1 00:00:00,868 --> 00:00:03,037 {\an7}♪ 2 00:00:03,070 --> 00:00:07,975 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: CHINA, IT’S A COUNTRY STEEPED IN TRADITION 3 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:09,676 {\an7}AND HURTLING FORWARD. 4 00:00:11,345 --> 00:00:13,948 {\an7}IN THIS AERIAL JOURNEY, 5 00:00:13,981 --> 00:00:18,052 {\an7}\h\h\hWE’LL SEE THE SPRAWLING NATION FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE. 6 00:00:21,588 --> 00:00:25,959 {\an7}THIS IS A PLACE WHERE \hMONKS MOVE MOUNTAINS 7 00:00:25,993 --> 00:00:28,963 {\an7}AND PEASANTS ENGINEERED \h\h\h\h\hMASTERPIECES. 8 00:00:31,598 --> 00:00:35,669 {\an7}\hHERE THE LANDSCAPES ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE PEOPLE, 9 00:00:37,304 --> 00:00:39,206 {\an7}AND CREATIVITY THRIVES. 10 00:00:40,674 --> 00:00:43,110 {\an7}AFTER CENTURIES IN SECLUSION, 11 00:00:45,212 --> 00:00:47,314 {\an7}THIS IS CHINA FROM ABOVE. 12 00:00:58,625 --> 00:00:59,426 {\an7}CHINA, 13 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:04,498 {\an7}A NATION NEARLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE US, 14 00:01:04,531 --> 00:01:07,034 {\an7}BUT WITH FOUR TIMES THE PEOPLE. 15 00:01:08,702 --> 00:01:10,971 {\an7}92 PERCENT ARE HAN CHINESE, 16 00:01:12,706 --> 00:01:15,809 {\an7}BUT THIS IS A VAST AND VARIED NATION. 17 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:20,848 {\an7}\h\h\hHOME TO 55 ETHNIC GROUPS SPEAKING 120 LIVING LANGUAGES. 18 00:01:24,184 --> 00:01:28,021 {\an7}THEY’VE BUILT LIVES IN THE \h\hUNLIKELIEST OF PLACES, 19 00:01:29,189 --> 00:01:33,360 {\an7}\hFROM STEEP RIVER VALLEYS, TO HARSH DESERT LANDSCAPES. 20 00:01:35,629 --> 00:01:38,398 {\an7}\hNATURE HAS BEEN AN ENEMY AND ALLY 21 00:01:40,367 --> 00:01:42,135 {\an7}AS THE PEOPLE HERE CARVED OUT 22 00:01:42,169 --> 00:01:44,705 {\an7}UNIQUE CULTURES AND TRADITIONS. 23 00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:50,811 {\an7}\hIN SOUTHWESTERN CHINA IS THE CITY OF JINGHONG, 24 00:01:50,844 --> 00:01:54,614 {\an7}\h\hWHERE A TEMPLE CALLED "THE GOLDEN TOWER" STANDS. 25 00:01:54,648 --> 00:01:57,651 {\an7}THE MEKONG RIVER FLOWS HERE, 26 00:01:57,684 --> 00:02:00,287 {\an7}WHICH THE CHINESE CALL LANCANG. 27 00:02:03,090 --> 00:02:06,727 {\an7}\hTODAY, THE RIVER IS THE SITE OF AN IMPORTANT EVENT 28 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,195 {\an7}FOR THE DAI PEOPLE, 29 00:02:09,363 --> 00:02:14,335 {\an7}A THREE DAY WATER FESTIVAL \hTO MARK THEIR NEW YEAR. 30 00:02:14,368 --> 00:02:17,872 {\an7}THERE ARE 1.2 MILLION \hDAI PEOPLE IN CHINA, 31 00:02:17,904 --> 00:02:20,774 {\an7}MOST OF WHOM LIVE \hIN THIS REGION. 32 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:24,411 {\an7}RELATIVES OF THE THAI LAO DAI \h\hHAVE A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE 33 00:02:24,444 --> 00:02:27,347 {\an7}AND CALENDAR FROM THE REST OF CHINA. 34 00:02:29,049 --> 00:02:31,451 {\an7}\h\h\hTHEIR NEW YEAR KICKS OFF IN APRIL, 35 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:33,787 {\an7}THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE YEAR. 36 00:02:34,755 --> 00:02:38,926 {\an7}\h\hFOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS, DRAGON BOAT RACES DOMINATE. 37 00:02:41,194 --> 00:02:45,365 {\an7}12 VILLAGES HAVE TEAMS HERE, \h\hEACH ONE HOPING TO WIN. 38 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:51,838 {\an7}Yan Hong Han: I AM YAN HONG HAN FROM MAN CHING VILLAGE. 39 00:02:51,872 --> 00:02:53,907 {\an7}WE ARE PREPARING TO \hHEAD TO THE RIVER 40 00:02:53,940 --> 00:02:58,011 {\an7}TO TAKE PART IN THE YEARLY \hDRAGON BOAT COMPETITION. 41 00:02:59,279 --> 00:03:01,381 {\an7}THIS YEAR THE BOAT \hFROM OUR VILLAGE 42 00:03:01,415 --> 00:03:04,618 {\an7}IS THE LARGEST AMONGST ALL THE PARTICIPANTS. 43 00:03:04,651 --> 00:03:07,821 {\an7}\h\hWE ALSO HAVE THE MOST HANDS ON DECK. 44 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:12,492 {\an7}\h\hWE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL WIN THE RACE THIS YEAR. 45 00:03:12,526 --> 00:03:14,862 {\an7}♪ 46 00:03:16,830 --> 00:03:18,131 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE FESTIVAL KICKSTARTS 47 00:03:18,165 --> 00:03:21,035 {\an7}IN A DISTINCTLY CHINESE WAY, 48 00:03:21,068 --> 00:03:22,336 {\an7}WITH A BANG. 49 00:03:22,369 --> 00:03:26,106 {\an7}[FIREWORKS CRACKLING] 50 00:03:26,139 --> 00:03:28,808 {\an7}♪ 51 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:34,514 {\an7}\h\h\h\hIN THESE RACES SPEED DEPENDS ON SYNCHRONIZATION. 52 00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:38,284 {\an7}BOATS CAN VARY IN SIZE, 53 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:41,855 {\an7}AND EACH ONE HAS A DRUMMER 54 00:03:41,888 --> 00:03:44,557 {\an7}WHO SETS A TEMPO FOR THE OARSMAN. 55 00:03:51,465 --> 00:03:53,133 {\an7}\hYan Hong Han: EVERYONE HAS TO FOLLOW THE RHYTHM 56 00:03:53,166 --> 00:03:55,268 {\an7}AND TEMPO OF THE DRUMMER. 57 00:03:55,302 --> 00:03:58,238 {\an7}HE WILL GUIDE EVERYONE \h\hTO ROW IN UNISON, 58 00:03:58,271 --> 00:04:02,208 {\an7}\h\hOTHERWISE THERE WILL BE CHAOS AND CONFUSION. 59 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:04,845 {\an7}[DRUMS BEATING] 60 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:16,056 {\an7}Narrator: THIS YEAR, YAN’S \h\hBOAT ULTIMATELY LOSES, 61 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:19,159 {\an7}BUT HE’S ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD. 62 00:04:19,192 --> 00:04:21,695 {\an7}Yan Hong Han: I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE PART AGAIN NEXT YEAR, 63 00:04:21,728 --> 00:04:23,296 {\an7}\h\hBECAUSE THE DRAGON BOAT RACE IS SOMETHING 64 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:25,999 {\an7}EVERY DAI MAN SHOULD \h\h\hTAKE PART IN. 65 00:04:28,468 --> 00:04:31,438 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: AS THE SUN SETS OVER THE LANCANG, 66 00:04:31,471 --> 00:04:33,640 {\an7}PEOPLE WADE INTO THE RIVER. 67 00:04:35,709 --> 00:04:37,311 {\an7}THEY LIGHT LANTERNS, 68 00:04:37,344 --> 00:04:40,447 {\an7}\h\h\h\hA CHINESE TRADITION BELIEVED TO WARD OFF GHOSTS, 69 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,949 {\an7}AND BRING GOOD LUCK. 70 00:04:42,983 --> 00:04:45,652 {\an7}♪ 71 00:05:08,008 --> 00:05:12,579 {\an7}\h\hTHE THIRD AND FINAL DAY OF THE FESTIVAL BEGINS IN PRAYER. 72 00:05:12,612 --> 00:05:14,714 {\an7}THE DAI PRACTICE BUDDHISM, 73 00:05:14,748 --> 00:05:18,051 {\an7}ONE OF THE FIVE MAJOR \hRELIGIONS IN CHINA. 74 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,188 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMan: WE ARE HEADING TO THE TEMPLE 75 00:05:22,222 --> 00:05:26,026 {\an7}\hFOR AN IMPORTANT EVENT KNOWN AS BUDDHA WASHING. 