《美丽中国、锦绣中华(WildChina)1-6》英中字幕.doc

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Thelasthiddenworld

China

Forcenturies,travellerstoChinahavetoldtalesofmagicallandscapes

andsurprisingcreatures

Chinesecivilizationistheworld'soldest

andtodayit'slargest

withwelloverabillionpeople

It'shometomorethan50distinctethnicgroups

andawiderangeoftraditionallifestyles

ofteninclosepartnershipwithnature

WeknowthatChinafacesimmensesocialandenvironmentalproblems

butthereisgreatbeautyheretoo

Chinaishometotheworld'shighestmountains,

vastdesertsrangingfromfromsearinghot

tomindnumbingcold

steamingforests

harboringrarecreatures

grassyplainsbeneathvasthorizons

andrichtropicalseas

Now,forthefirsttimeever

wecanexplorethewholeofthisgreatcountry

meetsomeofthesurprisingandexoticcreaturesthatlivehere

andconsidertherelationshipofthepeopleandwildlifeofChina

totheremarkablelandscapingwhichtheylive

ThisiswildChina

OurexplorationofChinabeginsinthewarmsubtropicalsouth

OntheLiRiver,fishermenandbirdsperchonbamboorafts

apartnershipthatgoesbackmorethanathousandyears

Thissceneryisknownthroughouttheworld

arecurringmotifinChinesepaintings

andamajortouristattraction

ThesouthofChinaisavastarea

eighttimeslargerthantheUK

It'salandscapeofhills

butalsoofwater

Itrainshereforupto250daysayear

andstandingwateriseverywhere

InafloodplainoftheYangtseRiver

black-tailedgodwitsprobethemudinsearchofworms

Butitisn'tjustwildlifethatthriveinthisenvironment

theswampygroundprovidesidealconditionsfortheremarkablememberofthegrassfamily

rice

TheChinesehavebeencultivatingriceforatleast8thousandyears

Ithastransformedalandscape

LatewinterinsouthernYunnan,it'sabusytimeforlocalfarmers

astheypreparetheage-oldpaddyfieldreadyforthecomingspring

ThesehillslopesofYuanyangcounty

plungenearly2thousandmeterstotheflooroftheRedRiverValley

eachcontainsliterallythousandsofstackterracescarvedoutbyhandusingbasicdiggingtools

Yunnan'sriceterracesareamongtheoldesthumanstructuresinChina

stillploughedastheyalwayshavebeen

bydomesticatedwaterbuffaloes

whoseancestorsoriginatedintheseveryvalleys

Thisman-madelandscapeisoneofthemostamazingengineeringfeatsofpreindustrialChina

Itseemsasifeverysquareinchofland

hasbeenpressedintocultivation

Aseveningapproaches

anage-oldritualunfolds

It'sthematingseason

andmalepaddyfrogsarecompetingfortheattentionoffemales

Butitdosen'talwayspaytodrawtoomuchattentiontoyouself

TheChinesePondHeronisacrapulouspredator

Eveninthemiddleofaploughedpaddyfield

natureisredinbeaconclaw

Thismaylooklikeaslaughter

butaseachheroncanswallowonlyonefrogatatime

thevastmajoritywillescapetocroakanotherday

TerracepaddieslikethoseofYunyangcountyarefoundacrossmuchofsouthernChina

Thiswholevastlandscapeisdominatedbyricecultivation

InhereinGuizhouprovince,theMiaominorityhavedevelopedaremarkablericeculture

Witheveryinchoffertilelandgivenovertoricecultivation

theMiaobuildtheirwoodenhousesonthesteepestandleastproductivehillsides

InChineserurallife,everythinghasause

driedinthesun,manurefromthecowshedswouldbeusedascookingfuel

It'smiddayandtheSongfamilyare

tuckingintoalunchofriceandvegetables

Oblivioustothedomesticchitchat

granddadGuyongSonghasseriousmatersonhismind

Springisastartofthericegrowingseason

thesuccessofthecropwilldeterminhowwellthefamilywilleatnextyear

soplantingattherighttimeiscritical

Theidealdatedependsonwhattheweatherwilldothisyear

nevereasytopredict

Butthereissomesurprisinghelpathand

OntheceilingoftheSong'slivingroom

apairofred-rumpedswallowsnewlyarrivefromtheirwintermigration

isbusyfixinguplastyear'snest

InChina,animalshavevaluedoesmuchfortheirsymbolicmeaningasformanygoodtheymaydo

Miaopeoplebelievethatswallowpairsremainfaithfulforlife

sotheirpresenceisafavorandablessing

bringinghappinesstoamarriageandgoodlucktoahome

LikemostMiaodwellings,theSong'slivingroomwindowslookoutoverthepaddyfields

Fromearlyspring,oneofthesewindowsisalwaysleftopentolettheswallowscomeandgofreely

Eachyear,granddadGuknowstheexatdaytheswallowsreturn

Miaopeoplebelievethebirdsarrivalpredictsthetimingofaseasonahead

Thisyear,theywerelate

soGuandtheothercommunityeldershaveagreedthatriceplantingshouldbedelayedaccordingly

