China. To the West, it seemed once the proverbial faraway land - a place of mystery and wonder, from the sheer scale of its geography to the vast reach of its history, from the richness of its culture to the tumult of its politics. Now, China is everywhere and its influence in the world is greater than ever before. Beyond the scary headlines what do we really know about China and its 1.4 billion citizens? Featuring interviews with a host of 'big thinkers', many of whom are Chinese, including Ai Weiwei, Louisa Lim, Han Dongfan, Antony Dapiran and many more, the series also delivers emotion and immediacy through strong first-person narratives - speaking with 'people on the ground' who have experienced epic and often life-changing events.