76 00:05:31,431 --> 00:05:33,466 {\an7}WE WILL WASH THE BUDDHA STATUES 77 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:36,670 {\an7}\h\h\hAND THEN PRESENT OFFERINGS AND PRAYERS. 78 00:05:38,471 --> 00:05:40,406 {\an7}Narrator: FOR THEM, \hWATER IS A SYMBOL 79 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,209 {\an7}\hOF BOTH GOODWILL AND PURIFICATION. 80 00:05:45,478 --> 00:05:47,847 {\an7}\hWITH THE BUDDHA BATHING COMPLETE, 81 00:05:47,881 --> 00:05:51,251 {\an7}THE CELEBRATION MOVES \hTO ITS GRAND FINALE. 82 00:05:51,284 --> 00:05:55,388 {\an7}[CROWD CHEERING] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪ 83 00:05:56,389 --> 00:05:57,757 {\an7}BY THE RIVER BANK, 84 00:05:57,791 --> 00:05:59,559 {\an7}\h\h\hTHOUSANDS TAKE PART IN WHAT MAY BE 85 00:05:59,593 --> 00:06:02,162 {\an7}THE WORLD’S BIGGEST WATER FIGHT. 86 00:06:03,263 --> 00:06:07,467 {\an7}IT BEGAN CENTURIES AGO AS A FAR MORE GENTLE RITUAL. 87 00:06:08,268 --> 00:06:10,036 {\an7}\hPEOPLE WITH POUR A TRICKLE OF WATER 88 00:06:10,070 --> 00:06:12,406 {\an7}ON ONE ANOTHER FOR GOOD LUCK. 89 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:18,378 {\an7}\hOVER THE YEARS, IT GREW INTO THIS, 90 00:06:18,411 --> 00:06:22,482 {\an7}A DRENCH FEST, WHERE TOURISTS \h\h\h\hARE A FAVORITE TARGET. 91 00:06:28,722 --> 00:06:31,458 {\an7}WITH 100,000 PARTICIPANTS, 92 00:06:31,491 --> 00:06:35,395 {\an7}\h\hNEARLY EVERYONE WALKS AWAY WITH AMPLE GOOD LUCK. 93 00:06:37,264 --> 00:06:38,665 {\an7}TRADITION ALSO THRIVES 94 00:06:38,698 --> 00:06:42,101 {\an7}\h1100 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE WATER FESTIVAL, 95 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:45,238 {\an7}AT A RENOWNED RELIGIOUS SITE. 96 00:06:45,272 --> 00:06:47,975 {\an7}[BIRD CHIRPING] 97 00:06:48,008 --> 00:06:50,744 {\an7}THIS IS SHAOLIN MONASTERY, 98 00:06:50,777 --> 00:06:54,748 {\an7}A BUDDHIST TEMPLE DATING BACK TO THE 6TH CENTURY. 99 00:06:57,083 --> 00:06:59,752 {\an7}IT’S THE BIRTHPLACE \h\hOF CHEN BUDDHISM 100 00:06:59,786 --> 00:07:02,455 {\an7}\hKNOWN MORE COMMONLY BY ITS JAPANESE NAME, 101 00:07:02,489 --> 00:07:03,423 {\an7}ZEN BUDDHISM. 102 00:07:05,892 --> 00:07:10,029 {\an7}BUT THIS TEMPLE MAY BE BEST KNOWN FOR ITS WARRIOR MONKS. 103 00:07:12,332 --> 00:07:14,835 {\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY PRACTICE AN ANCIENT FORM OF KUNG FU 104 00:07:14,868 --> 00:07:18,905 {\an7}\hTHAT’S INSPIRED DOZENS OF MOVIES AND TV SHOWS, 105 00:07:18,939 --> 00:07:22,409 {\an7}INCLUDING THE LANDMARK 1970 SERIES "KUNG FU". 106 00:07:23,743 --> 00:07:26,913 {\an7}IT FEATURED A SHAOLIN MONK \hWHO BRAVED THE WILD WEST 107 00:07:26,947 --> 00:07:30,684 {\an7}WITH JUST SPIRITUAL AND \hMARTIAL ARTS TRAINING. 108 00:07:31,685 --> 00:07:35,022 {\an7}\hTODAY THE MONASTERY DRAWS KUNG FU STUDENTS 109 00:07:35,055 --> 00:07:36,423 {\an7}FROM ACROSS CHINA. 110 00:07:38,325 --> 00:07:42,462 {\an7}\hYan Fei: I’M 18 YEARS OLD, I COME FROM ANHUI. 111 00:07:44,564 --> 00:07:48,301 {\an7}I HAVE BEEN IN SHAOLIN TEMPLE SINCE I WAS 13. 112 00:07:50,303 --> 00:07:52,372 {\an7}\hSINCE I WAS YOUNG, I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED 113 00:07:52,405 --> 00:07:54,674 {\an7}TO BECOME A SHAOLIN \h\h\hWARRIOR MONK. 114 00:08:03,683 --> 00:08:06,052 {\an7}Narrator: THE MONKS BEGIN TESTING FUTURE CANDIDATES 115 00:08:06,086 --> 00:08:08,789 {\an7}WHEN THEY’RE JUST CHILDREN. 116 00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:12,125 {\an7}AND TRAINING CAN BEGIN \h\hAS EARLY AS EIGHT. 117 00:08:15,595 --> 00:08:17,063 {\an7}DISCIPLES SPEND YEARS WORKING 118 00:08:17,097 --> 00:08:19,733 {\an7}TO MASTER A MIND BODY CONNECTION. 119 00:08:21,868 --> 00:08:24,104 {\an7}Yan Hong: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHAOLIN KUNG FU 120 00:08:24,137 --> 00:08:26,072 {\an7}AND OTHER SCHOOLS \hOF MARTIAL ARTS, 121 00:08:26,106 --> 00:08:28,609 {\an7}IS THAT IT ENCOMPASSES ZEN. 122 00:08:28,641 --> 00:08:30,977 {\an7}ZEN IS CULTIVATION OF THE MIND, 123 00:08:31,011 --> 00:08:33,714 {\an7}AND INNER MEDITATION \h\h\hOF THE HEART. 124 00:08:36,249 --> 00:08:38,251 {\an7}Narrator: THE ORIGINS \h\hOF SHAOLIN KUNG FU 125 00:08:38,284 --> 00:08:40,453 {\an7}ARE LOST IN LEGEND, 126 00:08:40,487 --> 00:08:42,856 {\an7}\h\h\hBUT IT’S BELIEVED THE FIRST TWO CHINESE DISCIPLES 127 00:08:42,889 --> 00:08:46,159 {\an7}BROUGHT MARTIAL ARTS HERE CENTURIES AGO. 128 00:08:47,627 --> 00:08:49,796 {\an7}\h\hTHOSE SKILLS WERE BLENDED WITH BUDDHISM 129 00:08:49,829 --> 00:08:52,565 {\an7}\h\h\hTO CREATE THIS DEMANDING PRACTICE. 130 00:08:57,303 --> 00:08:59,272 {\an7}Yan Fei: THE TRAINING \h\h\h\hIS VERY TOUGH, 131 00:08:59,305 --> 00:09:02,975 {\an7}SO TOUGH TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU ALMOST WANT TO GIVE UP, 132 00:09:03,009 --> 00:09:04,944 {\an7}BUT I HAVE TO PERSEVERE. 133 00:09:06,646 --> 00:09:10,650 {\an7}I MUST TRAIN HARDER AND DO BETTER THAN MY PEERS. 134 00:09:12,252 --> 00:09:13,787 {\an7}\h\h\h\hYan Cen: AMONG THE MANY JUNIORS HERE, 135 00:09:13,820 --> 00:09:16,389 {\an7}YAN FEI IS CONSIDERED \h\h\h\h\hQUITE GOOD, 136 00:09:16,423 --> 00:09:19,493 {\an7}\hBECAUSE HE IS ABLE TO ENDURE HARDSHIP. 137 00:09:21,628 --> 00:09:24,831 {\an7}♪ 138 00:09:24,864 --> 00:09:28,901 {\an7}\hNarrator: TODAY, YAN FEI HAS A CRUCIAL ASSESSMENT. 139 00:09:28,935 --> 00:09:31,271 {\an7}\hHE’S SPARRING WITH HIS WEAPONS MASTER, 140 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:35,775 {\an7}\hAND MUST PROVE HIS SKILLS WITH A COMPLEX TRIPLE STICK. 141 00:09:35,809 --> 00:09:39,212 {\an7}YAN FEI FAILED THIS \hTEST ONCE BEFORE. 142 00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:42,148 {\an7}[FIGHTERS GROANING] 143 00:09:45,185 --> 00:09:46,753 {\an7}\hYan Fei: AT FIRST, IT WAS REALLY TOUGH 144 00:09:46,786 --> 00:09:49,389 {\an7}\hPRACTICING WITH THE TRIPLE STICK. 145 00:09:50,323 --> 00:09:52,492 {\an7}I COULDN’T CONTROL IT. 146 00:09:52,525 --> 00:09:54,627 {\an7}IT WAS MAKING A FOOL OF ME. 147 00:09:56,796 --> 00:09:58,865 {\an7}BUT, AFTER YEARS OF PRACTICE, 148 00:09:58,898 --> 00:10:01,467 {\an7}I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE IT. 149 00:10:03,503 --> 00:10:07,107 {\an7}Narrator: THIS TIME, YAN PROVES HIMSELF. 150 00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:11,511 {\an7}\h\h\h\hYan Cen: THERE IS A SAYING IN CHINA. 151 00:10:11,544 --> 00:10:13,379 {\an7}\hSHIFU BRINGS YOU THROUGH THE DOOR, 152 00:10:13,413 --> 00:10:16,182 {\an7}\hBUT THE PRACTICE LIES WITHIN THE MAN HIMSELF. 