to space, check in with the Shenzhou 6 mission and the exhaustive training the astronauts underwent for that mission. Other highlights in this special episode include: how monitoring stations can predict hazardous sandstorms; check out how panda experts are increasing the endangered population with a little passion; discover the remarkable ancient Bronze Chimes of Marquis Yi that can play two distinct notes - but how?; and see how rescue robots can snake through earthquake and crash site disasters.
·Daily Planet
Wed., Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT (on Discovery Channel)
In this week's second China-themed special episode, see how Shanghai rivals Venice as a sinking metropolis and what scientists are trying to do to keep the city's skyscrapers upright. While in Shanghai, see how the city is making way for the future with an elegant and eclectic approach to new architecture. See how new science is shedding light on the past: a new study theorizes that Peking Man (and not Lucy) seems to represent the origin of the modern Chinese population and see how bronze bells are made using ancient methods. Also in this episode: meet scientists endeavoring to control the weather to alleviate drought; track a real wild thing and join the hunt for the Yeren, China's Bigfoot; and explore the athletic art of Chinese acrobats.
View our August 10th, 2006 story about China Week here.
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