This World tells the story of White Horse Village, a tiny farming community deep in rural China. In the early 2000s, it became part of the biggest urbanization project in human history, as the Chinese government decided to take half a billion farmers and turn them into city-dwelling consumers. It is a project with a speed and scale unimaginable anywhere else on Earth. In just 10 years, the government planned to build thousands of new cities, a new road network to rival that of the United States, and 300 of the world's biggest dams. Carrie Gracie follows the lives of local people during this upheaval.

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2012. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 22, 2019.

Introduction: Fastest Changing Place on Earth (1:32); --Urbanizing Rural Areas (3:07); -- Convincing the Locals (5:24); -- Lure of Metropolis (2:42); -- Construction Underway (3:20); -- Holiday Celebration (5:34); -- Not So Harmonious Society (8:07); -- Chongqing Connection (3:59); -- Low-Grade Housing (2:44); -- Officials Solicit Bribes (2:13); -- Allegations of Corruption (2:04); -- Cash Flow Problems (2:52); -- Adjusting to City Life (7:15); -- Credits: Fastest Changing Place on Earth (0:31); .