Made from the roof of the world

A documentary on Tibet has taken China by storm by simply showing the lives of ordinary people in a remote part of the world. Han Bingbin reports.

Documentaries aren't really popular in China, but a recent film on the Tibet autonomous region has garnered a surprising amount of attention thanks to its unconventional approach to filming the place.

In Roof of the World, a production by China Central Television, grand narratives and political themes are cast aside in favor of showing rich details about the everyday lives and natural landscapes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which has attracted a younger audience.