NHK Documentaries
Beijing at a Standstill
2013 • E22 50m
Beijing is said to have some of the worst traffic of any world capital. More than five million cars pack the city's ring roads each day. City authorities have tried in vain to restrict vehicular access to the inner city. In this program, we see how the traffic brings life to a near standstill as we track Beijing for 24 hours during the past sweltering summer.