wild china

(SQUAWKING叫鸣)

distinct不同的

ethnic种族的

immen广大的

aring灼热的

mind-numbing乏味/厌烦的

steaming冒蒸汽的

rare稀有的

grassy多草的

exotic外(国)来的/奇异的

remarkable引人注目的

subtropical亚热带的

perch暂栖vi.

rafts木排/筏pl.

scenery风景/布景

throughout遍及,~theworld,

recurring再发的

motif(作品)主题

vast广阔的

(THUNDERRUMBLING(发)隆隆声)

floodplain河滩

godwits黑尾鹬yù

probe探索vt.

thrive兴旺vi.

swampy沼泽/泥泞的

cultivate栽培vt.~rice

paddy稻田

slopes斜坡pl.

plunge猛冲~

literally简直

stacked成堆的

terraces地坪/梯田pl.

plough犁vt.

domesticated驯化的

feats功绩pl.

square平方

cultivation耕作

ritual(宗教等的)仪式

unfold展开vi.

mating交配~ason

heron苍鹭

predator食肉动物

beak鸟喙

claw爪.

slaughter屠杀

croak蛙鸣vi.

hilly多小山的

fertile肥沃的

hillsides山腰pl.

rural农村的

manure肥料

sheds棚pl.

midday正午,andtheSongfamily

aretuckinginto大吃

domestic家庭的

chit-chat闲聊

crop作物

critical决定性的

date日期

red-rumped尾的

favour恩惠

dwellings民居pl.

note注意/记录vt.

timing时间安排

ordained命令的

edlings幼苗n.

beuprooted连根拔起

nurry保育

bundle捆up

transplanting移栽

egrets白鹭pl.

tadpoles蝌蚪pl.

chicks小鸟pl.

colony(动/植物的)群体

grove丛

sign迹象

werealltto决心

stepin干预to

bendy易弯的

eel鳝鱼

(CHIRPING鸣叫)

Providing假如...

wading涉水的~birds

clusters群pl.

conical圆锥体的

upturned翻过来的

cartons纸板盒

karst喀斯特

limestone石灰石

terrain地形

betudded钉扣with

outcrops(岩石）露头

erosion腐蚀,

maze迷宫

gullies小峡谷pl.

pinnacles顶点pl.

property性能

corrode腐蚀vt.

bedrock岩床/底

fanciful想象的

Noprizes奖赏for…

caverns洞穴

conceal隐藏vt.

intrepid勇敢的

drips滴pl.

trickles细流pl.

subterranean地下的

cour路线

gradient坡度

tunnels地道pl.

profile轮廓.

tranquil平静的

barb鱼钩.

cave-evolved进化的

stalactites钟乳石

stalagmites石笋

deposit沉淀vt.

fraction片断

prospect勘探vt.

marvels惊叹pl.

subquently接着

issue流出~

vertical垂直的

gorge峡谷

focal焦点的

langur长尾猴.

rugged崎岖的

groom梳理vt.

esntially本质上

buds叶芽pl.

ginger姜黄色的

fur柔毛

vice老虎钳-like

roost栖息

cliff悬崖

ooze渗出vt.

irresistible无法抗拒的.

rerve自然保护区

leopards豹pl.

pythons蟒蛇pl.

prowlers徘徊者pl.

inaccessible达不到的

troop群

ledges岩架

venture冒险(去)vt.

comparatively相对地

niche壁龛

enterprising有进取心的

trek长途跋涉

boarders寄宿者pl.

switched开/关vt.~off

vault穴

livestock家畜.

(COWMOOING哞哞叫)

(PIGSQUEALS长而尖地叫)

revenue收入

guano（海）鸟粪,

fertilizer肥料

swifts雨燕pl.

crevices裂缝pl.

stray走失vi.

ultrasonic超声波的

orientate定位vt.

ripples涟漪pl.

minnow鲦鱼

meandering蜿蜒而行的~cour

eons千万年~oftime

cormorants鸬鹚.

noo绳套

looly松散地

(SPLASHING溅泼)

Chanting反复有节奏的喊叫

instinct本能

kickinvi.生效,

missiles导弹pl.

(FISHERMENEXCLAIMING呼喊)

hatch孵出vi.

bereared养

obedience顺从~to

tally记分

tiddlers小鱼儿pl.

collar项圈

tubular管状的

contraption奇妙的装置

wriggling蠕动的

downhearted情绪低沉的

single挑选(一个)~out

nymphs少女pl.

fetch到达vt.

resilient适应力强的.