153 00:10:16,216 --> 00:10:19,352 {\an7}I CAN ONLY GUIDE HIM, \h\hSHOW HIM THE WAY. 154 00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:23,690 {\an7}\hNarrator: THE LOCATION OF THE SHAOLIN MONASTERY 155 00:10:23,723 --> 00:10:25,325 {\an7}IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT. 156 00:10:28,995 --> 00:10:31,831 {\an7}IT SITS AT THE BASE \hOF MOUNT SONGSHAN, 157 00:10:31,865 --> 00:10:34,835 {\an7}THE CENTRAL SACRED MOUNTAIN IN CHINA. 158 00:10:37,604 --> 00:10:40,273 {\an7}THESE MONKS PRACTICE \h\h\hNEAR THE PEAK, 159 00:10:40,306 --> 00:10:42,542 {\an7}LONG BELIEVED TO BE THE POINT 160 00:10:42,575 --> 00:10:44,811 {\an7}WHERE HEAVEN AND EARTH MEET. 161 00:10:45,912 --> 00:10:48,648 {\an7}♪ 162 00:10:56,956 --> 00:10:59,492 {\an7}CHINA IS FULL OF SACRED SPOTS. 163 00:10:59,526 --> 00:11:04,097 {\an7}ONE OF THE MOST REVERED IS HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST 164 00:11:04,130 --> 00:11:06,799 {\an7}♪ 165 00:11:12,605 --> 00:11:16,209 {\an7}\h\hTHIS MASSIVE STATUE CALLED THE LESHAN BUDDHA 166 00:11:16,242 --> 00:11:18,144 {\an7}SITS ON MOUNT EMEI, 167 00:11:18,178 --> 00:11:19,980 {\an7}WHERE BUDDHISM WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED 168 00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:22,115 {\an7}IN THE FIRST CENTURY. 169 00:11:22,148 --> 00:11:24,951 {\an7}IT ORIGINALLY SPREAD FROM INDIA TO CHINA, 170 00:11:24,984 --> 00:11:28,621 {\an7}\h\hAND TODAY IS ONE OF THIS NATION’S LARGEST RELIGIONS. 171 00:11:28,655 --> 00:11:31,591 {\an7}\hTHE LESHAN WAS CARVED HERE IN THE 8TH CENTURY 172 00:11:31,624 --> 00:11:34,127 {\an7}FOR A SPECIFIC REASON. 173 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,462 {\an7}Mao Mingxiang: THE GIANT BUDDHA STATUE IS LOCATED 174 00:11:36,496 --> 00:11:38,298 {\an7}WHERE THE THREE RIVERS MERGE. 175 00:11:38,331 --> 00:11:41,301 {\an7}THE CURRENT CREATES \h\hA BIG WHIRLPOOL. 176 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:44,504 {\an7}\hIN THE PAST, BOATS THAT PASSED THROUGH OFTEN SANK, 177 00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:47,306 {\an7}CAUSING A LOT OF HUMAN DEATHS, 178 00:11:47,340 --> 00:11:50,877 {\an7}SO MONK HAI TONG DECIDES TO BUILD A GIANT STATUE THERE, 179 00:11:50,910 --> 00:11:53,012 {\an7}OPPOSITE THE LINGYIN TEMPLE. 180 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:55,148 {\an7}♪ 181 00:11:55,181 --> 00:11:56,616 {\an7}Narrator: THE MONK SPENT TWO DECADES 182 00:11:56,649 --> 00:11:58,818 {\an7}RAISING MONEY FOR THE STATUE, 183 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:01,387 {\an7}BUT DIED BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETE. 184 00:12:06,025 --> 00:12:08,694 {\an7}\h\hTWO OF HIS DISCIPLES CARRIED ON THE PROJECT, 185 00:12:08,728 --> 00:12:12,599 {\an7}DUMPING TONS OF STONE INTO THE WATER BELOW. 186 00:12:12,632 --> 00:12:15,235 {\an7}ALL THAT SEDIMENT ALTERED \hTHE COURSE OF THE RIVER, 187 00:12:15,268 --> 00:12:16,469 {\an7}MAKING IT SAFER. 188 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:24,277 {\an7}AFTER 90 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, 189 00:12:24,310 --> 00:12:27,213 {\an7}\h\h\hTHE BUDDHA WAS FINISHED IN 803 AD, 190 00:12:27,247 --> 00:12:29,182 {\an7}DURING THE TANG DYNASTY. 191 00:12:29,215 --> 00:12:31,851 {\an7}♪ 192 00:12:32,719 --> 00:12:34,154 {\an7}\hMao Mingxiang: EVER ERA CARRIES THEIR OWN 193 00:12:34,187 --> 00:12:35,889 {\an7}DEPICTION OF THE BUDDHA. 194 00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:39,492 {\an7}DURING THE TANG DYNASTY, THE \hSOCIETY WAS WELL ADVANCED. 195 00:12:39,525 --> 00:12:42,695 {\an7}THE ECONOMY WAS FLOURISHING \h\hAND LIFE WAS PROSPEROUS. 196 00:12:42,729 --> 00:12:44,030 {\an7}OFTEN IN TANG PAINTINGS, 197 00:12:44,063 --> 00:12:46,799 {\an7}THE SUBJECTS APPEAR PLUMP AND DIGNIFIED. 198 00:12:46,833 --> 00:12:49,769 {\an7}THIS IS THE CHARACTERISTIC \h\h\h\h\hOF TANG DYNASTY. 199 00:12:49,802 --> 00:12:51,170 {\an7}\h\h\hNATURALLY, THE GRAND BUDDHA STATUE 200 00:12:51,204 --> 00:12:53,606 {\an7}CONVEYS THESE FEATURES. 201 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:54,975 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THIS GRAND BUDDHA REMAINS 202 00:12:55,008 --> 00:12:57,611 {\an7}AN INSPIRATION 1200 YEARS LATER. 203 00:13:00,713 --> 00:13:03,349 {\an7}400 MILES AWAY IN HUNAN PROVINCE 204 00:13:04,984 --> 00:13:07,153 {\an7}IS ANOTHER EPIC HOLY SITE, 205 00:13:08,388 --> 00:13:12,025 {\an7}\hBUT THIS ONE WAS CARVED BY NATURE. 206 00:13:12,058 --> 00:13:14,561 {\an7}♪ 207 00:13:16,763 --> 00:13:18,531 {\an7}THIS IS TIANMEN SHAN, 208 00:13:19,465 --> 00:13:21,968 {\an7}THE HEAVEN’S GATE CAVE, 209 00:13:22,001 --> 00:13:25,438 {\an7}LONG BELIEVED TO BE A \hGATEWAY TO PARADISE. 210 00:13:28,708 --> 00:13:31,544 {\an7}\hBUT THE ROAD TO HEAVEN ISN’T EASY. 211 00:13:32,645 --> 00:13:34,580 {\an7}TO REACH IT, VISITORS MUST BRAVE 212 00:13:34,614 --> 00:13:37,584 {\an7}ONE OF THE WORLD’S CURVIEST HIGHWAYS. 213 00:13:41,321 --> 00:13:44,825 {\an7}IT MAKES 99 SHARP TURNS \h\h\hIN JUST SIX MILES. 214 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:54,734 {\an7}ALONG THE WAY ARE THE MOUNTAIN \h\h\hFORESTS OF ZHANGJIAJIE. 215 00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:57,470 {\an7}♪ 216 00:14:01,074 --> 00:14:04,878 {\an7}\h\h\hITS FAMOUS PILLARS REACH NEARLY 5,000 FEET, 217 00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:08,948 {\an7}THREE TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. 218 00:14:23,996 --> 00:14:26,465 {\an7}IN 1982, THE AREA BECAME 219 00:14:26,499 --> 00:14:28,534 {\an7}\h\h\hCHINA’S FIRST NATIONAL FOREST PARK 220 00:14:28,568 --> 00:14:32,672 {\an7}TO PROTECT THE MANY ENDANGERED \h\h\hSPECIES THAT LIVE HERE. 221 00:14:34,674 --> 00:14:38,011 {\an7}\h\hTODAY, 30 MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE PARK, 222 00:14:38,911 --> 00:14:41,280 {\an7}\hMANY RISKING A RIDE ON THE WORLD’S HIGHEST 223 00:14:41,314 --> 00:14:43,850 {\an7}OUTDOOR ELEVATOR. 224 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:48,020 {\an7}\h"THE HUNDRED DRAGONS LIFT" RISES A DIZZYING 1,000 FEET. 225 00:14:51,023 --> 00:14:53,492 {\an7}\h\hBUT SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED 226 00:14:53,526 --> 00:14:55,261 {\an7}IN WHAT’S AT GROUND LEVEL. 227 00:15:04,437 --> 00:15:06,039 {\an7}\h\hTian Mingzhong: HERE, AS WE CAN SEE, 228 00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:08,107 {\an7}IS A LAYER OF QUARTZ ROCK. 229 00:15:10,009 --> 00:15:13,513 {\an7}THE LAYER AT THE BOTTOM \h\h\hIS THE SOFT LAYER. 230 00:15:15,348 --> 00:15:17,016 {\an7}THE LANDSCAPE OF ZHANG JIA JIE 231 00:15:17,049 --> 00:15:20,819 {\an7}\h\hIS FORMED BY STACKING THESE TWO TYPES OF ROCKS. 232 00:15:25,324 --> 00:15:29,094 {\an7}Narrator: NEXT, THE GEOLOGY \hPROFESSOR AND HIS STUDENTS 233 00:15:29,128 --> 00:15:33,199 {\an7}HEAD TO THE HEAVENS VIA THE \hWORLD’S LONGEST CABLEWAY. 