Dragon Tide
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
In Hangzhou Bay, brave surfers wait for the annual return of an ancient sea monster.
In China, even humans are making the most of the violent power of the Pacific. In Hangzhou Bay, brave surfers wait for the annual return of an ancient sea monster: the silver dragon, a predictable yet potentially destructive wall of water that grows into the world’s largest tidal wave.
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Dragon Tide
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
In China, even humans are making the most of the violent power of the Pacific. In Hangzhou Bay, brave surfers wait for the annual return of an ancient sea monster: the silver dragon, a predictable yet potentially destructive wall of water that grows into the world’s largest tidal wave.
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