Swinhoe黄嘴

gourmet美食家

delicacy佳肴

roundup聚拢vt.

bereckoned认为~adj.

network网络

marvel惊叹vi.~at

pinnacles顶点pl.

newt蝾螈

salamander蝾螈

distresd痛苦的

amphibian两栖动物

ancestral祖先的

reptile爬行动物,

hatch孵出vi.~out

trail踪迹.

membrane薄膜

chalky钙质的

(CHIRPING啾啾声)

alligators短吻鳄pl.

(CHATTERING喋喋不休)

charges管理pl.

fend照料vi.~for

granite花岗岩

epitomi化身vt.

resilience适应力

forested森林的

inhabitants居民pl.

macaques猕猴pl.

descendants后代pl.

(SCREECHING尖叫)

rough-and-tumble扭打

thealphamale男一号

moccasin大毒蛇

ambush埋伏

venomous有毒的

rpents大毒蛇pl.

bespotted认出

viper毒蛇

high-yield产量很高的

reap收割vt.

besnappedup争购

gangs帮pl.~of

youngsters年轻人

havefledged长羽毛vi.

persist持续vi.

plumpandripe丰满的

uppermost最高的

fishtofry另有要事

bedrained排水vt.

berevealed揭露vt.

carp鲤鱼

smokehou熏制室

scales鳞pl.

distinctly无疑地

tundra苔原/冻土

refuge庇护所

exploitation剥削

brink(悬崖/河流)边缘

(SQUAWKING叫鸣)

NARRATOR:Thelasthiddenworld,

China.

Forcenturies,travellerstoChinahavetoldtalesofmagicallandscapes

andsurprisingcreatures.

Chinecivilisationistheworld'soldest

andtoday,itslargest,

withwelloverabillionpeople.

It'shometomorethan50distinct不同的ethnic种族的groups

andawiderangeoftraditionallifestyles,

ofteninclopartnershipwithnature.

WeknowthatChinafacesimmen广大的socialandenvironmentalproblems.

Butthereisgreatbeautyhere,too.

Chinaishometotheworld'shighestmountains,

vastdertsrangingfromaring灼热的hot

tomind-numbing乏味/厌烦的cold.

Steaming冒蒸汽的forestsharbouringrare稀有的creatures.

Grassy多草的plainsbeneathvasthorizons.

Andrichtropicalas.

Nowforthefirsttimeever,

wecanexplorethewholeofthisgreatcountry,

meetsomeofthesurprisingandexotic外(国)来的/奇异的creaturesthatlivehere

andconsidertherelationshipofthepeopleandwildlifeofChina

totheremarkable引人注目的landscapeinwhichtheylive.

Thisis.

OurexplorationofChinabeginsinthewarm,subtropical亚热带的south.

OntheLiRiver,fishermenandbirdsperch暂栖onbamboorafts木排/筏；

apartnershipthatgoesbackmorethanathousandyears.

Thisscenery风景/布景isknownthroughout遍及theworld,

arecurring再发的motif(作品)主题inChinepaintings.

Andamajortouristattraction.

ThesouthofChinaisavast广阔的area,

eighttimeslargerthantheUK.

It'salandscapeofhillsbutalsoofwater.

(THUNDERRUMBLING(发)隆隆声)

Itrainshereforupto250daysayear,

andstandingwateriverywhere.

(THUNDERRUMBLING)

Inthefloodplain河滩oftheYangtzeRiver,

black-tailedgodwits黑尾鹬yùprobe探索themudinarchofworms.

Butisn'tjustwildlifethatthrives兴旺inthinvironment.

Theswampy沼泽/泥泞的groundprovidesidealconditions

foraremarkablememberofthegrassfamily.

Rice.

TheChinehavebeencultivating栽培riceforatleast8,000years.

Ithastransformedthelandscape.

LatewinterinsouthernYunnanisabusytimeforlocalfarmers

astheypreparetheage-oldpaddy稻田fieldsreadyforthecomingspring.

Thehillslopes斜坡oftheYuanyangCountyplunge猛冲nearly2,000metres

totheflooroftheRedRivervalley.

Eachcontainsliterally简直thousandsofstacked成堆的terraces地坪/梯田

carvedoutbyhandusingbasicdiggingtools.

Yunnan'sriceterracesareamongtheoldesthumanstructuresinChina.

Stillploughed犁,astheyalwayshavebeen,

bydomesticated驯化的waterbuffaloes,

whoancestorsoriginatedintheveryvalleys.

Thisman-madelandscape

isoneofthemostamazingengineeringfeats功绩

ofpre-industrialChina.

Itemsasifeverysquare平方inchofland

hasbeenpresdintocultivation耕作.

Aveningapproaches,anage-oldritual(宗教等的)仪式unfolds展开.

