Culture – Page 33 – Dharma Documentaries

Asian Corridor 5, Himalayan Salt Trek

A look at the salt trade between Tibet and Nepal and the nomads who work it (Korean with English subtitles)

A look at salt production in Tibet and its influence on the local economy (Korean with English subtitles)

A look at tea production in China and the trade routes taken to get the produce to Tibet (Korean with English subtitles).

A record of a remarkable 2,000km+ pilgrimage made by a handful of peasants from Sichuan to Lhasa in 2006-7 (Korean with English subtitles).

First part of a series of films looking at the old trade routes from Tibet to southern China (Korean with English subtitles).

A film about the life of the Changpa nomads of Ladakh and the seasonal changes their lives go through (Korean with English subtitles).

A look at the life of those Himalayan villagers who crop and sell the most expensive fungus on earth (Korean with English subtitles).

A look at the effect of the market economy on Leh, the capital of Ladakh.

A look at the evolving lives of the Changpa nomads in Ladakh and their response to the challenges.

A film following the hard lives of nomads on the Tibetan plateau and their aspirations for their children.