A frontier land of hope and dreams

Produced by China Global Television Network, the 80-minute documentary started to run from April 16 and it profiles 24 people from the far western Xinjiang region.

The producers say the four-part documentary records change in Xinjiang through its people, exploring topics ranging from the generation gap to young people's pursuit of their dreams and human relationship with nature.

Director Han Bin has traveled to Xinjiang many times since 2015. Han, who was educated in London, says Beyond the Mountains was shot in Xinjiang in August last year and produced at the same time with his other documentary The War in the Shadows: Challenges of Fighting Terrorism.

In a span of five months, the crew traveled across the vast region of Xinjiang to interview people from various ethnic groups, listening to their dreams and their pursuit of a better life.