It'sthemating交配ason

andmalepaddyfrogsarecompetingfortheattentionofthefemales.

Butitdoesn'talwayspaytodrawtoomuchattentiontoyourlf.

TheChinepondheron苍鹭isapitilesspredator食肉动物.

(SQUAWKS)

Eveninthemiddleofaploughedpaddyfield,

natureisredinbeak鸟喙andclaw爪.

Thismaylooklikeaslaughter屠杀

butaachheroncanswallowonlyonefrogatatime,

thevastmajoritywillescapetocroak蛙鸣anotherday.

TerracedpaddieslikethooftheYuanyangCounty

arefoundacrossmuchofsouthernChina.

Thiswholevastlandscapeisdominatedbyricecultivation.

Inhilly多小山的GuizhouProvince,

theMiaominorityhavedevelopedaremarkablericeculture.

Witheveryinchoffertile肥沃的landgivenovertoricecultivation,

theMiaobuildtheirwoodenhous

onthesteepestandleastproductivehillsides山腰.

InChinerural农村的life,everythinghasau.

Driedinthesun,manure肥料fromthecowsheds棚

willbeudascookingfuel.

(WOMENCHATTERINGINCHINESE)

It'smidday正午,andtheSongfamily

aretuckinginto大吃alunchofriceandvegetables.

(SPEAKINGINCHINESE)

Oblivioustothedomestic家庭的chit-chat闲聊,

GranddadGuYongXiuhasriousmattersonhismind.

Springisthestartofthericegrowingason.

Thesuccessofthecrop作物willdeterminehowwellthefamilywilleatnextyear,

soplantingattherighttimeiscritical决定性的.

Theidealdate日期dependsonwhattheweatherwilldothisyear,

nevereasytopredict.

Butthereissomesurprisinghelpathand.

OntheceilingoftheSongs'livingroom,apairofred-rumped尾的swallows,

newlyarrivedfromtheirwintermigration,

isbusyfixinguplastyear'snest.

InChina,animalsarevaluedasmuchfortheirsymbolicmeaning

asforanygoodtheymaydo.

Miaopeoplebelievethatswallowpairsremainfaithfulforlife,

sotheirprenceisafavour恩惠andablessing,

bringinghappinesstoamarriageandgoodlucktoahome.

LikemostMiaodwellings民居,theSongs'livingroomwindows

lookoutoverthepaddyfields.

Fromearlyspring,oneofthewindowsisalwaysleftopen

tolettheswallowscomeandgofreely.

Eachyear,granddadGunotes注意/记录theexactdaytheswallowsreturn.

Miaopeoplebelievethebirds'arrivalpredictsthetiming时间安排oftheason

ahead.

Thisyear,theywerelate.

SoGuandtheothercommunityeldershaveagreed

thatriceplantingshouldbedelayedaccordingly.

AstheMiaopreparetheirfieldsforplanting,

theswallowscollectmudtorepairtheirnests

andchaafterinctsacrossthenewlyploughedpaddies.

Finally,afterweeksofpreparation,

theordained命令timeforplantinghasarrived.

Butfirsttheedlings幼苗mustbeuprooted连根拔起fromthenurry保育beds

andbundled捆upreadytobetransportedtotheirnewpaddy

higherupthehillside.

AlltheSongs'neighbourshaveturnedouttohelpwiththetransplanting移栽.

It'showthecommunityhasalwaysworked.

Whenthetimecomes,theSongswillreturnthefavour.

Whilethefarmersarebusyinthefields,

theswallowsflybackandforthwithmaterialfortheirnest.

Manyhandsmakelightwork.

Plantingthenewpaddytakeslittlemorethananhour.

Jobdone,thevillagerscanrelax,

atleastuntiltomorrow.

Butforthenestingswallows,theworkofraisingafamily

hasonlyjustbegun.

Inthenewlyplantedfields,littleegrets白鹭huntforfood.

Thericepaddiesharbourtadpoles蝌蚪,fishandincts

andtheegretshavechicks小鸟tofeed.

Thiscolony(动/植物的)群体inChongqingProvincewastablishedin1996,

whenafewdozenbirdsbuiltnestsinthebamboogrove丛

behindYangGuangvillage.

Believingtheywereasign迹象ofluck,

localpeopleinitiallyprotectedtheegretsandthecolonygrew.

Buttheirattitudechangedwhentheheadofthevillagefellill.

Theyblamedthebirdsandwerealltto决心destroytheirnests,

whenthelocalgovernmentsteppedin干预toprotectthem.

