Caterpillar fungus, or cordyceps, is the most prized ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Worth three times its weight in gold, the fungus appears every year around May and June on the Tibetan Plateau, where families pack their bags and head to the mountains to harvest this valuable remedy. Summertime in Tibet is caterpillar fungus season.

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Producer: Jessica Novia
Videographer: Wu Congwen
Editor: Hanley Chu
Animation: Annie Hall
Mastering: Victor Pena

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