Great Asian Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 1: Kowloon to Wan Chai
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 7.8/10
Episode synopsis
In Hong Kong, Michael Portillo investigates how Britain won the island and Kowloon from China after two drug wars. He straddles a bamboo pole to learn the traditional Cantonese art of noodle making.
About Great Asian Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia, armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook. It will lead him on a spectacular 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries. He explores towering megacities and magnificent mosques.