Bendy易弯的bamboomaynotbethesafestnestingplace,

butatleastthisyoungsterwon'tendupassomeone'sdinner.

Thechickshavejusthadaneel鳝鱼deliveredbytheirmum,

quiteachallengeforlittlebeaks.

(CHIRPING鸣叫)

Providing假如theircoloniesareprotected,

wading涉水birdslikeegretsareamongthefewwildcreatures

whichbenefitdirectlyfromintensivericecultivation.

Growingriceneedslotsofwater.

Butevenintherainysouth,

therearelandscapeswherewaterissurprisinglyscarce.

ThisvastareaofsouthwestChina,

thesizeofFranceandSpaincombined,

isfamousforitsclusters群ofconical圆锥体的hills,

likegiantupturned翻过来的eggcartons纸板盒,paratedbydryemptyvalleys.

Thisisthekarst喀斯特,alimestone石灰石terrain地形

whichhasbecomethedefiningimageofsouthernChina.

Karstlandscapesareoftenstudded钉扣withrockyoutcrops(岩石）露头,

forcinglocalfarmerstocultivatetinyfields.

ThepeoplewholivehereareamongthepoorestinChina.

InneighbouringYunnanProvince,

limestonerockshavetakenoverentirely.

ThisisthefamousStoneForest,

theproductofcountlessyearsoferosion腐蚀,

producingamaze迷宫ofdeepgullies小峡谷andsharp-edgedpinnacles顶点.

Limestonehasthestrangeproperty性能thatitdissolvesinrainwater.

Overmanythousandsofyearswaterhascorroded腐蚀itsway

deepintotheheartofthebedrock岩床/底itlf.

Thisnaturalwonderisafamoustouristspot,

receivingclototwomillionvisitorachyear.

TheChinearefondofcuriously-shapedrocks

andmanyhavebeengivenfanciful想象的names.

Noprizes奖赏forguessingwhatthisoneiscalled!

Butthere'smoretothislandscapethanmeetstheeye.

Chinahasliterallythousandsofmysteriouscaverns洞穴

concealed隐藏beneaththevisiblelandscapeofthekarst.

Muchofthishiddenworldhasneverbeenenbyhumaneyes

andisonlyjustnowbeingexplored.

(MANSPEAKINGCHINESE)

Foragrowingbandofintrepid勇敢的youngChineexplorers,

cavesreprenttheultimateadventure.

Exploringacaveisliketakingajourneythroughtime.

Ajourneywhichendlessraindropswillhavefollowedovercountlesscenturies.

Fedbycountlessdrips滴andtrickles细流,

thesubterranean地下的rivercarveverdeeperintotherock.

Thecaveriver'scour路线ischannelledbythebedsoflimestone.

Aweaknessintherockcanallowtheriver

toincreaitsgradient坡度andflow-rate,

providingarealchallengeforthecaveexplorers.

Thedownwardrushishaltedwhenthewatertableisreached.

Heretheslow-flowingrivercarvestunnels地道withamoreroundedprofile轮廓.

(MENCHATTERING)

Thistranquil平静的worldishometospecialidcavefishes,

liketheeyelessgoldenbarb鱼钩.

Chinamayhavemoreuniquekindsofcave-evolved进化fishes

thananywhereelonearth.

Abovethewatertable,

ancientcavernsabandonedbytheriverslowlyfillup

withstalactites钟乳石andstalagmites石笋.

Stalactitesformastricklingwaterdeposits沉淀tinyquantitiesofrock

overhundredsorthousandsofyears.

Stalagmitesgrowupwherelime-ladendripshitthecavefloor.

Oi!

Whoo-hoo!

Sofar,onlyafraction片断ofChina'scaveshavebeenthoroughlyprospected勘探

andcaversareconstantlydiscoveringnewsubterraneanmarvels惊叹,

manyofwhicharesubquently接着developedintocommercialshowcaves.

Finallyescapingthedarkness,

thecaveriveranditshumanexplorermergeinavalley

farfromwheretheirjourneybegan.

Fornow,theadventureisover.

Riverswhichissue流出fromcaves

arethekeytosurvivalinthekarstcountry.

Thisvertical垂直的gorge峡谷inGuizhouProvince

isafocal焦点的pointfortheregion'swildlife.

Thisisoneoftheworld'srarestprimates,

Frangois'langur长尾猴.

InChinatheysurviveinjusttwosouthernprovinces,

GuizhouandGuangxi,alwaysinrugged崎岖的limestoneterrains.

Likemostmonkeys,theyaresocialcreatures

andspendagreatdealoftimegrooming梳理eachother.

Langursareesntially本质上vegetarian

withadietofbuds叶芽,fruitsandtenderyoungleaves.

