Himalaya with Michael Palin

Himalaya with Michael Palin - Season 1 Episode 5 Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas

2004-11-07 50 minutes.
8.00 16 votes

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Oct 03, 2004
0 Season 0 Jan 01, 1970

Overview

Michael travels down the Yangtze by boat through the famous Tiger Leaping gorge and arrives at the eastern-most point of his journey. He visits a local singing star, a doctor recommended by Terry Jones and attends a Chinese Classical Music concert. He travels through Yunnan province and then visits Nagaland which is on the border between India and Myanmah. This area is inhabited by ex-headhunters. Next, he crosses back into India and visits a coil mine and oil well. Heading deeper into Assam he visits tea gardens, working elephants and then heads down the Brahmaputra River stopping to visit a Hindu monastery of dancing monks. He also visits a national park to see the Rhinos.

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