234 00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:36,435 {\an7}IT’S A FOUR MILE RIDE 235 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:41,107 {\an7}FOLLOWED BY A 30 MINUTE CLIMB. 236 00:15:48,915 --> 00:15:53,453 {\an7}Tian Mingzhong: THIS IS THE HEAVEN’S GATE CAVE. 237 00:15:53,486 --> 00:15:54,387 {\an7}Narrator: FOR THE PROFESSOR, 238 00:15:55,421 --> 00:15:58,224 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHIS SIGHT IS BOTH ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY. 239 00:16:05,064 --> 00:16:06,198 {\an7}Tian Mingzhong: THE \h\h\hBOTTOM LAYERS 240 00:16:06,232 --> 00:16:08,167 {\an7}ARE MADE UP OF HARDER ROCKS. 241 00:16:08,201 --> 00:16:10,870 {\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE MIDDLE LAYERS CONSISTS OF SOFTER ROCKS, 242 00:16:10,903 --> 00:16:13,639 {\an7}WHICH ARE SUSCEPTIBLE \h\h\h\hTO CORROSION. 243 00:16:13,673 --> 00:16:17,377 {\an7}\hAND THE TOP MOST LAYER IS MADE UP OF THE HARDER ROCKS. 244 00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:19,579 {\an7}THE HEAVENLY DOOR \hCAVE TOOK SHAPE, 245 00:16:19,612 --> 00:16:22,715 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBY THE SOFTER ROCK’S GRADUALLY CORRODING OVER TIME 246 00:16:22,748 --> 00:16:23,916 {\an7}FORMING A HOLE. 247 00:16:25,885 --> 00:16:30,456 {\an7}\hTHERE ARE MANY SIMILAR FORMATIONS IN THE WORLD. 248 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:34,060 {\an7}\h\h\h\hHOWEVER, THIS IS A RARITY, GIVEN ITS HEIGHT. 249 00:16:36,462 --> 00:16:38,197 {\an7}\h\hYOU SPEND A LOT OF ENERGY TO GET UP HERE 250 00:16:38,231 --> 00:16:40,633 {\an7}TO SEE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. 251 00:16:42,235 --> 00:16:44,404 {\an7}IT’S DEFINITELY REWARDING. 252 00:16:52,211 --> 00:16:56,816 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: OUT OF ALL OF CHINA’S WONDERS, ONE STANDS OUT, 253 00:16:56,849 --> 00:16:57,917 {\an7}THE GREAT WALL 254 00:17:00,119 --> 00:17:04,624 {\an7}IT’S THE LONGEST MAN-MADE \h\h\hSTRUCTURE ON EARTH, 255 00:17:04,657 --> 00:17:08,728 {\an7}\h\hSTRETCHING MORE THAN 6,000 MILES ACROSS NORTHEAST CHINA. 256 00:17:11,464 --> 00:17:14,133 {\an7}THIS WALL IS ACTUALLY \h\hA SERIES OF WALLS 257 00:17:14,166 --> 00:17:18,037 {\an7}\hBUILT OVER 2,000 YEARS BY SUCCESSIVE DYNASTIES. 258 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:26,011 {\an7}\h\h\h\hIN 221 BC, THE FIRST EMPEROR OF THE UNITED CHINA 259 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:28,948 {\an7}WANTED TO WARD OFF FOREIGN INVADERS. 260 00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:35,488 {\an7}\hHE ORDERED THAT SCATTERED FORTIFICATIONS BE CONNECTED, 261 00:17:37,423 --> 00:17:41,627 {\an7}A FEAT THAT REQUIRED A MILLION MEN AND COST COUNTLESS LIVES. 262 00:17:44,263 --> 00:17:47,099 {\an7}\hZhao Hui: THE GREAT WALL HAS NOT MUCH PRACTICAL USE 263 00:17:47,133 --> 00:17:48,501 {\an7}IN THE MODERN AGE. 264 00:17:50,903 --> 00:17:52,438 {\an7}BUT, IN THE ANCIENT TIMES, 265 00:17:52,471 --> 00:17:56,308 {\an7}\hIT SERVED AS A DEFENSE FORTRESS DURING WARTIME. 266 00:17:59,312 --> 00:18:03,483 {\an7}\h\hHENCE, ONE CAN SENSE THE GRANDEUR OF THE GREAT WALL. 267 00:18:07,553 --> 00:18:09,422 {\an7}\hNarrator: TODAY, 10 MILLION PEOPLE 268 00:18:09,455 --> 00:18:12,591 {\an7}VISIT THE GREAT WALL EACH YEAR. 269 00:18:12,625 --> 00:18:16,229 {\an7}[PEOPLE CHATTERING] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪ 270 00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:17,930 {\an7}THEY WALK ACROSS STONES FORMED 271 00:18:17,964 --> 00:18:22,569 {\an7}\hWITH WHATEVER MATERIAL WAS AVAILABLE IN ANCIENT TIMES, 272 00:18:22,602 --> 00:18:24,771 {\an7}FROM DIRT TO TWIGS TO RICE. 273 00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:31,811 {\an7}\hTHE WALL IS SO MASSIVE THAT SOME SECTIONS OF IT 274 00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:33,913 {\an7}ARE STILL BEING UNEARTHED. 275 00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:40,319 {\an7}OTHER PARTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED FOR TOURISTS, 276 00:18:40,353 --> 00:18:42,322 {\an7}MANY OF WHOM ARE CHINESE. 277 00:18:44,824 --> 00:18:47,260 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hZhao Hui: THE ENTIRE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT THIS LANDMARK 278 00:18:47,293 --> 00:18:50,630 {\an7}AND MAKES US AS CHINESE \h\h\hFEEL REALLY PROUD. 279 00:18:53,399 --> 00:18:57,737 {\an7}SO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE, IT IS A REAL HONOR. 280 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:00,673 {\an7}♪ 281 00:19:07,647 --> 00:19:09,249 {\an7}Narrator: NORTHERN CHINA IS ALSO HOME 282 00:19:09,281 --> 00:19:13,118 {\an7}\hTO A STRUCTURE THAT SEEMS TO DEFY GRAVITY. 283 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:16,222 {\an7}THIS IS THE HANGING TEMPLE OF HENG SHEN, 284 00:19:16,255 --> 00:19:17,923 {\an7}BUILT 1500 YEARS AGO. 285 00:19:23,029 --> 00:19:26,733 {\an7}\hIT’S WEATHERED BOTH TIME AND THE ELEMENTS, 286 00:19:26,766 --> 00:19:29,168 {\an7}JUST AS ITS BUILDERS INTENDED. 287 00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:37,176 {\an7}Chang Xue Wen: IN THE PAST, 288 00:19:37,209 --> 00:19:40,012 {\an7}\h\hTHIS AREA OFTEN EXPERIENCED FLOODS. 289 00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:43,916 {\an7}PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES. 290 00:19:46,385 --> 00:19:49,188 {\an7}LEGEND HAS IT THAT THE LOCALS \h\hDECIDED TO BUILD A TEMPLE 291 00:19:49,221 --> 00:19:51,423 {\an7}TO SEEK BUDDHA’S PROTECTION. 292 00:19:56,729 --> 00:20:00,866 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE STRUCTURE HANGS 250 FEET ABOVE A CANYON, 293 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:02,335 {\an7}NESTLED BENEATH AN OVERHANG 294 00:20:02,368 --> 00:20:05,104 {\an7}\hTHAT’S PROTECTED IT FOR CENTURIES. 295 00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:13,212 {\an7}\hTO BUILD THE TEMPLE, WORKERS RAPPELLED DOWN 296 00:20:13,245 --> 00:20:15,347 {\an7}AND HAND-CHISELED HORIZONTAL 297 00:20:15,381 --> 00:20:18,651 {\an7}AND VERTICAL FOUNDATIONS \h\h\hINTO THE MOUNTAIN. 298 00:20:18,684 --> 00:20:22,454 {\an7}THE PILLARS WERE ADDED LATER \hTO REINFORCE THE STRUCTURE 299 00:20:22,488 --> 00:20:26,092 {\an7}\h\hAND APPEASE NERVOUS TOURISTS WHO FLOCK HERE. 300 00:20:30,663 --> 00:20:31,797 {\an7}Chang Xue Wen: OUR GREATEST CHALLENGE 301 00:20:31,831 --> 00:20:34,500 {\an7}IN ENSURING THE HANGING \hMONASTERY’S LONGEVITY 302 00:20:34,533 --> 00:20:36,635 {\an7}IS THE HIGH VOLUME OF VISITORS. 303 00:20:36,669 --> 00:20:37,970 {\an7}TO PROTECT TEMPLE, 304 00:20:38,003 --> 00:20:41,773 {\an7}WE NEED TO KEEP THESE NUMBERS UNDER CONTROL. 