Babiesarebornwithginger姜黄色的fur柔毛,

whichgraduallyturnsblackfromthetailend.

Younginfantshaveavice老虎钳-likegrip,udtoclingontomumfordearlife.

Astheygetolder,theygetbolderandtakemorerisks.

Thothatsurvivespendalotoftimetravelling.

Theexperiencedadultsknowexactlywheretofindasonalfoods

indifferentpartsoftheirrange.

Insuchsteepterrain,travelinvolvesahighlevelofclimbingskill.

Themonkeysarespectacularlygoodrockclimbers

fromthetimetheylearntowalk.

Inlangursociety,femalesruletheroost栖息

andtaketheleadwhenthefamilyisonthemove.

Onectionofcliff悬崖oozes渗出atrickleofmineral-richwater

whichthemonkeysemtofindirresistible无法抗拒的.

ThedaystherearefewpredatorsintheMayangheRerve自然保护区

whichmightpoarisktoababymonkey.

Butinpastcenturies,thisareaofsouthChina

washometoleopards豹,pythons蟒蛇andeventigers.

Tosurvivedangerousnightprowlers徘徊者,thelangurswentunderground,

usingtheirrock-climbingskillstoekshelterininaccessible达不到的caverns.

Filmedinneardarknessusinganightvisioncamera,

thetroop群clambersalongfamiliarledges岩架

wornsmoothbygenerationsbeforethem.

Duringcoldwinterweather,themonkeysventure冒险deeperunderground

wheretheairstayscomparatively相对地warm.

Atlast,journey'nd.

Acosyniche壁龛beyondthereachofeventhemostenterprising有进取心的

predator.

Butit'snotjustmonkeysthatfindshelterincaves.

Thechildrenareofftoschool.

InruralChinathatmaymeanalongtrek长途跋涉eachmorning,

passingthroughacaveortwoontheway.

Butnotallpupilshavetowalktoschool.

Thechildrenareboarders寄宿者.

(LAUGHING)

Asthedaypupilsnearjourney'nd,

theboardersarestillmakingbreakfast.

Intheschoolyard,someoneemstohaveswitched开/关thelightsoff.

Butthisisnoordinaryplayground,andnoordinaryschool.

It'shoudinsideacave!

Anaturalvault穴ofrockkeepsouttherain

sothere'snoneedforaroofontheclassroom.

Zhongdongcaveschoolismadeupofsixclass,

withatotalof200children.

Aswellastheschool,thecavehous18families,

togetherwiththeirlivestock家畜.

(COWMOOING哞哞叫)

Thecouldbetheonlycave-dwellingcowsonearth.

(PIGSQUEALS长而尖地叫)

Withschoolworkover,it'splaytimeatlast.

InsouthernChina,cavesaren'tjustudforshelter,

theycanbeasourceofrevenue收入forthecommunity.

Peoplehavebeenvisitingthiscaveforgenerations.

Thecaveflooriscoveredinguano（海）鸟粪,

soplentifulthat10minutes'workcanfillthefarmer'sbaskets.

It'sudasavaluablesourceoffertilizer肥料.

Acluetothesourceoftheguanocanbeheardabovethenoioftheriver.

Thesoundoriginateshighupintheroofofthecave.

Theentranceisfullofswifts雨燕.

They'reverysociablebirds.

Morethan200,000ofthemsharethiscave

insouthernGuizhouProvince,thebiggestswiftcolonyinChina.

Thedays,Chinehouswiftsmostlynestintheroofsofbuildings,

butrockcrevices裂缝liketheweretheiroriginalhome,

longbeforehouswereinvented.

Thoughtheswiftsdependonthecaveforshelter,

theyneverstray走失furtherthanthelimitsofdaylight,

astheireyescan'teinthedark.

However,deepinsidethecavern,

othercreaturesarebetterequippedforsubterraneanlife.

Acolonyofbatsisjustwakingup,

usingultrasonic超声波的squeakstoorientate定位themlvesinthedarkness.

Nightisthetimetogohunting.

Rickett'smou-earedbatistheonlybatinAsia

whichspecialisincatchingfishes,

trackingthemdownfromthesoundreflectionofripples涟漪

onthewatersurface.

Thixtraordinarybehaviour

wasonlydiscoveredinthelastcoupleofyears,

andhasneverbeenfilmedbefore.

Ifcatchingfishinthedarkisimpressive,

imagineeatingaslipperyminnow鲦鱼withnohandswhilehangingupsidedown.

DawnoverthekarsthillsofGuilin.

