The first documentary in the collection plots the course of the river, from its source to its delta. In a succession of spectacular images we see the extraordinary geographical route that the Mekong takes, from the Tibetan plateau, down the mountains of the Yunnan Province in China, then through the tropical valleys and virgin forests of Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand before reaching the green plains of Vietnam. In the tropical forest, nature abounds with wild animal species, rare plants, and flowers. In Laos', whole villages still pray to the Gods of Trees while in Thailand a hunter shows how the hunting of Asian elephants for preservation, now forbidden, was practiced.

Originally released by Film Ideas, 2013. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2019.

Mekong Origins (4:21); --Mekong in Laos (5:40); -- Dai People (3:56); -- Southern Mekong Biodiversity (4:52); -- Mekong in Thailand (4:42); -- Village Life in Laos (4:21); -- Festival of the Trees (2:22); -- Capturing Asian Elephants (2:12); -- Harvesting Rubber (2:22); -- Empowering a Dai Village (2:24); -- Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve (4:44); -- Housewarming Ceremony (5:19); -- Credits: Deep In The Tropical Forest (0:55); .