China the superpower the world fears, but few really know. Ken Hom, the godfather of Chinese cuisine, and ChingHe Huang, leading chef of the contemporary generation, together undertake an epic 3000mile culinary adventure across China not only to reveal its food, but its people, history, culture and soul.

They begin in Beijing, the imperial capital for 800 years. It is a city where tradition and innovation sit side by side, and where quintessential Chinese dishes noodles, dumplings and Peking duck are being showcased with a new culinary confidence. As well as cooking for worldclass chefs in the fiery kitchens of the city's most celebrated restaurants, Ken and Ching visit the homes of ordinary Beijingers to learn traditional cooking methods. And in a breakaway from the city, they travel to the forgotten village of Chuandixia, where ancient traditions are being celebrated and preserved.