Theremarkablehillsowetheirpeculiarshapes

tothemildlyacidwatersoftheLiRiver,

whomeandering蜿蜒而行courovereons千万年oftime

hascorrodedawaytheirbasuntilonlytherockycoresremain.

TheLiisoneofthecleanestriversinChina,

afavouritespotforfishermenwiththeirtrainedcormorants鸬鹚.

(SPEAKINGINCHINESE)

Themen,allcalledHuang,comefromthesamevillage.

Nowintheir70sand80s,they'vebeenfishermenalltheirlives.

Beforetheyreleathebirds,theytieanoo绳套looly松散地aroundtheneck

tostopthemswallowinganyfishtheymaycatch.

(SPLASHING溅泼)

Chanting反复有节奏的喊叫anddancing,

theHuangncouragetheirbirdstotaketheplunge.

Underwater,thecormorant'shuntinginstinct本能kicksin生效,

turningthemintofish-ekingmissiles导弹.

(CHANTING)

Workingtogether,agoodcormorantteam

cancatchacoupleofdozendecent-sizedfishinamorning.

(FISHERMENEXCLAIMING呼喊)

Thebirdsreturntotheraftwiththeirfish

becauthey'vebeentrainedtodoso.

Fromthetimeitfirsthatched孵出,eachofthecormorantshasbeenreared养

toalifeofobedience顺从toitsmaster.

Thebirdsare,ineffect,slaves.

Butthey'renotstupid.

It'ssaidthatcormorantscankeepatally记分ofthefishtheycatch,

atleastuptoven.

Sounlesstheygetarewardnowandthentheysimplywithdrawtheirlabour.

Thefishermen,ofcour,keepthebestfishforthemlves.

Thecormorantsgettheleftovertiddlers小鱼儿.

Withitscollar项圈removed,thebirdatlastcanswallowitsprize.

Bestofall,oneitisn'tmeanttohave!

(FISHERMANSHOUTING)

Thedays,competitionfrommodernfishingtechniques

meanstheHuangscan'tmakealiving

fromtraditionalcormorantfishingalone.

Andthis1,300-year-oldtradition

isnowpractidmostlytoentertaintourists.

ButonCaohaiLakeinnearbyGuizhouProvince,

anevenmoreunusualfishingindustryisaliveandwell.

GengZhongShengisonhiswaytotouthisnetsforthenight.

Geng'snetisastrangetubular管状的contraption奇妙的装置withaclod-offend.

Morethanahundredfishermenmaketheirlivingfromthelake.

Itsmineral-richwatersarehighlyproductive,

andtherearenetverywhere.

Thenextmorning,Gengreturnswithhissontocollecthiscatch.

(SPEAKINGCHINESE)

Atfirstsight,itlooksdisappointing.

Tinyfishes,lotsofshrimps,andsomewriggling蠕动bugs.

Gengdoesn'temtoodownhearted情绪低沉的.

Thelargerfisharekeptalive,

theonlywaythey'llstayfreshintheheat.

Surprisingly,someofthebugsarealsosingled挑选(一个)outforspecialtreatment.

They'retheyoungstageofdragonflies,

predatorsthatfeedonwormsandtadpoles.

Nowhereelintheworldaredragonflynymphs少女harvestedlikethis.

Backhome,Gengspreadshiscatchontherooftodry.

ThisbeingChina,nothingediblewillbewasted.

There'sasayinginthefarsouth,

"Wewilleatanythingwithlegxceptatable,

"andanythingwithwingxceptaplane."

Withinafewhours,thedriedinctsarereadytobebaggedup

andtakentomarket.

It'sthedragonflynymphsthatfetch到达thebestprice.

Fortunately,Caohai'sdragonfliesareabundantandfast-breeding.

SoGengandhisfellowfishermen

havesofarhadlittleimpactontheirnumbers.

Butnotallwildlifeissoresilient适应力强的.

(MONKSCHANTING)

ThisBuddhisttemplenearShanghaihasanextraordinarystoryattachedtoit.

InMay2007,acamerateam

filmedthispeculiarSwinhoe黄嘴'sturtleinthetemple'sfishpond.

Accordingtothemonks,theturtlehadbeengiventothetemple

duringtheMingdynasty,over400yearsago.

Itwasthoughttobetheoldestanimalonearth.

Soft-shelledturtlesareconsideredagourmet美食家delicacy佳肴bymany

Chine,

andwhenitwasfilmed,

thiswasoneofjustthreeSwinhoe'sturtlesleftaliveinChina,

therestofitskindhavingbeenroundedup聚拢andeaten.

Sadly,justafewweeksafterfilming,

thisancientcreaturedied.

