What happens when a country grows faster than K-pop’s global fame? China’s meteoric economic rise has sparked two urgent quests: protecting the planet and ensuring no one gets left behind. Enter Gasthoori Manickam 🎥, a Beijing International Film Festival award-winning storyteller, who’s swapping red carpets for rugged trails to uncover how this balancing act works.
From Tibet’s ‘Roof of the World’ to cliffside villages that’ll make your Instagram followers gasp, Manickam’s journey reveals innovative eco-solutions and poverty-alleviation efforts. Think ancient wisdom meets 21st-century tech: sand-control projects in deserts, hydropower harnessing the wild Nujiang River, and communities thriving where you’d least expect.
💡 The takeaway? China’s playing 4D chess with development – upgrading infrastructure while keeping ecosystems (and people) intact. Could this blueprint inspire other nations racing toward progress?