305 00:20:41,807 --> 00:20:44,510 {\an7}♪ 306 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:58,624 {\an7}IN 1975, THE ENTIRE WOODEN \hSECTION ABOVE COLLAPSED. 307 00:21:02,061 --> 00:21:03,429 {\an7}THE CROSSBEAM WAS MOVED, 308 00:21:03,462 --> 00:21:07,266 {\an7}AND NEW WOOD PIECES WERE \hINSERTED INDIVIDUALLY. 309 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:13,472 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: TODAY ONLY 80 VISITORS ARE 310 00:21:13,506 --> 00:21:15,208 {\an7}ALLOWED IN AT A TIME 311 00:21:15,241 --> 00:21:18,077 {\an7}\hTO PRESERVE THIS REMARKABLE SIGHT. 312 00:21:19,345 --> 00:21:21,247 {\an7}♪ 313 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,750 {\an7}IN WESTERN CHINA, ANOTHER \h\h\h\hENGINEERING WONDER 314 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:26,352 {\an7}IS MORE UNDERSTATED. 315 00:21:27,787 --> 00:21:31,324 {\an7}\hTHIS IS TURPAN, HOME OF THE UYGHUR PEOPLE. 316 00:21:34,460 --> 00:21:36,429 {\an7}IT’S A DRY AND DESOLATE AREA, 317 00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:39,031 {\an7}SPOTTED WITH ODD-LOOKING MOUNDS. 318 00:21:41,901 --> 00:21:44,036 {\an7}\h\h\h\hTHOSE BUMPS ARE ACTUALLY WELLS THAT LEAD 319 00:21:44,069 --> 00:21:48,106 {\an7}TO AN ANCIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEM CALLED THE KAREZ. 320 00:21:51,644 --> 00:21:54,614 {\an7}\h\hBENEATH THE SURFACE, MORE THAN A THOUSAND VERTICAL WELLS 321 00:21:54,647 --> 00:21:56,482 {\an7}STRETCH DOWN TO CANALS. 322 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:02,788 {\an7}USING GRAVITY, THE CANALS CARRY WATER 323 00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:06,426 {\an7}\h\hFROM THE RAIN-SOAKED MOUNTAINS TO THE DESERT. 324 00:22:09,195 --> 00:22:10,997 {\an7}THE UNDERGROUND CANALS PREVENT 325 00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:12,698 {\an7}THE WATER FROM EVAPORATING 326 00:22:12,731 --> 00:22:17,369 {\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE THE WELLS GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO THE WATER. 327 00:22:17,403 --> 00:22:19,906 {\an7}♪ 328 00:22:21,006 --> 00:22:25,010 {\an7}TODAY, THE SYSTEM NOURISHES AN AREA CALLED GRAPE VALLEY, 329 00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:29,115 {\an7}\h\h\hONCE AN OASIS FOR WEARY TRAVELERS ALONG THE SILK ROAD. 330 00:22:31,483 --> 00:22:34,219 {\an7}♪ 331 00:22:40,860 --> 00:22:45,131 {\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT MAINTAINING THE ANCIENT SYSTEM IS DIFFICULT 332 00:22:45,164 --> 00:22:45,865 {\an7}AND RISKY. 333 00:22:47,132 --> 00:22:50,068 {\an7}♪ 334 00:23:06,552 --> 00:23:09,555 {\an7}Sadik Eysa: I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 10 YEARS. 335 00:23:09,588 --> 00:23:11,757 {\an7}THE FIRST TIME IT \hWAS QUITE SCARY, 336 00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:14,626 {\an7}BUT AFTER A WHILE I GOT USED TO IT. 337 00:23:18,764 --> 00:23:21,567 {\an7}Narrator: WORKERS REGULARLY \h\h\hDESCEND INTO THE WELLS 338 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,437 {\an7}\hTO DREDGE OUT SEDIMENT AND STABILIZE THE WALLS. 339 00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:33,112 {\an7}\h\hSadik Eysa: IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO THIS. 340 00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:36,782 {\an7}[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] 341 00:23:36,815 --> 00:23:38,583 {\an7}\h\hIF WE DON’T, THE CANALS WILL DRY UP, 342 00:23:38,617 --> 00:23:42,287 {\an7}\h\hAND THE VILLAGE WILL NOT HAVE DRINKING WATER. 343 00:23:48,460 --> 00:23:51,330 {\an7}♪ 344 00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:55,434 {\an7}Narrator: THE CANALS PROVIDE DRINKING WATER TO THOUSANDS, 345 00:23:57,236 --> 00:24:01,407 {\an7}\hAND IRRIGATE 30 PERCENT OF THE CROPS IN THE REGION 346 00:24:03,609 --> 00:24:07,746 {\an7}\h\hSOME OF THESE GRAPE FIELDS DATE BACK TO THE 3RD CENTURY. 347 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:20,425 {\an7}\hTHE SCALE OF PRODUCTION HERE IS BEST REVEALED FROM THE AIR. 348 00:24:22,761 --> 00:24:24,997 {\an7}FARMERS USE THESE \hMUD BRICK BLOCKS 349 00:24:25,030 --> 00:24:29,001 {\an7}TO DEHYDRATE MILLIONS OF GRAPES AND MAKE RAISINS. 350 00:24:31,070 --> 00:24:33,105 {\an7}IT’S ANOTHER INGENIOUS EXAMPLE 351 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:36,108 {\an7}\hOF PEOPLE WORKING WITH MOTHER NATURE. 352 00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:42,414 {\an7}IN EXTREME SOUTHERN CHINA, 353 00:24:42,448 --> 00:24:45,985 {\an7}\h\h\h\hLOCALS HAVE TURNED FARMING INTO AN ART FORM. 354 00:24:47,586 --> 00:24:50,456 {\an7}THESE ARE THE YUANYANG \h\h\h\hRICE TERRACES, 355 00:24:50,489 --> 00:24:54,259 {\an7}CULTIVATED BY THE LOCAL HANI PEOPLE. 356 00:24:54,293 --> 00:24:57,830 {\an7}1.4 MILLION HANI LIVE IN THIS PART OF CHINA, 357 00:25:00,065 --> 00:25:04,269 {\an7}WHERE THERE IS A DEEP \hRESPECT FOR NATURE. 358 00:25:04,303 --> 00:25:08,340 {\an7}\h\h\hTHEIR ANCESTORS CARVED THESE FIELDS 1300 YEARS AGO. 359 00:25:10,442 --> 00:25:13,211 {\an7}\hLu Wenguang: WE ARE ABLE TO ENJOY SUCH BLESSED LIVES TODAY 360 00:25:13,245 --> 00:25:17,249 {\an7}THANKS TO OUR ANCESTORS’ HARD WORK AND ENDURANCE. 361 00:25:19,852 --> 00:25:21,487 {\an7}Narrator: THOUSANDS OF TERRACES CASCADE 362 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,423 {\an7}DOWN PARTS OF THE MOUNTAIN. 363 00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:26,625 {\an7}THE HANI USE A SERIES OF DITCHES AND CANALS 364 00:25:26,658 --> 00:25:29,895 {\an7}TO MOVE RAINFALL IN SPRING WATER THROUGH THE TERRACES 365 00:25:29,928 --> 00:25:31,730 {\an7}TO KEEP THE FIELDS WET. 366 00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:35,267 {\an7}♪ 367 00:25:40,773 --> 00:25:45,278 {\an7}Lu Wenguang: THE LOCALS \h\hHERE HAVE A SAYING. 368 00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:49,347 {\an7}THE HIGHER THE MOUNTAINS THE \hHIGHER THE WATER SOURCES. 369 00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:58,423 {\an7}THE WATER STORED IN FORESTS \hFORMS NATURAL RESERVOIRS. 370 00:26:01,193 --> 00:26:02,895 {\an7}\hNarrator: THIS WET FARMING ALSO DEPENDS 371 00:26:02,928 --> 00:26:05,831 {\an7}ON THE MOUNTAIN’S NATURAL ECOSYSTEM. 372 00:26:07,032 --> 00:26:11,036 {\an7}\h\hFIRST WATER EVAPORATES FROM RIVER VALLEYS BELOW, 373 00:26:12,071 --> 00:26:15,074 {\an7}\h\hFORMING FOG AND CLOUDS AT THE PEAKS. 374 00:26:16,508 --> 00:26:19,811 {\an7}NEXT, MOUNTAIN FORESTS \h\h\hTRAP THE CLOUDS. 375 00:26:22,314 --> 00:26:25,818 {\an7}THEN, RAIN WATER FLOWS BACK \hDOWN THROUGH THE TERRACES, 376 00:26:25,851 --> 00:26:27,853 {\an7}FILLING THE FIELDS. 