Theremainingindividualsofitsspeciesarecurrentlykeptinparatezoos

andSwinhoe'sturtleisnowreckoned认为extinctinthewild.

Infact,mostofthe25typesoffreshwaterturtlesinChina

arenowvanishinglyrare.

Theanswertoextinctionisprotection.

Andthereisnowagrowingnetwork网络ofnaturererves

throughoutsouthernChina.

Ofthe,theTianziMountainRerveatZhangjiajieisperhaps

themostvisitedbyChinenaturelovers,

whocometomarvel惊叹atthegravity-defyinglandscape

ofsoaringsandstonepinnacles顶点.

WindingbetweenZhangjiajie'speaks,crystalclearmountainstreams

arehometowhatisperhapsChina'sstrangestcreature.

Thisbizarreanimalisatypeofnewt蝾螈,

theChinegiantsalamander蝾螈.

InChinaitisknownasthebabyfish

becauwhendistresd痛苦itmakesasoundlikeacryinginfant.

Itgrowsuptoametreandahalflong,

makingittheworld'slargestamphibian两栖动物.

Undernaturalconditions,agiantsalamandermaylivefordecades.

ButlikesomanyChineanimals,itisconsidereddelicioustoeat.

Despitebeingclasdasaprotectedspecies,

giantsalamandersarestillillegallysoldforfood

andthebabyfishisnowrareandendangeredinthewild.

Fortunately,inafewareaslikeZhangjiajie,

giantsalamandersstillsurviveunderstrictofficialprotection.

TheriversofZhangjiajieflownortheastintotheYangtzefloodplain,

knownasTheLandofFishandRice.

OnanislandinalakeinAnhuiProvince,

adragonisstirring.

Thisistheancestral祖先的homeofChina'slargestandrarestreptile爬行动物,

acreatureofmysteryandlegend.

Dragoneggsaregreatlyprized.

Thebabiesneedtohatch孵出outquick!

Itwouldemsomeoneisontheirtrail踪迹.

Forahelplessbabyreptile,

imprisonedinaleatherymembrane薄膜insideachalky钙质的shell,

theprocessofhatchingisatitanicstruggle.

Andtimeisrunningout.

(CHIRPING啾啾声)

It'stakentwohours

forthelittledragontogetitsheadoutoftheegg.

Itneedstogatheritsstrengthnow,

foronefinal,massivepush.

Freeatlast,

thebabyChinealligators短吻鳄instinctivelyheadupwards

towardsthesurfaceofthenestandthewaitingoutsideworld.

(CHATTERING喋喋不休)

Butthevisitorsarenotwhattheyem.

(BOTHSPEAKINGCHINESE)

SheShizhenandhersonlivenearby.

Shehasbeencaringforherlocalalligatorsforover20years,

soshehadafairideawhentheeggswerelikelytohatch.

Backhome,she'sbuiltapondsurroundedbynettingtokeepoutpredators,

wherehercharges管理willspendthenextsixmonths

untilthey'rebigenoughtofend照料forthemlves.

Forthepast20years,

small-scaleconrvationprojectslikethis

areallthathavekeptChina's150wildalligatorsfromextinction.

Justsouthofthealligatorcountry,

dawnbreaksoveraverydifferentlandscape.

The1,800-metre-highgranite花岗岩peaksoftheHuangshanorYellowMountain.

TotheChine,Huangshan'spinepitomi化身

thestrengthandresilience适应力ofnature.

Someofthetreesarethoughttobeover1,000yearsold.

Belowthegranitepeaks,

steepforested森林的valleyssheltersurprisinginhabitants居民.

Huangshanmacaques猕猴,raredescendants后代oftheTibetanmacaquesof

westernChina,

areuniquetothemountainvalleys

wheretheyenjoystrictofficialprotection.

(SCREECHING尖叫)

Afteramorningspentinthetreetops,

thetroopisheadingfortheshadeofthevalley.

Achanceforthegrown-upstoescapetheheat

andmaybepickupalunchsnackfromthestream.

Asinmostmonkeysocieties,

socialcontactinvolvesalotofgrooming.

Groomingisallverywellforgrown-ups,

butyoungmacaqueshaveenergytoburn.

(SCREECHING)

Likesomuchmonkeybusiness,

whatstartsoffasabitofplayfulrough-and-tumble扭打,

soonbeginstogetoutofhand.

Thealphamale男一号hasenitallbefore.

He'snotintheleastbothered.

Butsomeone,orsomething,iswatching,

withalessthanfriendlyinterest.

TheChinemoccasin大毒蛇isanambush埋伏predatorwithadeadlybite.

ThisisoneofChina'slargestandmostfearedvenomous有毒的snakes.

