Lianjian shows us Changsha, the capital of Hunan, a city of vibrant contrasts between the ancient and modern. We are introduced to Lianjian's family as well as some of the rich variety and the philosophy of cuisine in the region. He also provides a vivid picture of population growth and the necessity of the one child regulations instituted in the 1980's.

1. Life in Changsha, China Jinse Deng

5. At the same time, like almost all other cities in China, Changsha is modern.

8. Why one-child policy? --enormous pressure to curb population China: 1,400 million people Beijing:19 million Shanghai: 20 million

9. Too many people ! People waited outside the station for up to one week for a train home.

10. Too many people ! People swimming at Qingdao Beach

11. China has to build tall buildings to accommodate so many people.

12. That's why we see tower cranes everywhere in China

13. Like most other urban families, we have an apartment in a tall building 157 m 2, 3-bedrooms, ¥1million ($150,000)

14. Can you guess the price of such a home in midtown Beijing or Shanghai ? (undecorated, unfurnished)

15. ¥ 40,000/m 2 ×160m 2 =? ¥ 6.4 million $1 million

16. My family loves touring Lots of places worth seeing in Changsha, Hunan and other parts of China

37. New Year’s Eve On New Year’s Eve, Chinese people usually give their houses a thorough cleaning,and decorate their homes with spring couplets and red laterns.

38. New Year’s Eve