【美丽中国】精校字幕WildChina-01HeartoftheDragon.docVIP

Wild China-01:Heart of the Dragon [00:01.44](SQUAWKING) [00:03.24] [00:04.00]NARRATOR: The last hidden world, [00:06.08] [00:07.76]China. [00:08.96] [00:11.68]For centuries, travellers to China have told tales of magical landscapes [00:16.40] [00:18.76]and surprising creatures. [00:20.88] [00:25.92]Chinese civilisation is the worlds oldest [00:29.56] [00:29.64]and today, its largest, [00:32.04] [00:32.60]with well over a billion people. [00:35.40] [00:36.36]Its home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups [00:39.56] [00:40.44]and a wide range of traditional lifestyles, [00:43.76] [00:43.84]often in close partnership with nature. [00:46.88] [00:52.32]We know that China faces immense social and environmental problems. [00:57.00] [00:59.60]But there is great beauty here, too. [01:02.24] [01:05.40]China is home to the worlds highest mountains, [01:09.00] [01:09.72]vast deserts ranging from searing hot [01:12.52] [01:13.44]to mind-numbing cold. [01:15.56] [01:17.40]Steaming forests harbouring rare creatures. [01:20.92] [01:23.88]Grassy plains beneath vast horizons. [01:26.72] [01:28.80]And rich tropical seas. [01:31.00] [01:35.16]Now for the first time ever, [01:37.96] [01:38.04]we can explore the whole of this great country, [01:41.28] [01:43.20]meet some of the surprising and exotic creatures that live here [01:47.24] [01:50.56]and consider the relationship of the people and wildlife of China [01:55.20] [01:55.80]to the remarkable landscape in which they live. [01:59.04] [02:04.00]This is iWild China./i [02:06.32] [02:38.88]Our exploration of China begins in the warm, subtropical south. [02:43.60] [02:45.60]On the Li River, fishermen and birds perch on bamboo rafts, [02:50.28] [02:50.36]a partnership that goes back more than a thousand years. [02:54.00] [03:09.04]This scenery is known throughout the world, [03:11.92] [03:12.52]a recurring motif in Chinese paintings. [03:15.36] [03:18.44]And a major tourist attraction. [03:20.80] [03:24.52]