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World Service,30 Aug 2000,26 mins

China's long march - Part 1

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A reporter travels across China to report on the Long March of 1934-35 and its legacy. The programme includes a report on a 5,000 year old tree, the oldest tree in the world. The tree is a analogy for the ideas that have continued to shape China.

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