377 00:26:27,886 --> 00:26:30,856 {\an7}[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] 378 00:26:30,889 --> 00:26:34,960 {\an7}Lu Wenguang: WE ARE DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE TERRACES. 379 00:26:36,462 --> 00:26:38,064 {\an7}BECAUSE OF THE TERRACES, 380 00:26:38,097 --> 00:26:42,001 {\an7}WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE FOOD, \h\hCLOTHING, AND SHELTER. 381 00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:46,972 {\an7}THE TERRACES ARE THE FOUNDATION 382 00:26:47,005 --> 00:26:50,842 {\an7}\h\hFROM WHICH WE ARE ABLE TO REPRODUCE AND SURVIVE. 383 00:26:54,146 --> 00:26:56,015 {\an7}AND, THEY SYMBOLIZE THE STRENGTH 384 00:26:56,048 --> 00:26:58,284 {\an7}AND THE SPIRIT OF THE TRIBE. 385 00:27:00,185 --> 00:27:03,455 {\an7}♪ 386 00:27:03,489 --> 00:27:06,425 {\an7}Narrator: THE FIELDS ARE SO CULTURALLY IMPORTANT, 387 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:10,329 {\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY’VE BEEN NAMED A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE. 388 00:27:10,362 --> 00:27:13,332 {\an7}THEIR BEAUTY HAS INSPIRED \hGENERATIONS OF ARTISTS, 389 00:27:13,365 --> 00:27:17,436 {\an7}WHO COME HERE TO CAPTURE THE \hSUNLIGHT AND THE SERENITY. 390 00:27:18,570 --> 00:27:21,106 {\an7}♪ 391 00:27:29,148 --> 00:27:31,817 {\an7}\h\h1800 MILES NORTH OF THE RICE PADDIES 392 00:27:31,850 --> 00:27:34,920 {\an7}\h\h\hIS A RUGGED AREA THAT BORDERS MONGOLIA 393 00:27:36,788 --> 00:27:40,558 {\an7}THIS IS THE HOME TO THE \hKAZAKH EAGLE HUNTERS. 394 00:27:42,594 --> 00:27:45,730 {\an7}IT’S AN UNFORGIVING CLIMATE. 395 00:27:45,764 --> 00:27:49,067 {\an7}\hWINTER TEMPERATURES CAN DROP TO 20 BELOW, 396 00:27:51,236 --> 00:27:54,372 {\an7}BUT AROUND 1.2 MILLION \h\hKAZAKH LIVE HERE, 397 00:27:54,406 --> 00:27:56,541 {\an7}THANKS IN PART TO \hTHEIR TRADITION 398 00:27:56,575 --> 00:27:59,812 {\an7}OF TRAINING GOLDEN \hEAGLES TO HUNT. 399 00:27:59,845 --> 00:28:02,514 {\an7}[EAGLE CHIRPING] 400 00:28:10,389 --> 00:28:12,258 {\an7}\h\h\hJinsibiek: EAGLE HUNTING IS A TRADITION 401 00:28:12,291 --> 00:28:13,926 {\an7}OF THE KAZAKH PEOPLE. 402 00:28:15,227 --> 00:28:19,665 {\an7}IS A CUSTOM PASSED DOWN \h\hFROM OUR ANCESTORS. 403 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:23,535 {\an7}IT REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE \h\hRACE OF OUR PEOPLE, 404 00:28:23,569 --> 00:28:27,640 {\an7}OUR COURAGE, DETERMINATION, \h\hAND WILL TO MOVE AHEAD. 405 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,276 {\an7}WE HAVE A DUTY TO PASS IT ON. 406 00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:35,948 {\an7}♪ 407 00:28:46,892 --> 00:28:48,594 {\an7}THIS IS HOW MY FATHER TAUGHT ME 408 00:28:48,627 --> 00:28:51,130 {\an7}AND I WILL PASS IT ON TO MY SON. 409 00:28:52,197 --> 00:28:56,368 {\an7}\h\hYOU CAN TELL HOW HEALTHY AN EAGLE IS THROUGH TOUCH AND FEEL. 410 00:28:57,369 --> 00:29:01,506 {\an7}\h\hTHIS IS THE FIRST THING AN EAGLE TRAINER NEEDS TO LEARN. 411 00:29:06,345 --> 00:29:07,780 {\an7}YES THAT’S RIGHT. 412 00:29:10,282 --> 00:29:11,917 {\an7}NOW, RAISE IT UP. 413 00:29:11,950 --> 00:29:15,420 {\an7}\h\hYES, THAT’S IT, LET THE EAGLE SIT STRAIGHT. 414 00:29:17,389 --> 00:29:18,924 {\an7}WALK A STEP AHEAD. 415 00:29:23,629 --> 00:29:27,666 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: MEN CHOOSE AN EAGLE RIGHT AFTER IT’S BORN. 416 00:29:27,699 --> 00:29:31,136 {\an7}\h\hTRAINERS RAISE THE CHICKS ALONGSIDE THEIR OWN FAMILIES, 417 00:29:31,169 --> 00:29:34,973 {\an7}\h\h\h\hHAND FEEDING THE ANIMALS TO BUILD A BOND. 418 00:29:35,007 --> 00:29:37,910 {\an7}\h\hIT TAKES AROUND FIVE YEARS TO TRAIN AN EAGLE, 419 00:29:37,943 --> 00:29:41,513 {\an7}A PRACTICE THE KAZAKHS CONSIDER AN ART FORM. 420 00:29:43,515 --> 00:29:46,118 {\an7}♪ 421 00:30:08,206 --> 00:30:11,076 {\an7}♪ 422 00:30:11,109 --> 00:30:15,046 {\an7}THIS UNIQUE PRACTICE ALSO HELPS PROTECT THE EAGLES. 423 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:18,850 {\an7}THE MEN WILL EVENTUALLY RELEASE THE BIRDS INTO THE WILD, 424 00:30:18,884 --> 00:30:20,853 {\an7}AN ACT OF RESPECT FOR AN ANIMAL 425 00:30:20,886 --> 00:30:24,256 {\an7}THEY BELIEVE SYMBOLIZES FREEDOM. 426 00:30:24,289 --> 00:30:26,992 {\an7}♪ 427 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,770 {\an7}FOR NOW, THE MEN WILL RETURN HOME 428 00:30:38,804 --> 00:30:41,640 {\an7}TO CELEBRATE THEIR \hSUCCESSFUL HUNT. 429 00:30:42,741 --> 00:30:45,510 {\an7}[EAGLE CHIRPING] 430 00:30:49,748 --> 00:30:54,319 {\an7}ANOTHER PRISTINE PART OF CHINA \hEXISTS IN THE EXTREME SOUTH, 431 00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:58,424 {\an7}\hWHERE THREE MIGHTY RIVERS FLOW ALONGSIDE ONE ANOTHER. 432 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:03,328 {\an7}YUNNAN PROVINCE IS HOME 433 00:31:03,362 --> 00:31:06,565 {\an7}\h\hTO THREE PARALLEL RIVERS NATIONAL PARK. 434 00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:11,337 {\an7}\h\h\hHERE, THE NU, LANCANG, AND YANGTZE 435 00:31:11,370 --> 00:31:13,472 {\an7}FLOW NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER, 436 00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:16,908 {\an7}CREATING OTHERWORLDLY \h\h\h\h\hFORMATIONS. 437 00:31:17,075 --> 00:31:19,544 {\an7}♪ 438 00:31:27,085 --> 00:31:31,289 {\an7}AMID THESE PEAKS AND VALLEYS \hARE THE LOCAL LISU PEOPLE, 439 00:31:31,323 --> 00:31:34,526 {\an7}\h\hWHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR MORE THAN A THOUSAND YEARS. 440 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:37,429 {\an7}[WOMAN BIRD CALLING] 441 00:31:41,433 --> 00:31:45,370 {\an7}[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] 442 00:31:45,404 --> 00:31:48,807 {\an7}Grandmother Pu: TODAY IS THE \hDAY OF THE WEEKLY MARKET. 443 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:52,210 {\an7}\hIT’S ALSO WHEN I GET TO VISIT MY GRANDSON. 444 00:31:52,244 --> 00:31:53,479 {\an7}I’M GOING TO SELL MY CHICKEN TODAY, 445 00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:54,913 {\an7}SO THAT I CAN EARN SOME MONEY 446 00:31:54,946 --> 00:31:57,248 {\an7}AND TREAT HIM TO A NICE MEAL. 447 00:32:00,952 --> 00:32:02,887 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: BUT IN THIS PART OF CHINA, 448 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:06,091 {\an7}A TRIP TO THE MARKET \hIS NO SIMPLE TASK. 449 00:32:07,292 --> 00:32:11,429 {\an7}TO GET THERE, VILLAGERS CROSS THIS STRETCH OF RAPIDS BY AIR. 450 00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:16,968 {\an7}[WATER BURBLING] 451 00:32:27,012 --> 00:32:29,348 {\an7}RATHER THAN BUILDING \h\hA COSTLY BRIDGE, 452 00:32:29,381 --> 00:32:31,516 {\an7}THE LISU RELY ON ZIP LINES. 