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In the opener of a tour of China, host Samantha Brown travels through Beijing, home to the 2008 Olympics; hikes the Great Wall at Badaling; and travels the subway system.

Sam travels to Sichuan, where she hones her cooking skills with local chefs; and visits the Chengdu Research Base, a panda-breeding facility.

Samantha travels by train from Beijing to China's ancient capital of Xian, where she visits the archaeological site containing the terra cotta soldiers of Shi Huang Di, the first emperor of China.