Friday August 8 at 7:00pm (G)

With the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympiad just hours away, the oldest, most populous nation on earth opens its doors to the rest of the world in CHINA REVEALED.

Coupling insightful journalism with spectacular photographic techniques, this film uncovers the roots of the Chinese civilization and culture through the stories of seven people: Vincent Lo, the 'Donald Trump' of China; a 17th century bowman from heart of the Forbidden City; a migrant worker struggling in a newly industrialized cosmopolitan; a young gymnast who carries the hope of her land into the 2008 Olympics; a porter who's back breaking labour and efforts are only to be overshadowed by the mythical Mount Taishan and thousands of years of history; the policewomen who try to ebb the flow of opium and heroin in and outside of China's borders; a fisherman who may set aside a lifetime of tradition to cater to China's newly booming tourism industry; a railroad worker who spends day and night traversing the Himalayas, surviving treacherous terrain and a constant rebellion in one of China's remotest provinces; and a young monk, training in the Shaolin tradition only to be tempted by the booming film industry in Hong Kong.

CHINA REVEALED brings alive the pressures and possibilities of life in the heart of the greatest nation on earth, in the midst of its greatest transformation.

CHINA REVEALED is hosted by Emmy Award-Winning actor James Spader (Boston Legal).