Butthemonkeyshavelivedalongsidethedangerousrpents大毒蛇

forthousandsofyears.

(MONKEYSSCREECHING)

Theyuthisspecificalarmcalltowarneachother

wheneverasnakeisspotted认出.

Onceitscoverisblown,theviper毒蛇posnothreattothemonkeys,

nowsafeinthetreetops.

Andlifesoonreturnstonormal.

Bylatesummer,thericefieldsofsouthernChinahaveturnedtogold.

Thetimehascometobringintheharvest.

Nowadays,modernhigh-yield产量很高的strains

aregrownthroughoutmuchofthericelands,

boostedbychemicalfertilizersandreaped收割bycombineharvesters.

ThisisthegreatricebowlofChina,

producingaquarteroftheworld'srice.

Incts,stirredupbythenoisymachines,

aresnappedup争购bygangs帮ofred-rumpedswallows,

includingthisyear'syoungsters年轻人,

whowillhavefledged长羽毛veralweeksago.

Thiscouldbetheirlastgoodfeastbeforetheyheadsouthforthewinter.

Mechanizedfarmingworksbest

intheflat-bottomedvalleysofthelowlands.

Tothesouth,intheterracedhillsofZhejiangProvince,

anolderandsimplerlifestylepersists持续.

It's7:00inthemorning

andLongxian'smostsuccessfulbusinessmanisofftowork.

Inthegoldenterracessurroundingthevillage

theearsofriceareplumpandripe丰满的forharvesting.

Buttoday,riceisn'tuppermost最高的inMrYang'smind.

Hehasbiggerfishtofry另有要事.

Furtherupthevalley,theharvesthasalreadybegun.

Yang'sfieldsareripe,too,buttheyhaven'tbeendrained排水yet.

That'sbecauforhim,riceisnotthemaincrop.

Thebasketshe'scarriedupthehillsidegiveacluetoYang'sbusiness.

Butbeforehestartswork,

heneedstoletsomewateroutofthesystem.

Asthewaterleveldrops,themysteryisrevealed揭露.

Goldencarp鲤鱼.

Longxianvillagersdiscoveredthebenefitsoftransferring

wildcaughtcarpintotheirpaddyfieldslongago.

Thetraditionhasbeengoingonhereforatleast700years.

Asthewaterlevelinthepaddydrops,bamboogatesstopthefishescaping.

Thebeautyofthisfarmingmethod

isthatitdeliverstwocropsfromthesamefieldatthesametime.

Fishandrice.

SmartecologylikethisiswhatenablesChina

tobelargelylf-sufficientinfood,eventoday.

Backinthevillage,Yanghashisownsmokehou熏制室

whereheprerveshisfishreadyformarket.

Longxiancarphaveunusuallysoftscales鳞andaverydelicateflavour,

perhapsasaresultofthelocalwater.

Meanwhile,outsidethesmokehou,

there'ssomethingfishygoingon.

(PEOPLECHATTERING)

Tomarktheharvest,thevillageisstagingaparty.

ChildrenfromLongxianschool

havespentweekspreparingfortheirbigmoment.

Everyonefromthecommunityisheretosupportthem.

Thericegrowingcycleiscomplete.

ByNovember,northernChinaisbecomingdistinctly无疑地chilly.

Butthesouthisstillrelativelywarmandwelcoming.

AcrossthevastexpanofPoyangLake,thebirdsaregathering.

Tundra苔原/冻土swansarelong-distancemigrantsfromnorthernSiberia.

TotheChine,theysymbolitheesnceofnaturalbeauty.

ThePoyangLakeNatureRerveofferswinterrefuge庇护所

tomorethanaquarterofamillionbirds

frommorethan100species,

creatingoneofsouthernChina'sfinestwildlifeexperiences.

ThelastbirdstoarriveatPoyang

arethowhichhavemadethelongestjourneytogethere,

allthewayfromtheArcticcoastofSiberia.

TheSiberiancrane,knowninChinaasthewhitecrane,

isenasasymbolofgoodluck.

Eachyear,almosttheentireworldpopulation

ofthecriticallyendangeredbirds

makea9,000-kilometreroundtrip

tospendthewinteratPoyang.

Likethewhitecranes,manyofsouthChina'suniqueanimals

facepressurefromexploitation剥削andcompetitionwithpeople

overspaceandresources.

ButifChinaislivingproofofanything,

itisthatwildlifeissurprisinglyresilient.

Giventherighthelp,

eventherarestcreaturescanreturnfromthebrink(悬崖/河流)边缘.

Ifweshowthewill,naturewillfindtheway.