Release Date
29 Sep, 2011
Runtime
00:52: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
Every spring, tens of thousands of men, women and children leave their villages for a dangerous trek to the high Himalaya to collect Yarsagumbu, a mysterious transmutation between plant and insect. Used in Chinese medicine, it is worth up to 60 000 USD a kilo, more than gold.
Photos
Andrew Ng
Jacques Gamblin