Our two-part travel documentary leads us to the heart of Asia and to some of the most interesting metropolises of the world: Hongkong, Singapur and Shanghai. A voyage between the historical and the modern, full of culture and experiences, heavenly palaces and red dragons. This journey is marked by opposites: the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, the red-brown junks against the skyline of Hanoi -- here French colonial period and there the mystic rocks of Ha Long Bay. The idyllic island world between grottoes and mangroves is among the most spectacular natural settings on. We are also accompanied by the smiles of the people. There is time to stop and talk, for example at the floating markets in Saigon or on a trip by rickshaw through the colourful city at the Mekong. We accompany Angkor Wat on a visit to the most sacred site in Khmer culture, the biggest temple of all time, Shiva’s heavenly powers. In Phnom Penh too there are magnificent palaces and pagodas, waiting for a visit from the MS Deutschland, at Crewe and her passengers. The glittering finale to the journey is the mega-metropole of Shanghai, where we celebrate Chinese New Year.