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Still Tomorrow

Season 31 Episode 10 | 53m 6s

A village woman, despite not having finished her high school education, has become China’s most famous poet. Her book of poetry has become the best-selling poetry book in China for the past 20 years. Still Tomorrow follows the poet, Yu Xihua, a 39-year-old woman living with cerebral palsy, and her sudden fame, poignantly weaving her personal narrative with that of an ascendant, urbanizing China.

Aired: 08/06/18

Expires: 09/05/18

Rating: TV-PG

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