A Passage to Africa
Program Video
10 - Hello, Mt.Kilimanjaro
Mt.Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. In Swahili, a language of eastern African, ´Kilimanjaro´ means ´a bright mountain´.
9 - Crossing the Sahara
Braving drizzle, the CCTV ´Into Africa´ film crew departs from Algiers, the capital of Algeria, and embarks on their south-bound journey through the world´s largest desert—the Sahara.
8 - A War-Torn Land
The parade is to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the city’s conquest by former Congolese president Laurent Kabila, an event which marks the beginning of the continuous fighting and conflict that has shattered this country.
7 - Ramses II, a Pharaoh of the Temple Era
Traveling south 1,000 kilometers from Cairo along the Nile River, the Chinese film crew arrives in Luxor, an ancient city in central south Egypt, which boasts nearly half of the world´s historical ruins over 3,000 years old.
5 - Land of Rainbows
A lot of people take Cape of Good Hope to be the southernmost tip of Africa but, in reality, this is not the case.
5 - Amazing Tribes
Togo is a long, narrow strip stretching 600 kilometers from the Gulf of Guinea in the south to its northern borders and is only 60 kilometers across from the east to the west.
4 - Kingdom of Tribal Chiefs
Located in central West Africa, Cameroon is known for its varied topography. Except for some plains around Chad Lake in the north and those along the coast, most of the territory is highland.
3 - Eternal Pyramids
Seeing pyramids appearing before their eyes, the Chinese TV production team filming in Africa realized beyond doubt that they had arrived in Egypt.
2 - Johannesburg - City of Gold and Diamond
Johannesburg: the biggest city in South Africa, is a typical international metropolis where the traffic is always busy but where tourists from all over the world are attracted because by both its beautiful scenery and moderate weather.
1 - Change in Morocco
This was the first general program made by Chinese TV reporters on the African continent. During their 100-day stay in Africa, they traveled 80,000 kilometers through 28 countries.
