Journey on the "Reunification Express" from Hanoi to Saigon, exploring Vietnam's extraordinary culture and landscape in this premiere episode of the Trails from the East series.

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The Trails from the East series opens with the "Reunification Express": The train journeys from Hanoi to Saigon on the so-called "Reunification Express". The travellers talk about coping with war, hate and forgiveness. Outside of the train, there is a portrait of singer My Linh, a star in Vietnam who now hopes to conquer the U.S. with her voice. On the shore, there is a meeting with a dive instructor, and in Tayninh there is a meeting with the Caodai Church, which preaches a mix of Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. The Caodai Church wants to unite the best of each religion. The journey ends in Saigon with a bus tour past former battlefields, with a stop at the Cu Chi battlefield, where tourists can shoot a machine gun for a dollar towards the Cambodian border.

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ABOUT TRAILS FROM THE EAST:
Trails from the East is a 13-part documentary series that chronicles a train voyage from the East to the West, through fast-changing societies, along the birthplaces of five world religions. The series tackles some of the great questions of today’s globalizing world. How do people cope with the continuing globalization? Is it a threat or an opportunity?