453 00:32:38,924 --> 00:32:41,260 {\an7}THIS GRANDMOTHER HAS BEEN \h\hFLYING OVER THE RIVER 454 00:32:41,293 --> 00:32:42,528 {\an7}HER ENTIRE LIFE. 455 00:32:45,730 --> 00:32:49,467 {\an7}\h\h\hTHE ADVENT OF STEEL CABLES IS RELATIVELY NEW. 456 00:32:51,436 --> 00:32:53,171 {\an7}WHILE UNCONVENTIONAL, 457 00:32:54,172 --> 00:32:57,142 {\an7}IT’S THE FASTEST AND MOST AFFORDABLE WAY 458 00:32:57,175 --> 00:32:58,943 {\an7}TO NAVIGATE THE VALLEY. 459 00:33:04,349 --> 00:33:07,285 {\an7}♪ 460 00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:20,498 {\an7}Grandmother Pu: I’M SELLING \hTHIS CHICKEN FOR 70, OKAY? 461 00:33:20,532 --> 00:33:24,102 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBuyer: 70 YUAN, CAN YOU SELL FOR LESS, 50? 462 00:33:24,135 --> 00:33:26,304 {\an7}Grandmother Pu: 50, ALRIGHT. 463 00:33:27,906 --> 00:33:32,811 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: AT THE MARKET, MRS. PU MAKES A QUICK SALE, 464 00:33:32,844 --> 00:33:36,748 {\an7}AND RETRIEVES HER GRANDSON \h\hFOR A SPECIAL OUTING. 465 00:33:39,784 --> 00:33:43,988 {\an7}\hIN THIS REMOTE AREA, SHE RELISHES SIMPLE PLEASURES, 466 00:33:45,924 --> 00:33:49,227 {\an7}BEFORE JOURNEYING \hHOME ONCE AGAIN 467 00:33:49,261 --> 00:33:51,230 {\an7}OVER THE WINDSWEPT VALLEY. 468 00:33:56,501 --> 00:34:00,372 {\an7}\hYUNNAN PROVINCE IS ALSO THE SITE OF A HIDDEN SPOT 469 00:34:00,405 --> 00:34:01,940 {\an7}NAMED "SWALLOW’S CAVE", 470 00:34:03,074 --> 00:34:06,644 {\an7}\h\hHOME TO BIRDS CALLED "EDIBLE NEST SWIFTLETS". 471 00:34:11,683 --> 00:34:14,719 {\an7}VISITORS COME TO SEE THE BIRDS 472 00:34:14,753 --> 00:34:19,625 {\an7}WHICH CREATE NESTS OUT OF THEIR REGURGITATED SALIVA. 473 00:34:19,658 --> 00:34:22,227 {\an7}♪ 474 00:34:27,799 --> 00:34:30,435 {\an7}MILLIONS OF PEOPLE \hEAT THESE NESTS, 475 00:34:30,468 --> 00:34:33,705 {\an7}WHICH ARE CONSIDERED A CHINESE DELICACY. 476 00:34:39,344 --> 00:34:40,979 {\an7}FOR CENTURIES, 477 00:34:41,012 --> 00:34:44,249 {\an7}\hTHE NESTS HAVE BEEN USED TO MAKE "BIRDS NEST SOUP", 478 00:34:44,282 --> 00:34:47,385 {\an7}\h\h\hBELIEVED TO HAVE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES. 479 00:34:49,754 --> 00:34:53,625 {\an7}\h\hA POUND OF BIRDS NEST CAN SELL UP TO $1,000 US. 480 00:34:57,195 --> 00:35:01,366 {\an7}\hIN OTHER PARTS OF ASIA, THE NESTS ARE COMMERCIALLY FARMED, 481 00:35:03,802 --> 00:35:05,704 {\an7}BUT HERE AT SWALLOWS CAVE, 482 00:35:05,737 --> 00:35:09,608 {\an7}HARVESTERS USE TRADITIONAL \hMETHODS TO GATHER THEM. 483 00:35:09,641 --> 00:35:11,076 {\an7}Xu Jian Ming: I HAVE NO CHOICE 484 00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:14,079 {\an7}\h\h\hTHIS RURAL AREA WHERE I LIVE IS POOR. 485 00:35:14,112 --> 00:35:17,282 {\an7}SO THAT’S WHY I HAVE \hTO TAKE THIS PATH. 486 00:35:20,986 --> 00:35:24,957 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: 39 YEAR OLD XU JIAN MING IS A LONGTIME GATHERER 487 00:35:24,990 --> 00:35:27,893 {\an7}WHO’S BEEN CLIMBING \h\hFOR TWO DECADES. 488 00:35:29,060 --> 00:35:31,763 {\an7}NOW, HE’S PASSING ON HIS SKILLS. 489 00:35:33,064 --> 00:35:35,133 {\an7}Xu Jian Ming: TO DO THIS, \hYOU NEED A GOOD MEMORY. 490 00:35:35,166 --> 00:35:36,701 {\an7}YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER \h\h\hTHE EXACT PATH 491 00:35:36,735 --> 00:35:38,337 {\an7}YOU TAKE TO GET UP AND DOWN, 492 00:35:38,370 --> 00:35:41,673 {\an7}OR YOU MIGHT BE STUCK UP THERE. 493 00:35:41,706 --> 00:35:42,874 {\an7}Narrator: LIKE ROCK CLIMBERS, 494 00:35:42,907 --> 00:35:45,810 {\an7}HARVESTERS USE CREVICES \hFOR FOOT AND HANDHOLDS 495 00:35:45,844 --> 00:35:47,512 {\an7}TO WORK THEIR WAY UP, 496 00:35:50,281 --> 00:35:53,451 {\an7}BUT THEY DON’T USE \hSAFETY EQUIPMENT 497 00:35:53,485 --> 00:35:56,555 {\an7}\hDESPITE SOMETIMES SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 498 00:36:02,193 --> 00:36:05,229 {\an7}Xu Jian Ming: I USUALLY DON’T THINK OF ANYTHING AS I CLIMB. 499 00:36:05,263 --> 00:36:06,731 {\an7}I HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED, 500 00:36:06,765 --> 00:36:09,735 {\an7}BECAUSE THIS EXERCISE REQUIRES CONCENTRATION 501 00:36:09,768 --> 00:36:14,273 {\an7}OR ELSE IT COULD GET DANGEROUS \h\h\h\hWHEN YOU’RE UP THERE. 502 00:36:14,305 --> 00:36:18,810 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: BIRDS NEST IS BOTH PRIZED AND PRICEY, 503 00:36:18,843 --> 00:36:22,513 {\an7}\hBUT FOR THE CLIMBERS, PROFITS ARE UNRELIABLE. 504 00:36:26,084 --> 00:36:27,986 {\an7}Xu Jian Ming: BACK IN 1999 505 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:30,088 {\an7}THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS \h\h\h\hWERE DIFFERENT. 506 00:36:30,121 --> 00:36:31,089 {\an7}WE COULD SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES 507 00:36:31,122 --> 00:36:33,791 {\an7}BY MAKING $1,000 US A YEAR. 508 00:36:33,825 --> 00:36:36,461 {\an7}TODAY, THAT AMOUNT \h\hIS NOT ENOUGH. 509 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:41,132 {\an7}Narrator: XU EARNS MORE 510 00:36:41,166 --> 00:36:45,270 {\an7}BY SHOWING OFF HIS CLIMBING \h\h\h\hSKILLS FOR TOURISTS 511 00:36:45,303 --> 00:36:48,573 {\an7}HE’S A VETERAN NOW, BUT \hXU SAYS ON A GOOD DAY, 512 00:36:48,606 --> 00:36:51,109 {\an7}HE STILL FEELS LIKE A KID AGAIN 513 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:55,013 {\an7}[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] 514 00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:57,348 {\an7}\hXu Jian Ming: I HAVE BEEN CLIMBING FOR OVER 20 YEARS, 515 00:36:57,382 --> 00:36:59,651 {\an7}BUT IT CAN STILL FEEL FRESH. 516 00:36:59,684 --> 00:37:02,020 {\an7}\h\h\hWHEN YOU FIND A PLACE BRIMMING WITH BIRD’S NESTS, 517 00:37:02,053 --> 00:37:05,256 {\an7}THERE IS A SORT OF EXCITEMENT. 518 00:37:05,290 --> 00:37:07,826 {\an7}♪ 519 00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:20,138 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: IN THE FAR REACHES OF NORTHWESTERN CHINA 520 00:37:20,171 --> 00:37:21,472 {\an7}IS ZHAOSU COUNTY, 521 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:25,009 {\an7}ONCE HOME TO WILD HORSES. 522 00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:29,214 {\an7}THIS PART OF CHINA IS REMOTE AND EXPANSIVE. 523 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:32,751 {\an7}\h\hPLAINS HERE STRETCH FOR 4,000 SQUARE MILES. 524 00:37:37,388 --> 00:37:40,625 {\an7}THIS IS ALSO HOME TO \hTHE KAZAKH PEOPLE, 525 00:37:42,227 --> 00:37:46,798 {\an7}WHO HAVE BEEN TAMING WILD \h\hHORSES FOR 5500 YEARS. 