AstheMiaopreparetheirfieldsforplanting

theswallowscollectmudtorepairtheirnests

andchaseafterinsectsacrossthenewlyploughedpaddies

Finally,afterweeksofpreparation

theordainedtimeforplantinghasarrived

butfirsttheseedlingsmustbeuprootfromthenurserybeds

andbundledupreadytobetransportedtotheirnewpaddy

higherupthehillside

AlltheSong'sneighborshaveturnedtohelpwiththetransplanting

It'showthecommunityhasalwaysworked

whenthetimecomes,theSongswillreturnthefavor

Whilethefarmersarebusyinthefields

theswallowsflybackandforthwithmaterialfortheirnest

Manyhandsmakelightwork

plantingthenewpaddytakesalittlemorethananhour

Jobdone,thevillagerscanrelax

atleastuntiltomorrow

Butforthenestingswallows,theworkofraisingafamily

hasonlyjustbegun

Inthenewlyplantedfields

littleegretshuntforfoods

Thericepaddyharbortadpoles,fishandinsects

andegretshavechickstofeed

ThiscolonyinChongqingprovinceisestablishedin1996

whenafewdozenbirdsbuildnestsinthebamboogrovebehindYanguangvillage

Believingtheywereassignedofluck

localpeopleinitiallyprotectedtheegretsandthecolonygrove

Buttheirattitudechangewhentheheadofthevillagefellill

Theyblamethebirdsandwereallsettodestroytheirnests

whenthelocalgovernmentsteppedintoprotectthem

Bednybamboomaynotbethesafestnestingplace

butatleasttheseyoungsterswon'tendupatsomeone'sdinner

Thesechickshavejusthadamealdeliveredbytheirmom

quiteachanceforlitterbeaks

Providingtheircoloniesareprotected

wadingbirdslikeegretsareamongthefewwildcreatureswhichbenefitdirectlyfromintensivericecultivation

Growingriceneedslotsofwater

butevenintherainysouth,therearelandscapeswherewaterissurprisinglyscarce

ThisvastareaofsouthwestChina

thesizeofFranceandSpaincombined

isfamousforitsclustersofconicalhills

likegiantupturnedeggcartonseperatedbydryemptyvalleys

Thisisthekarst

alimestoneterrainwhichhasbecomethedefiningimageofsouthernChina

Karstlandscapesareoftenstudedwithrockyoutcrops

forcinglocalfarmerstocultivatetinyfields

Thepeoplewholivehere

areamongthepoorestinChina

InneighboringYunnanprovince

limestonerockshavetakenoverentirely

ThisisthefamousStoneForest

theproductofcountlessyearsoferosion

producingamazeofdeepgulletsandsharp-edgedpinnacles

Limestonehasastrangepropertythatisdissolvesinrainwater

Overmanythousandsofyears,waterhascorrodeitswaydeepintotheheartofthebedrockitself

Thisnaturalwonderhasafamoustouristspot

receivingcloseto2mvisitorseachyear

TheChinesearefondofcuriouslyshapedrocks

andmanyhavebeengivenfancifulnames

Nopricesforguessingwhatthisoneiscalled

Butthereismoretothislandscape

thanmeetstheeye

Chinahasliterallythousandsofmysteriouscaverns

concealedbeneaththevisiblelandscapeofthekarst

Muchofthishiddenworldhasneverbeenseenbyhumaneyes

Andit'sonlyjustnowbeingexplored

ForagrowingbandofintrepidyoungChineseexplorers

cavesrepresenttheultimateadventure

Exploringacaveisliketakingthejourneythroughtime

ajourneywhichendlessraindropswouldhavefollowedovercountlesscenturies

Fedbycountlessdripsandtrickles

thesubterraneanrivercarveseverdeeperintotherock

Thecaveriver'scourseischanneledbythebedsoflimestone

Awitnessintherockcannotallowtherivertoincreaseitsgradienttoflowin

providingarealchallengeforthecaveexplorers

Thedownwardrusheshaltedwhenthewatertableisreached

Heretheslowflowingrivercarvestunnelswithamoreroundedprofile

Thistranquilworldishometospecializedcavefishes

liketheeye-lessGoldenBarb

Chinamayhaveuniquekindsofcaveevolvedfishes

thananywhereelseonEarth

Abovethewatertable

ancientcavernsabandonedbytheriverslowlyfillupwithstalactitesandstalagmites

Stalactitesformastricklingwaterdepositestinyquantitiesofrock

overhundredsorthousandsofyears

Stalagmitesgrowupwherelimelaidanddripshitthecavefloor

Sofar,onlyafractionofChina'scaveshavebeenthoroughlyprospected

andcavesareconstantlydiscoveringnewsubterraneanmarvels

manyofwhicharesubsequentlydevelopedintocommercialshowcaves

Finallyescapingthedarkness

thecaveriveranditshumanexplorersemergeinavalleyfarfromwheretheirjourneybegan

ornowtheadventureisover

Riverswhichissuefromcaves

arethekeytosurvivalinthekarstcountry

ThisverticalgorgeinGuizhouprovince

isafocalpointfortheregion'swildlife

Thisisoneoftheworld'srarestprimates

Fran'c'ois'langur

InChina,theysurviveinjusttwosouthernprovinces

GuizhouandGuangxi

alwaysinraggedlimestoneterrains

Likemostmonkeys,they'resocialcreatures

andspendagreatdealof