This week, the breathtaking BBC TV series Wild China is heading north to explore the lands beyond the Great Wall.

The episode will travel into the desert landscape which is still inhabited by nomadic tribesmen.

Wildlife here in this vast and inhospitable part of the world is also still clinging on to survival including the fascinating and rare Asian wild horses.

This family of horse, known as Przewalski, has never been domesticated and is the last remaining group of truly wild horses in the world.

Other endangered species also roam this breathtaking landscape with its extreme weather conditions and harsh terrain.

The North Chinese Leopard is one such creature with just 2,500 remaining in the wild.

On Sunday, the programme also uncovers the history of the Silk Road which hundreds of years ago was used by traders seeking their fortune in the West.

First established in around 114 BC by China's Han Dynasty, the Silk Road was used to transport silk and other goods from China through Asia Minor to the Mediterranean and stretched over 5,000 miles across land and sea.

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