526 00:37:46,831 --> 00:37:50,835 {\an7}[HOOVES POUNDING] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪ 527 00:37:55,106 --> 00:37:59,410 {\an7}\h\h\hTuoliewu: WE KAZAKHS LEAD A RURAL NOMADIC LIFE. 528 00:37:59,444 --> 00:38:02,814 {\an7}THIS LIFESTYLE REQUIRES US TO HAVE GOOD HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS 529 00:38:02,847 --> 00:38:04,248 {\an7}FROM AN EARLY AGE. 530 00:38:06,417 --> 00:38:09,120 {\an7}♪ 531 00:38:13,892 --> 00:38:15,227 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE KAZAKH WERE ONCE KNOWN 532 00:38:15,260 --> 00:38:18,830 {\an7}\h\hFOR BREEDING SOME OF ASIA’S BEST WAR HORSES. 533 00:38:22,100 --> 00:38:24,569 {\an7}TODAY THEIR FOCUS \hIS RACE HORSES, 534 00:38:24,602 --> 00:38:28,506 {\an7}COMPETING IN THE ANNUAL HEAVENLY HORSE FESTIVAL. 535 00:38:35,947 --> 00:38:38,116 {\an7}\h\h\hTHIS YEAR, THE HORSE BREEDERS’ SON 536 00:38:38,149 --> 00:38:40,885 {\an7}WILL BE RACING FOR \hTHE FIRST TIME. 537 00:38:46,758 --> 00:38:47,692 {\an7}\h\h\h\hAiniwaer: FROM AN EARLY AGE, 538 00:38:47,725 --> 00:38:50,861 {\an7}IT HAS BEEN MY DREAM TO BE IN THIS RACE. 539 00:38:53,865 --> 00:38:57,869 {\an7}Narrator: THE RACE IS A TEST OF BOTH SKILL AND ENDURANCE. 540 00:38:57,902 --> 00:38:59,804 {\an7}IT LAST THREE FULL DAYS. 541 00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:04,309 {\an7}Tuoliewu: MY ONLY WISH 542 00:39:04,342 --> 00:39:06,945 {\an7}\h\hIS THAT MY SON COMES BACK SAFELY. 543 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,349 {\an7}WINNING IS NOT EVERYTHING. 544 00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:15,586 {\an7}♪ 545 00:39:21,226 --> 00:39:23,528 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: ON THE FIRST DAY ALONE 546 00:39:23,561 --> 00:39:25,830 {\an7}THE RIDERS COVERED 50 MILES. 547 00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:31,870 {\an7}NOW ON DAY THREE, THEY MUST RIDE ANOTHER 62. 548 00:39:37,041 --> 00:39:40,745 {\an7}FOR FATHER AND SON, THIS \h\hIS MORE THAN A RACE. 549 00:39:41,913 --> 00:39:46,084 {\an7}\hIT’S A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE A HORSE THEY GROOMED FOR YEARS. 550 00:39:48,987 --> 00:39:51,790 {\an7}ULTIMATELY AINIWAER DOESN’T WIN, 551 00:39:53,491 --> 00:39:57,161 {\an7}BUT HE’S ALREADY LOOKING \h\hAHEAD TO NEXT YEAR. 552 00:39:59,931 --> 00:40:02,500 {\an7}♪ 553 00:40:03,368 --> 00:40:06,071 {\an7}ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN \hTHE FRIGID NORTHEAST 554 00:40:06,104 --> 00:40:08,073 {\an7}IS A CITY STEEPED IN ICE. 555 00:40:13,745 --> 00:40:17,749 {\an7}\h\hTHIS IS HARBIN, HOME TO MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE 556 00:40:17,782 --> 00:40:20,318 {\an7}WHO ENDURE TEMPERATURES \h\h\h\h\h\hOF 38 BELOW. 557 00:40:24,389 --> 00:40:28,860 {\an7}\hTHE SUB ZERO CONDITIONS FREEZE THE SONGHUA RIVER, 558 00:40:28,893 --> 00:40:34,999 {\an7}\h\hWHERE TODAY WORKERS HAUL OUT 555 POUND BLOCKS OF ICE. 559 00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:44,375 {\an7}THE BLOCKS ARE BEING USED TO \hCREATE A WINTER WONDERLAND 560 00:40:44,409 --> 00:40:47,646 {\an7}CALLED THE HARBIN ICE \h\hAND SNOW FESTIVAL. 561 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:52,450 {\an7}THE FESTIVAL BEGAN IN 1985, BUT IS BASED ON A TRADITION 562 00:40:52,483 --> 00:40:55,920 {\an7}\h\h\h\hIN WHICH FISHERMAN CARVED LANTERNS FROM ICE. 563 00:40:57,622 --> 00:41:01,826 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNOW, ARTISTS TAKE ON CARVINGS OF EPIC PROPORTIONS. 564 00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:08,033 {\an7}\h\h\hLiu Heng Fu: WE SHOULD EMBRACE THIS UNIQUE CLIMATE 565 00:41:08,066 --> 00:41:10,835 {\an7}THAT GOD HAS BLESSED UPON US, 566 00:41:10,868 --> 00:41:14,905 {\an7}\h\h\hAND OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THE WORLD, DESPITE THE COLD WEATHER. 567 00:41:18,509 --> 00:41:19,944 {\an7}Narrator: THIS EVENT IS NOW 568 00:41:19,978 --> 00:41:22,948 {\an7}THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, 569 00:41:24,682 --> 00:41:27,585 {\an7}\h\h\hBUT EVERY YEAR BRINGS NEW PROBLEMS. 570 00:41:30,388 --> 00:41:32,457 {\an7}Wang Zeng Yu: THE WEATHER IS OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE. 571 00:41:32,490 --> 00:41:34,258 {\an7}WE ARE ON TIGHT DEADLINES. 572 00:41:34,292 --> 00:41:36,628 {\an7}\hALL THE ICE IS SOURCED FROM THE SONGHUA RIVER. 573 00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:38,296 {\an7}IF THE ICE IS NOT THICK ENOUGH, 574 00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:39,730 {\an7}\h\h\hWE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HARVEST IT, 575 00:41:39,764 --> 00:41:41,733 {\an7}AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE DELAYED 576 00:41:41,766 --> 00:41:45,169 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLUCKILY, THE WEATHER CONDITION THIS YEAR ARE GOOD. 577 00:41:45,203 --> 00:41:48,606 {\an7}[DRUMS BEATING] 578 00:41:48,639 --> 00:41:51,775 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE WEATHER HERE IS SO COLD, 579 00:41:51,809 --> 00:41:54,745 {\an7}THE SCULPTURES CAN LAST FOR A MONTH. 580 00:41:56,180 --> 00:42:00,384 {\an7}\hARTISTS COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PARTICIPATE. 581 00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:06,490 {\an7}Wang Zeng Yu: EVERY SCULPTURE \h\hIS JUST LIKE MY OWN CHILD. 582 00:42:06,524 --> 00:42:09,027 {\an7}I WATCH THEM GROW UP EVERY DAY. 583 00:42:10,728 --> 00:42:12,396 {\an7}IT’S NOT JUST A JOB. 584 00:42:13,398 --> 00:42:15,901 {\an7}WE ARE EMOTIONALLY DEVOTED \h\hTO TRANSFORM THIS PARK 585 00:42:15,933 --> 00:42:18,736 {\an7}INTO A MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF ART, 586 00:42:18,770 --> 00:42:22,307 {\an7}\h\hAND PRESENT THIS TO INTERNATIONAL VISITORS. 587 00:42:26,344 --> 00:42:30,515 {\an7}\hNarrator: OPENING DAY FINALLY ARRIVES. 588 00:42:30,548 --> 00:42:32,517 {\an7}THIS NEW ICE CITY COVERS AN AREA 589 00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:35,119 {\an7}THE SIZE OF 150 FOOTBALL FIELDS. 590 00:42:36,187 --> 00:42:38,990 {\an7}♪ 591 00:42:47,265 --> 00:42:50,769 {\an7}AT DUSK IT’S REMARKABLE 592 00:42:51,502 --> 00:42:54,105 {\an7}BUT AT NIGHT IT’S BREATHTAKING, 593 00:43:10,521 --> 00:43:15,059 {\an7}MODERN DAY CHINA HAS BEEN \hBUILT ON THE TRADITIONS 594 00:43:15,093 --> 00:43:17,329 {\an7}AND INNOVATIONS OF THE PAST. 595 00:43:20,865 --> 00:43:23,668 {\an7}THIS IS A NATION OF INVENTION 596 00:43:23,701 --> 00:43:24,869 {\an7}AND REINVENTION. 597 00:43:32,043 --> 00:43:35,346 {\an7}IT’S A LAND RICH WITH \h\hNATURAL TREASURES, 598 00:43:36,314 --> 00:43:38,716 {\an7}ALONG WITH NATURAL RESOURCES. 599 00:43:39,984 --> 00:43:43,054 {\an7}CHINA IS A PLACE OF DIVERSITY 600 00:43:43,087 --> 00:43:45,523 {\an7}WHERE ANCIENT CUSTOMS SURVIVE, 601 00:43:47,558 --> 00:43:48,859 {\an7}AND EVEN THRIVE. 602 00:43:51,028 --> 00:43:54,265 {\an7}THIS COUNTRY, FULL OF SURPRISES 603 00:43:54,298 --> 00:43:57,601 {\an7}\hCONTINUES TO EMERGE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE.