1 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:03,670 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: CHINA, IT’S A COUNTRY STEEPED 2 00:00:03,704 --> 00:00:08,175 {\an7}IN TRADITION AND HURTLING \hFORWARD TO THE FUTURE. 3 00:00:10,878 --> 00:00:13,114 {\an7}\h\hIN THIS AERIAL JOURNEY, WE’LL SEE 4 00:00:13,146 --> 00:00:15,715 {\an7}\hTHE SPRAWLING NATION FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE. 5 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:22,055 {\an7}\h\hTHIS IS A PLACE WHERE PIONEERS BRAVE THE UNKNOWN 6 00:00:23,790 --> 00:00:26,126 {\an7}AND MONUMENTS TO THE SPIRIT STILL STAND. 7 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:33,400 {\an7}\hHERE THE LANDSCAPES ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE PEOPLE. 8 00:00:34,701 --> 00:00:38,638 {\an7}WHERE CITIES FEATURE MAGNIFICENT SKYLINES 9 00:00:39,573 --> 00:00:41,308 {\an7}AND INDUSTRIES HAVE TRANSFORMED 10 00:00:41,341 --> 00:00:43,510 {\an7}THE COUNTRY INTO A \h\hGLOBAL LEADER. 11 00:00:48,382 --> 00:00:53,053 {\an7}AFTER CENTURIES IN SECLUSION, \h\h\h\h\hCREATIVITY THRIVES. 12 00:00:55,322 --> 00:00:59,226 {\an7}\hIN A GENERATION, CHINA HAS SPRUNG FROM ITS ANCIENT PAST, 13 00:00:59,259 --> 00:01:03,697 {\an7}\hINSPIRED BY BOLD IDEAS AND RISEN TO NEW HEIGHTS. 14 00:01:09,102 --> 00:01:11,371 {\an7}IT’S BLENDED INNOVATION \h\h\h\hWITH TRADITION, 15 00:01:11,405 --> 00:01:13,874 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTAKING AIM AT THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 16 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:17,477 {\an7}THAT LIE AHEAD IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 17 00:01:20,547 --> 00:01:23,450 {\an7}THIS IS CHINA FROM ABOVE. 18 00:01:33,126 --> 00:01:35,829 {\an7}CHINA’S 11,000 MILE COASTLINE 19 00:01:35,862 --> 00:01:38,398 {\an7}FEATURES INCREDIBLY DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS. 20 00:01:42,302 --> 00:01:44,704 {\an7}FROM THE FRIGID BOHAI \h\hBAY IN THE NORTH, 21 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:50,076 {\an7}\h\hTO HAINAN ISLAND IN THE FAR TROPICAL SOUTH. 22 00:01:54,448 --> 00:01:56,483 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE EASTERN PROVINCES HAVE BECOME 23 00:01:56,516 --> 00:01:59,419 {\an7}THE PRODUCT OF CHINA’S DRAMATIC URBANIZATION, 24 00:02:02,422 --> 00:02:04,224 {\an7}ATTRACTING MILLIONS \h\hOF PEOPLE FROM 25 00:02:04,257 --> 00:02:06,760 {\an7}THE RURAL AREAS IN JUST FOUR DECADES. 26 00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:15,335 {\an7}NEARLY HALF THE POPULATION, OVER 600 MILLION, LIVE HERE. 27 00:02:16,803 --> 00:02:20,240 {\an7}THEY’RE NOW THE ECONOMIC GATEWAY TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. 28 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:29,216 {\an7}AND INCREASED PROSPERITY HAS LED TO NEW CULTURAL, LEISURE, 29 00:02:29,249 --> 00:02:33,820 {\an7}\hAND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS, UNTHINKABLE A FEW DECADES AGO. 30 00:02:39,459 --> 00:02:42,162 {\an7}AT THE HEART OF CHINA’S RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION 31 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:45,365 {\an7}\h\hARE BILLION-DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 32 00:02:45,399 --> 00:02:46,634 {\an7}CONNECTING CITIES AND REGIONS 33 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:49,436 {\an7}WITH EXTENSIVE ROAD AND RAIL NETWORKS. 34 00:02:55,709 --> 00:02:58,679 {\an7}\h\hON THE SOUTHEAST COAST IS ONE OF CHINA’S MOST AMBITIOUS 35 00:02:58,712 --> 00:03:03,417 {\an7}\hENGINEERING PROJECTS, THE LONGEST SEA BRIDGE ON EARTH. 36 00:03:08,689 --> 00:03:10,858 {\an7}IT CONNECTS THREE MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE VAST 37 00:03:10,891 --> 00:03:13,293 {\an7}31 MILE PEARL DELTA, 38 00:03:14,094 --> 00:03:17,497 {\an7}A SEA INLET BATTERED \h\h\h\hBY TYPHOONS, 39 00:03:18,231 --> 00:03:21,101 {\an7}\h\hAND HOME TO ONE OF THE BUSIEST PORTS IN THE WORLD. 40 00:03:23,170 --> 00:03:27,341 {\an7}\hHONG KONG, MACAU, AND ZHUHAI, ARE NOW 41 00:03:27,374 --> 00:03:30,711 {\an7}\h\hCONNECTED TO CHINA’S MANUFACTURING HEARTLAND, 42 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:35,549 {\an7}GUANGDONG, HOME TO 100 MILLION PEOPLE. 43 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:44,224 {\an7}\h\h\hTHE BRIDGE CONTAINS ENOUGH STEEL TO BUILD 60 EIFFEL TOWERS, 44 00:03:46,226 --> 00:03:50,097 {\an7}\hENOUGH CONCRETE TO FILL 400 OLYMPIC-SIZED SWIMMING POOLS, 45 00:03:52,833 --> 00:03:57,638 {\an7}AND IS NOW NEAR COMPLETION, DUE TO OPEN TO ROAD TRAFFIC. 46 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:04,678 {\an7}SURVEYORS LI SHULIANG \h\hAND XIONG JINHAI 47 00:04:04,711 --> 00:04:06,980 {\an7}ARE HELPING TO OVERSEE \h\h\hTHE COMPLETION. 48 00:04:16,757 --> 00:04:20,127 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: THIS 24 MILE LONG TRIPLE SPAN STRUCTURE, 49 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,530 {\an7}\h\h20 TIMES LONGER THAN THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HAS TO BE 50 00:04:23,563 --> 00:04:28,468 {\an7}\h\hSTRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE A HIT FROM A 300,000 TON VESSEL, 51 00:04:28,702 --> 00:04:33,040 {\an7}\h\h\hA MAGNITUDE EIGHT EARTHQUAKE, OR TYPHOON. 52 00:04:49,422 --> 00:04:50,723 {\an7}\hNarrator: THIS IS CHINA’S FIRST MAJOR 53 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:53,760 {\an7}COMBINED BRIDGE AND TUNNEL \h\hSEA-CROSSING PROJECT. 54 00:04:56,863 --> 00:04:59,866 {\an7}SMALLER SHIPS CAN SAIL \h\hUNDER BUT TO ALLOW 55 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:03,704 {\an7}GIANT CONTAINER SHIPS PASSAGE \h\h\hTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, 56 00:05:06,373 --> 00:05:09,343 {\an7}THE ENGINEERS CAME UP WITH \hAN IMAGINATIVE SOLUTION, 57 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:16,550 {\an7}AN UNDERWATER ROAD \hTRAFFIC TUNNEL. 58 00:05:20,453 --> 00:05:22,288 {\an7}BUT THE ONLY WAY TO CONNECT THE TRAFFIC 59 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:24,858 {\an7}FROM A ROAD BRIDGE TO A SUBMERGED TUNNEL WAS 60 00:05:24,891 --> 00:05:29,162 {\an7}TO BUILD TWO ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS AT EITHER END. 61 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:35,335 {\an7}THESE ARE PROPPED UP BY 120 \h18 STORY STEEL CYLINDERS. 62 00:05:38,738 --> 00:05:42,308 {\an7}IN-BETWEEN IS A FOUR MILE \hTUNNEL COMPRISED OF 33 63 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:46,713 {\an7}\h\hGIANT TUBES CONNECTED TOGETHER ON THE SEA FLOOR. 64 00:05:50,150 --> 00:05:52,252 {\an7}THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HOPES THAT THIS BRIDGE 65 00:05:52,285 --> 00:05:55,421 {\an7}\hWILL DRAW TOGETHER NINE SOUTHERN CITIES 66 00:05:55,455 --> 00:05:58,158 {\an7}\h\hINTO ONE GIANT MANUFACTURING HUB. 67 00:06:02,262 --> 00:06:03,830 {\an7}BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF THIS 68 00:06:03,864 --> 00:06:07,201 {\an7}$17 BILLION BET WILL PAY OFF. 69 00:06:10,637 --> 00:06:12,439 {\an7}BUT NOT ALL OF CHINA IS MARCHING 70 00:06:12,472 --> 00:06:15,342 {\an7}TO THE BEAT OF RAPID \hINDUSTRIALIZATION. 71 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:17,677 {\an7}IN THE NORTH-EASTERN \hPROVINCE OF JILIN 72 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:21,281 {\an7}LIES CHAGAN LAKE, WHERE \hSOME ANCIENT METHODS 73 00:06:21,314 --> 00:06:26,152 {\an7}OF PRODUCTION ARE SO EFFECTIVE \h\h\h\hTHEY REMAIN UNCHANGED. 74 00:06:28,755 --> 00:06:32,192 {\an7}THE FRESHWATER LAKE IS 200 SQUARE MILES, 75 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:33,626 {\an7}THE LARGEST IN THE PROVINCE. 76 00:06:35,328 --> 00:06:37,130 {\an7}HERE, WINTER’S DEEP FREEZE MAKES 77 00:06:37,163 --> 00:06:40,366 {\an7}AGRICULTURE AND FISHING \h\hALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. 78 00:06:41,801 --> 00:06:45,672 {\an7}\hTEMPERATURES GET AS LOW AS MINUS 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, 79 00:06:45,705 --> 00:06:49,075 {\an7}TURNING RIVERS AND LAKES INTO FROZEN WILDERNESS. 80 00:06:54,748 --> 00:06:57,751 {\an7}BUT THE LOCAL PEOPLE HERE \hARE STILL ABLE TO CATCH 81 00:06:57,784 --> 00:07:01,288 {\an7}THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FISH \hIN THE DEPTHS OF WINTER. 82 00:07:09,029 --> 00:07:12,266 {\an7}BY USING A THOUSAND YEAR \h\hOLD ETHNIC MONGOLIAN 83 00:07:12,299 --> 00:07:16,170 {\an7}TECHNIQUE, THEY ARE ABLE \h\hTO CATCH THE FISH ON 84 00:07:16,202 --> 00:07:20,506 {\an7}\hAN INDUSTRIAL SCALE WITH JUST HORSE AND HUMAN POWER. 85 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:26,746 {\an7}ZHANG WEN IS THE FISHING MASTER. 86 00:07:30,717 --> 00:07:33,086 {\an7}50 MEN WILL SPEND THE WHOLE MORNING LAYING 87 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:35,989 {\an7}THE NET UNDER TWO FEET OF THICK ICE. 88 00:08:02,315 --> 00:08:04,050 {\an7}Narrator: THEY START BY CUTTING A SERIES 89 00:08:04,084 --> 00:08:05,953 {\an7}\h\hOF HOLES THEY CAN FEED THE NET THROUGH. 90 00:08:25,238 --> 00:08:27,207 {\an7}\hNarrator: THEY STILL USE HORSE POWER TO TURN 91 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,610 {\an7}\hA WOODEN WINCH, GRADUALLY HAULING THE NET INTO PLACE. 92 00:08:58,271 --> 00:09:00,273 {\an7}Narrator: IN PAST YEARS, \hTHEY HAVE CAUGHT OVER 93 00:09:00,306 --> 00:09:05,077 {\an7}\h175 TONS OF FISH FROM BELOW THE ICE IN THE WINTER SEASON. 94 00:09:08,548 --> 00:09:11,384 {\an7}AND EACH YEAR THEY HOPE TO DO BETTER. 95 00:09:27,333 --> 00:09:30,770 {\an7}\h\hAS DUSK APPROACHES, THE SPINDLE MAKES ITS FINAL TURN 96 00:09:30,804 --> 00:09:34,207 {\an7}AND THE NET IS DRAWN BACK \hUP THROUGH AN ICE HOLE. 97 00:09:39,412 --> 00:09:42,682 {\an7}IT’S BRIMMING WITH CARP AND \hOTHER FRESHWATER SPECIES. 98 00:10:15,348 --> 00:10:17,550 {\an7}Narrator: THE FISHERMEN \hWILL BE BACK TOMORROW 99 00:10:17,584 --> 00:10:19,486 {\an7}AND WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER MONTH. 100 00:10:21,754 --> 00:10:24,790 {\an7}CHINA HAS ALWAYS RELIED ON ITS NATURAL RESOURCES 101 00:10:24,824 --> 00:10:27,226 {\an7}TO HELP PROVIDE FOR ITS VAST POPULATION. 102 00:10:30,363 --> 00:10:32,765 {\an7}IN FACT, IT IS A WORLD LEADER WHEN 103 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:35,568 {\an7}IT COMES TO HARNESSING \h\h\h\hTHE ELEMENTS. 104 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:37,838 {\an7}\h\h\hCHINA NOW HAS HIGHER POWER DEMANDS 105 00:10:37,871 --> 00:10:40,574 {\an7}THAN ANY OTHER NATION ON EARTH. 106 00:10:41,841 --> 00:10:43,710 {\an7}AND MORE AND MORE OF ITS ENERGY IS COMING 107 00:10:43,743 --> 00:10:48,381 {\an7}FROM AN INFINITE COASTAL \hRESOURCE, WIND POWER. 108 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,822 {\an7}CHINA’S COASTAL WATERS HAVE SOME 109 00:10:55,855 --> 00:10:58,524 {\an7}\hOF THE HIGHEST AVERAGE WIND SPEEDS IN THE WORLD. 110 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:02,128 {\an7}JUST NORTH OF SHANGHAI \h\hIS CHINA’S LARGEST 111 00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:04,731 {\an7}OFFSHORE WIND FARM, RUDONG. 112 00:11:10,436 --> 00:11:13,205 {\an7}IT HAS ALMOST 100 TURBINES OPERATING 113 00:11:13,239 --> 00:11:17,176 {\an7}\hIN SHALLOW WATER, JUST FIVE MILES FROM THE SHORE 114 00:11:17,210 --> 00:11:21,114 {\an7}\hWITH 16 MORE TURBINES READY FOR INSTALLATION. 115 00:11:25,852 --> 00:11:28,621 {\an7}THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH \h\hBARGES TRANSPORTING 116 00:11:28,655 --> 00:11:31,825 {\an7}INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS TO SEABED LOCATIONS. 117 00:11:33,393 --> 00:11:35,829 {\an7}20 SPECIALLY ADAPTED VESSELS ARE USED IN 118 00:11:35,862 --> 00:11:40,033 {\an7}THE OPERATION, WHEN THE TIDE AND WEATHER ALLOW. 119 00:11:49,876 --> 00:11:52,512 {\an7}\hTHE FIRST PHASE IS TO PLACE PILLARS ONTO 120 00:11:52,545 --> 00:11:56,282 {\an7}\hA FOUNDATION PLATFORM THAT SITS ON THE SEABED, 121 00:11:56,316 --> 00:11:58,685 {\an7}ONLY 16 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE. 122 00:12:01,254 --> 00:12:06,259 {\an7}THE FIRST SECTION OF THE 241 \hTON, 230 FEET LONG PILLAR, 123 00:12:06,693 --> 00:12:10,363 {\an7}IS LOWERED SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY BY THE CRANE OPERATOR. 124 00:12:15,101 --> 00:12:19,105 {\an7}BUT THEN IT HAS TO BE GUIDED ONTO SCREW THREADS BY HAND. 125 00:12:23,843 --> 00:12:26,879 {\an7}THE TOP HALF OF THE STRUCTURE \h\h\h\hIS USHERED INTO PLACE 126 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:30,617 {\an7}WITH THE HELP OF THE ENGINEERS \h\hINSIDE THE PILLAR ITSELF. 127 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:39,092 {\an7}\hTHE MEN WILL BE ENCLOSED HERE, BUT THEY HAVE ACCESS 128 00:12:39,125 --> 00:12:42,328 {\an7}TO INTERNAL LADDERS TO EXIT THE STRUCTURE AT ITS BASE. 129 00:12:49,869 --> 00:12:54,207 {\an7}THE NEXT PHASE CONNECTS THE THREE 260 FEET LONG TURBINE 130 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:58,244 {\an7}BLADES ONTO THE ROTATING HUB CALLED THE IMPELLER. 131 00:13:06,486 --> 00:13:09,456 {\an7}\hBY DAWN, IT’S TIME FOR THE FINAL STAGE, 132 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:15,795 {\an7}ATTACHING THE 26 TON BLADES \h\hTO A 150 TON WHEEL HUB. 133 00:13:26,239 --> 00:13:29,843 {\an7}DESPITE ALL THE COMPUTER-AIDED \h\hTECHNOLOGY, HUMAN GUIDANCE 134 00:13:29,876 --> 00:13:33,513 {\an7}\h\h\hIS STILL CRUCIAL IN JOINING THESE COMPONENTS. 135 00:13:42,188 --> 00:13:45,191 {\an7}\h\h\hAFTER THREE DAYS OF WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK, 136 00:13:45,224 --> 00:13:47,326 {\an7}THE TURBINE IS COMPLETE. 137 00:13:51,698 --> 00:13:55,368 {\an7}\hNOW THE CREW WILL MOVE ON TO A NEW INSTALLATION 138 00:13:55,401 --> 00:13:58,037 {\an7}\h\h\hAND THE PROCESS STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. 139 00:14:02,542 --> 00:14:05,678 {\an7}AS CHINA’S ECONOMY CONTINUES \h\h\h\hTO GROW, SO DOES ITS 140 00:14:05,712 --> 00:14:09,382 {\an7}\hURBAN POPULATIONS, WITH MANY PEOPLE LEAVING BEHIND 141 00:14:09,415 --> 00:14:13,452 {\an7}\hRURAL VILLAGE LIFE FOR THE LURE OF THE BIG CITY. 142 00:14:18,191 --> 00:14:22,028 {\an7}AND IN ONE CASE, AN ABANDONED VILLAGE IS RETURNED TO NATURE. 143 00:14:29,402 --> 00:14:31,504 {\an7}HOUTOUWAN WAS ONCE HOME TO A COMMUNITY 144 00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:34,306 {\an7}OF 2,000 FISHERMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 145 00:14:43,549 --> 00:14:47,420 {\an7}\hSHENGSHAN ISLAND LIES JUST 50 MILES OFF SHANGHAI’S COAST 146 00:14:48,755 --> 00:14:53,193 {\an7}AND IS ONE OF 400 THAT MAKE UP THE SHENGSI ARCHIPELAGO. 147 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,463 {\an7}IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN \hLIFE IN SUCH A REMOTE PLACE 148 00:14:57,497 --> 00:15:02,002 {\an7}AND 20 YEARS AGO, THE LAST OF THE RESIDENTS DEPARTED. 149 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:18,117 {\an7}IT WAS ALMOST UNKNOWN TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD, 150 00:15:18,151 --> 00:15:22,389 {\an7}UNTIL ZHOU JIE, A 36 YEAR OLD DOCTOR FROM SHANGHAI, 151 00:15:22,422 --> 00:15:25,025 {\an7}\h\hSTUMBLED UPON THIS CHINESE GARDEN OF EDEN. 152 00:15:42,241 --> 00:15:46,112 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: ZHOU JIE IS AN AVID PHOTOGRAPHER. 153 00:15:57,857 --> 00:16:01,094 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: HER PHOTOGRAPHS WENT VIRAL, SHOWING HOW QUICKLY 154 00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:05,031 {\an7}\h\h\h\hHUMAN ECOSYSTEMS CAN BE RECLAIMED BY THE NATURAL WORLD. 155 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:15,074 {\an7}CROWDS FROM SHANGHAI NOW MAKE THE JOURNEY 156 00:16:15,107 --> 00:16:18,110 {\an7}\h\h\h\hTO EXPERIENCE THIS VILLAGE’S RETURN TO NATURE. 157 00:16:49,809 --> 00:16:52,412 {\an7}\hNarrator: ENCOURAGED BY THIS TOURISM, SOME FORMER 158 00:16:52,445 --> 00:16:56,249 {\an7}\hRESIDENTS HAVE NOW RETURNED AND CREATED A NEW OPPORTUNITY. 159 00:17:08,628 --> 00:17:10,396 {\an7}Narrator: THIS FAMILY \hWAS AMONG THE LAST 160 00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:13,599 {\an7}\h\hVILLAGERS TO LEAVE AND RECENTLY RETURNED TO START 161 00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:15,568 {\an7}A SMALL RESTAURANT FOR VISITORS. 162 00:17:21,774 --> 00:17:24,010 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: FOR THE BUSY HOSPITAL DOCTOR, 163 00:17:26,279 --> 00:17:28,982 {\an7}\h\h\hPHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ESCAPE. 164 00:17:40,693 --> 00:17:43,796 {\an7}Narrator: YET DESPITE MASS MIGRATIONS TO THE CITIES, 165 00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:47,399 {\an7}\hIT’S NOT A ONE-WAY ROAD FROM RURAL TO URBAN CHINA. 166 00:17:50,069 --> 00:17:52,171 {\an7}HAINAN PROVINCE OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST 167 00:17:52,204 --> 00:17:55,507 {\an7}IS A TROPICAL ISLAND \hWITH A FIERY PAST. 168 00:18:02,615 --> 00:18:06,319 {\an7}IN THE SHADOW OF THE ISLAND’S \h\hHAIKOU VOLCANO CLUSTERS, 169 00:18:06,352 --> 00:18:08,554 {\an7}LOCAL YONGXING FARMERS \hHAVE STRUGGLED WITH 170 00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:11,324 {\an7}\hTHE ROCKY VOLCANIC SOIL FOR GENERATIONS. 171 00:18:13,626 --> 00:18:16,262 {\an7}\hTHE ONLY THING THAT GREW HERE WAS THE LYCHEE FRUIT. 172 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:23,336 {\an7}AND MAKING A LIVING \h\hWAS DIFFICULT. 173 00:18:23,369 --> 00:18:25,738 {\an7}(GENTLE MUSIC) 174 00:18:36,582 --> 00:18:39,218 {\an7}CHEN TONGKUI’S FAMILY \hFARMED LYCHEE HERE 175 00:18:39,251 --> 00:18:43,088 {\an7}\h\hFOR GENERATIONS WHICH THEY SOLD CHEAPLY TO LOCAL MARKETS. 176 00:18:48,728 --> 00:18:51,331 {\an7}\h\hAFTER WORKING AS A JOURNALIST IN SHANGHAI, 177 00:18:51,364 --> 00:18:57,070 {\an7}HE RETURNED TO HIS HOME VILLAGE WITH A PLAN, TO GO ORGANIC 178 00:18:57,103 --> 00:19:00,974 {\an7}AND MARKET THE LYCHEE TO CITY DWELLERS AT A PREMIUM PRICE. 179 00:19:11,751 --> 00:19:16,422 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: AND TONGKUI’S BROTHER WAS ON HAND TO HELP. 180 00:19:31,737 --> 00:19:35,107 {\an7}Narrator: FIRST, HE UPGRADED \hTHE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE. 181 00:19:53,059 --> 00:19:55,161 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE MARKETING PAID OFF. 182 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:57,063 {\an7}\hTHE LYCHEES SOLD AT THREE TIMES THE PRICE 183 00:19:57,096 --> 00:20:01,000 {\an7}IN SHANGHAI, TRANSFORMING THE VILLAGERS’ FORTUNES. 184 00:20:02,101 --> 00:20:04,470 {\an7}\h\hMANY LEFT BEHIND THEIR BASIC HOUSING, 185 00:20:04,503 --> 00:20:08,140 {\an7}CONSTRUCTED FROM VOLCANIC \h\hROCK, FOR NEW HOMES. 186 00:20:13,612 --> 00:20:16,815 {\an7}\h\hNOW TONGKUI HAS A NEW VENTURE, TO GROW SOMETHING 187 00:20:16,849 --> 00:20:21,754 {\an7}NEVER TRIED IN THEIR VOLCANIC \h\h\h\hFIELDS, DRAGON FRUIT. 188 00:20:34,633 --> 00:20:36,502 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: HIS BROTHER SPENT A YEAR CONSTRUCTING 189 00:20:36,535 --> 00:20:39,438 {\an7}\h\hTRELLIS WALLS FROM THE OLD VOLCANIC ROCK. 190 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:00,426 {\an7}Narrator: HAINAN’S VOLCANOES HAVEN’T 191 00:21:00,459 --> 00:21:02,494 {\an7}ERUPTED FOR 84 YEARS. 192 00:21:05,164 --> 00:21:08,334 {\an7}BUT ONE COASTAL INLET IS HOME \hTO ANOTHER ONE OF NATURE’S 193 00:21:08,367 --> 00:21:11,804 {\an7}\hMOST IMPRESSIVE, AND DESTRUCTIVE, PHENOMENA. 194 00:21:33,392 --> 00:21:37,463 {\an7}HANGZHOU BAY, AN INLET OF THE EAST CHINA SEA, 195 00:21:37,496 --> 00:21:40,733 {\an7}\hIS THE SITE OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST TIDAL BORES. 196 00:21:43,469 --> 00:21:46,439 {\an7}\h\h\hTHIS TIDAL PHENOMENON OCCURS WHEN THE LEADING EDGE 197 00:21:46,472 --> 00:21:49,408 {\an7}OF THE INCOMING TIDE FORMS \h\hA WAVE THAT TRAVELS UP 198 00:21:49,441 --> 00:21:53,412 {\an7}A NARROW RIVER OR BAY AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT. 199 00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:58,851 {\an7}KNOWN AS THE SILVER DRAGON IN FOLKLORE, 200 00:21:58,884 --> 00:22:02,087 {\an7}IT’S STRONGEST IN THE FALL, \h\hWHEN THE GRAVITATIONAL 201 00:22:02,121 --> 00:22:05,024 {\an7}\h\hFORCES OF THE MOON, SUN, AND EARTH COMBINE. 202 00:22:11,430 --> 00:22:14,600 {\an7}\hSOME YEARS THE TIDE REACHES 30 FEET HIGH. 203 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:19,738 {\an7}IT HAS CAUSED DEATH \h\hAND DESTRUCTION 204 00:22:19,772 --> 00:22:22,742 {\an7}IN THE PAST, ESPECIALLY \h\h\hDURING TYPHOONS. 205 00:22:23,876 --> 00:22:25,878 {\an7}BARRIERS NOW HELP PROTECT THE PUBLIC 206 00:22:25,911 --> 00:22:27,813 {\an7}\hDURING THE BORE WATCHING FESTIVAL. 207 00:22:35,621 --> 00:22:39,024 {\an7}XING YUN IS A QIANTANG \h\hRIVER HYDROLOGIST. 208 00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:02,248 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE BORE IS CAUSED BY THE STRONG 209 00:23:02,281 --> 00:23:05,484 {\an7}AUTUMNAL INCOMING TIDE \hBEING FUNNELED FROM 210 00:23:05,517 --> 00:23:09,621 {\an7}THE WIDE BAY INTO THE NARROW NECK OF THE QIANTANG RIVER. 211 00:23:09,655 --> 00:23:11,757 {\an7}THE OUT FLOWING RIVER CURRENT THEN PUSHES UP 212 00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:15,661 {\an7}\hTHE BIGGER INCOMING WAVE CREATING THE POWERFUL BORE. 213 00:23:26,338 --> 00:23:30,375 {\an7}\hA WALL OF WATER THAT RUNS DOWN THE RIVER FOR 60 MILES 214 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:33,479 {\an7}ATTRACTS SOME OF THE BEST BIG \hWAVE SURFERS ON THE PLANET. 215 00:23:35,514 --> 00:23:38,517 {\an7}\h\h- THE TIDAL BORE IS REALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE NORMAL WAVE, 216 00:23:38,550 --> 00:23:41,586 {\an7}IT’S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE YOU KNOW, IT’S TOTALLY DIFFERENT. 217 00:23:41,620 --> 00:23:42,688 {\an7}- WE KNOW THE WAVE’S COMING, 218 00:23:42,721 --> 00:23:44,089 {\an7}IT GOES FOR AN HOUR \h\hAND 40 MINUTES. 219 00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:45,625 {\an7}YOU GET 20 GOES OF IT. 220 00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:59,238 {\an7}(DRAMATIC MUSIC) 221 00:24:37,276 --> 00:24:39,578 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: TODAY IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY, 222 00:24:39,611 --> 00:24:41,146 {\an7}THE TIDE-WATCHING FESTIVAL. 223 00:24:42,281 --> 00:24:45,584 {\an7}IT ATTRACTS UP 170,000 PEOPLE. 224 00:24:46,685 --> 00:24:49,621 {\an7}SCIENTISTS ARE ALSO KEEPING \h\h\hAN ELECTRONIC EYE ON 225 00:24:49,655 --> 00:24:53,659 {\an7}THE BORE FROM MULTIPLE CAMERAS \h\hINSTALLED ALONG THE ROUTE. 226 00:25:03,702 --> 00:25:06,271 {\an7}Narrator: YUN IS GOING TO GET MUCH CLOSER AND TAKE A 227 00:25:06,305 --> 00:25:10,176 {\an7}\hSAMPLE OF THE SEDIMENTS JUST AFTER THE BORE PASSES THROUGH. 228 00:25:25,858 --> 00:25:28,661 {\an7}(DRAMATIC MUSIC) 229 00:25:49,715 --> 00:25:51,283 {\an7}Narrator: THE ROAR OF THE TIDE ALERTS 230 00:25:51,316 --> 00:25:53,318 {\an7}THE THOUSANDS GATHERED \h\hTO WATCH THE GIANT 231 00:25:53,352 --> 00:25:56,121 {\an7}\h\h\hWALL OF WATER COLLIDE WITH A DAM. 232 00:26:03,762 --> 00:26:07,432 {\an7}\hWHEN IT BOUNCES BACK FROM THE WALL, A CHAIN OF CHINESE 233 00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:11,236 {\an7}LANTERNS TRADITIONALLY ACT AS THE BORE’S HEIGHT YARDSTICK. 234 00:26:38,297 --> 00:26:39,865 {\an7}Narrator: THE SCIENTISTS \h\hHOPE THAT THEIR DATA 235 00:26:39,898 --> 00:26:42,367 {\an7}WILL HELP THEM TO PREDICT \h\hWHICH YEARS THE BORE 236 00:26:42,401 --> 00:26:44,003 {\an7}\hCOULD BE AT ITS MOST DESTRUCTIVE. 237 00:26:56,648 --> 00:26:59,251 {\an7}UP THE COAST, MORE BENIGN \h\h\hTIDAL FORCES HELPED 238 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:02,754 {\an7}CREATE AN INDUSTRY THAT WAS THE ENVY OF THE WEST 239 00:27:02,788 --> 00:27:07,693 {\an7}\h\h\hFOR CENTURIES, AND IS STILL CRITICAL TO THIS DAY. 240 00:27:15,501 --> 00:27:18,771 {\an7}\h\hIN A LANDSCAPE AS LARGE AND DIVERSE AS CHINA’S, THE NATURAL 241 00:27:18,804 --> 00:27:23,208 {\an7}\hPROCESSES OF WEATHERING CAN BRING GREAT ECONOMIC BENEFITS. 242 00:27:24,843 --> 00:27:28,113 {\an7}CHINA’S SALT LAKES AND COASTAL SALT FARMS ARE 243 00:27:28,147 --> 00:27:31,517 {\an7}A RESOURCE THAT HAS LONG BEEN \hTHE ENVY OF OTHER NATIONS. 244 00:27:34,553 --> 00:27:37,623 {\an7}YUNCHENG LAKE, KNOWN AS THE DEAD SEA OF CHINA, 245 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:41,326 {\an7}IS THE THIRD LARGEST SALT SULFATE LAKE IN THE WORLD. 246 00:27:43,061 --> 00:27:46,298 {\an7}FAMED FOR ITS SKIN-HEALING \hPROPERTIES, SULFATE SALT 247 00:27:46,331 --> 00:27:50,602 {\an7}ALSO COMBINES WITH ALGAE TO PRODUCE VIVID COLORS. 248 00:27:54,139 --> 00:27:57,809 {\an7}ON THE COAST, SEA SALT FARMS \hAREN’T QUITE AS COLORFUL, 249 00:27:57,843 --> 00:28:02,047 {\an7}\hBUT THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE FOR CHINA, 250 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,283 {\an7}THE WORLD’S LEADING PRODUCER \h\h\hAND CONSUMER OF SALT. 251 00:28:08,820 --> 00:28:11,556 {\an7}BOHAI BAY, ON THE NORTHEAST COAST. 252 00:28:13,192 --> 00:28:15,361 {\an7}\h\h\hHERE, THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF SALT FARMING 253 00:28:15,394 --> 00:28:17,696 {\an7}HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR MODERN TIMES. 254 00:28:26,471 --> 00:28:29,240 {\an7}\h\hCHANGLU TANGGU SALT WORKS, WHICH DATES BACK 255 00:28:29,274 --> 00:28:33,779 {\an7}\hOVER 1000 YEARS, IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER IN CHINA. 256 00:28:49,795 --> 00:28:52,364 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: WANG HONGQING IS PART OF A NEW GENERATION 257 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:54,766 {\an7}WHO BRINGS MODERN SKILLS TO AN ANCIENT PRACTICE. 258 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:09,682 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: SALT USED TO BE HARVESTED 259 00:29:09,715 --> 00:29:11,383 {\an7}ONCE A YEAR, IN AUTUMN. 260 00:29:26,665 --> 00:29:28,433 {\an7}\hNarrator: THE HIGH SALT LEVELS OF THE NORTHEASTERN 261 00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:31,503 {\an7}\h\h\hCOASTLINE PRODUCE A STUNNING VISUAL PHENOMENON 262 00:29:31,536 --> 00:29:36,441 {\an7}IN SEPTEMBER, THE RED \hBEACHES OF PANJIN. 263 00:29:43,148 --> 00:29:45,350 {\an7}IT’S NOT THE SALT \hTHAT TURNS RED, 264 00:29:45,384 --> 00:29:48,287 {\an7}BUT A FLOWERING PLANT, \hCALLED A SEEP WEED. 265 00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:56,328 {\an7}IT THRIVES ON THE HIGH CONCENTRATION 266 00:29:56,361 --> 00:29:58,029 {\an7}OF SALTY WATER IN THE BAY. 267 00:30:10,809 --> 00:30:14,613 {\an7}PART OF THE SHUANGTAI ESTUARY \hNATIONAL RESERVE, IT’S ALSO 268 00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:18,650 {\an7}\hTHE MOST EXTENSIVE BIRD SANCTUARY IN ALL OF CHINA. 269 00:30:24,589 --> 00:30:26,825 {\an7}\h\hTHE BRACKISH MUDFLATS ATTRACT ONE OF ASIA’S MOST 270 00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:29,828 {\an7}\h\h\hENDANGERED AND ICONIC BIRD SPECIES, 271 00:30:36,435 --> 00:30:39,338 {\an7}THE FIVE FOOT TALL RED-CROWNED CRANE. 272 00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:52,551 {\an7}A TEAM OF CHINESE CONSERVATIONISTS 273 00:30:52,584 --> 00:30:54,386 {\an7}ARE TRYING TO HALT \h\hTHEIR DECLINE. 274 00:30:57,489 --> 00:31:00,258 {\an7}ZHAO SHIWEI IS REARING \h\h\hCRANES FROM EGGS 275 00:31:00,292 --> 00:31:02,194 {\an7}TO RELEASE BACK TO THE WILD. 276 00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:12,671 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: SHIWEI TENDS SEVERAL FLOCKS 277 00:31:12,704 --> 00:31:14,706 {\an7}AT DIFFERENT STAGES \h\hOF DEVELOPMENT. 278 00:31:30,288 --> 00:31:32,090 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE YOUNGEST FLOCK, AT NEARLY 279 00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:34,326 {\an7}\hTHREE MONTHS, IS ON THE THRESHOLD OF THEIR 280 00:31:34,359 --> 00:31:38,496 {\an7}MOST IMPORTANT STAGE, \h\hLEARNING TO FLY. 281 00:31:41,133 --> 00:31:44,737 {\an7}\h\hAFTER FEEDING, SHIWEI RELEASES THEM TO PRACTICE. 282 00:32:05,524 --> 00:32:06,825 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: SOME CRANES CAN ACHIEVE 283 00:32:06,858 --> 00:32:08,593 {\an7}SPECTACULAR FEATS OF FLIGHT, 284 00:32:11,163 --> 00:32:13,766 {\an7}MIGRATING NEARLY 10,000 MILES 285 00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:18,469 {\an7}AND REACHING HEIGHTS \h\hOVER 5,000 FEET. 286 00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:28,813 {\an7}A MORE MATURE FLOCK CAN FLY FOR SHORT DISTANCES. 287 00:32:32,451 --> 00:32:35,220 {\an7}(DRAMATIC MUSIC) 288 00:32:52,637 --> 00:32:56,274 {\an7}\h\hUNLIKE MANY OTHER BIRDS, THESE CRANES ARE BORN WITHOUT 289 00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:59,845 {\an7}THE INSTINCT TO MIGRATE AND WILL RETURN TO THEIR PENS. 290 00:33:02,113 --> 00:33:04,382 {\an7}\hBUT ONE DAY SOME OF THESE BIRDS WILL 291 00:33:04,416 --> 00:33:07,986 {\an7}FOLLOW WILD CRANES AND VENTURE FURTHER AFIELD. 292 00:33:12,123 --> 00:33:15,393 {\an7}75 MILES SOUTH, ACROSS THE BAY, 293 00:33:15,427 --> 00:33:18,096 {\an7}IS THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL CENTER FOR 294 00:33:18,129 --> 00:33:21,733 {\an7}A CHINESE PASTIME THAT TOOK \h\hTO THE AIR AND MIGRATED 295 00:33:21,766 --> 00:33:25,737 {\an7}TO THE REST OF THE WORLD \hOVER A MILLENNIUM AGO. 296 00:33:29,241 --> 00:33:33,345 {\an7}\h\hWEIFANG IS OFTEN CALLED THE WORLD CAPITAL OF KITES. 297 00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:40,585 {\an7}IT IS LOCATED ON THE WINDSWEPT 298 00:33:40,619 --> 00:33:42,721 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNORTHEASTERN PROVINCE OF SHANDONG. 299 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,296 {\an7}NINE MILLION PEOPLE LIVE HERE. 300 00:33:53,164 --> 00:33:56,334 {\an7}BUT IT’S BEST KNOWN FOR ITS \hKITE DISTRICT, YANGJIAPU. 301 00:34:02,207 --> 00:34:06,278 {\an7}AMONG THE 87 KITE FACTORIES \h\hHERE IS WANG YONGXUN’S. 302 00:34:12,250 --> 00:34:16,187 {\an7}\h\hHE HAS HAD A PASSION FOR KITES SINCE HE CAN REMEMBER. 303 00:34:35,340 --> 00:34:36,775 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: WHAT STARTED AS A HOBBY 304 00:34:36,808 --> 00:34:39,311 {\an7}\hHAS DEVELOPED INTO A THRIVING BUSINESS. 305 00:34:52,557 --> 00:34:54,292 {\an7}Narrator: THEY PRODUCE HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT 306 00:34:54,326 --> 00:34:56,528 {\an7}STYLES FOR MARKETS ALL OVER THE WORLD. 307 00:34:59,831 --> 00:35:02,467 {\an7}NEARLY 100 PEOPLE ARE \hIN FULL PREPARATION 308 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:04,369 {\an7}FOR THE BIG EVENT OF THEIR YEAR, 309 00:35:07,739 --> 00:35:11,977 {\an7}THE INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL SET FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. 310 00:36:02,127 --> 00:36:03,562 {\an7}Narrator: THIS IS THE 34TH TIME THAT 311 00:36:03,595 --> 00:36:05,297 {\an7}THIS COMPETITION HAS BEEN HELD. 312 00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:12,036 {\an7}\hIT ATTRACTS 40 TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 313 00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:18,443 {\an7}\hTHE EVENT ALSO COMBINES THE 13TH WORLD KITE CHAMPIONSHIPS 314 00:36:23,081 --> 00:36:26,751 {\an7}WHERE MANY COME TO UNVEIL THEIR MOST CREATIVE KITE DESIGNS. 315 00:36:36,161 --> 00:36:38,563 {\an7}\h\h\h\hAFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE COMPETITORS 316 00:36:38,596 --> 00:36:41,332 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLAUNCH THEIR CUTTING-EDGE CREATIONS. 317 00:36:56,314 --> 00:36:59,517 {\an7}YONGXUN HAS SEVERAL KITES IN COMPETITION THIS YEAR, 318 00:36:59,551 --> 00:37:03,622 {\an7}BUT NOW IT’S TIME TO FLY \hHIS SHOWPIECE DESIGN, 319 00:37:08,126 --> 00:37:10,061 {\an7}A GIANT OCTOPUS. 320 00:37:16,101 --> 00:37:18,670 {\an7}\hIT TAKES A NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO HOLD IT DOWN. 321 00:37:20,638 --> 00:37:23,841 {\an7}\hIT’S NOT JUST FLYING ABILITY THAT’S JUDGED. 322 00:37:23,875 --> 00:37:26,244 {\an7}\h\hOVERALL DESIGN AND INNOVATION ARE CRUCIAL 323 00:37:26,277 --> 00:37:28,446 {\an7}FACTORS IN WINNING \hTHE COMPETITION. 324 00:37:49,701 --> 00:37:53,205 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: BUT THIS YEAR, HIS PASSION, AND HIS EXPERTISE, 325 00:37:53,238 --> 00:37:56,208 {\an7}ARE REWARDED, AND HE WINS THE COMPETITION. 326 00:38:00,078 --> 00:38:04,149 {\an7}YONGSHUN ALSO LAUNCHES A RETRO WOOD FRAMED KITE, 327 00:38:04,182 --> 00:38:06,284 {\an7}INSPIRED BY AN ANCIENT DESIGN. 328 00:38:09,154 --> 00:38:11,757 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA HOME GROWN INVENTION THAT SPREAD, 329 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:15,560 {\an7}\h\hLIKE A LOT OF CHINESE INNOVATIONS AND PASTIMES, 330 00:38:15,593 --> 00:38:18,663 {\an7}\hALONG THE SILK ROAD TO REST OF THE WORLD. 331 00:38:32,443 --> 00:38:35,079 {\an7}\h\hA SHORT DISTANCE FROM WEIFANG LIES A PLACE THAT 332 00:38:35,113 --> 00:38:38,516 {\an7}\hTAKES FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE WIND THAT SHAPES THIS REGION. 333 00:38:44,823 --> 00:38:48,293 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hQINGDAO IS CHINA’S COMPETITIVE SAILING CAPITAL. 334 00:38:49,527 --> 00:38:52,230 {\an7}AFTER HOSTING THE OLYMPICS IN 2008, 335 00:38:52,263 --> 00:38:54,766 {\an7}IT’S NOW A VENUE FOR MANY \h\hOTHER SAILING EVENTS, 336 00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:59,270 {\an7}INCLUDING ONE SECOND ONLY \h\hTO THE AMERICA’S CUP. 337 00:39:10,815 --> 00:39:13,017 {\an7}Narrator: EVERY YEAR, TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS 338 00:39:13,051 --> 00:39:15,053 {\an7}FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD \h\hMEET HERE FOR A LEG 339 00:39:15,086 --> 00:39:19,991 {\an7}OF THE EXTREME SAILING SERIES, \h\hTHE GRAND PRIX OF SAILING. 340 00:39:21,659 --> 00:39:24,328 {\an7}THIS YEAR PROFESSIONAL \hLOCAL SAILOR LIU XIE 341 00:39:24,362 --> 00:39:27,532 {\an7}IS COMPETING IN THE EXTREME SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME. 342 00:39:29,534 --> 00:39:32,704 {\an7}UNLIKE MANY OTHER SAILING \hRACES, THIS COMPETITION 343 00:39:32,737 --> 00:39:35,306 {\an7}HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE A SPECTATOR SPORT. 344 00:39:47,252 --> 00:39:50,322 {\an7}Narrator: THE EXTREME SERIES BEGAN IN 2007, 345 00:39:50,355 --> 00:39:53,325 {\an7}FEATURING THE FASTEST CRAFTS IN THE WORLD. 346 00:39:56,094 --> 00:39:58,530 {\an7}THESE DOUBLE-HULLED \hFOILED CATAMARANS 347 00:39:58,563 --> 00:40:00,732 {\an7}ARE SHIPPED TO EACH \hGRAND PRIX EVENT. 348 00:40:03,101 --> 00:40:07,472 {\an7}THIS YEAR, 24 YEAR OLD LIU \hHAS AN EXTRA CHALLENGE, 349 00:40:07,505 --> 00:40:09,774 {\an7}HE’S PART OF A WILD CARD TEAM. 350 00:40:30,094 --> 00:40:31,729 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: LIU IS ALSO HOPING TO INSPIRE 351 00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:34,666 {\an7}\hTHE NEXT GENERATION OF CHINESE SAILORS WHO 352 00:40:34,699 --> 00:40:37,235 {\an7}ARE HOLDING THEIR OWN SMALL REGATTA. 353 00:40:58,923 --> 00:41:00,625 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: 15 YEAR OLD NIU QINGHUA 354 00:41:00,658 --> 00:41:03,728 {\an7}IS ONE OF CHINA’S UP AND COMING SAILING HOPEFULS. 355 00:41:35,426 --> 00:41:37,628 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: IT’S THE FINAL RACE OF THE DAY. 356 00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:41,499 {\an7}\h\hBEING ON BOARD AN EXTREME SAILING VESSEL 357 00:41:41,532 --> 00:41:44,535 {\an7}TAKES SKILL, MUSCLE, \hAND DETERMINATION. 358 00:41:44,569 --> 00:41:46,304 {\an7}IT’S A WORKOUT. 359 00:41:46,337 --> 00:41:47,538 {\an7}THESE BOATS CAN REACH SPEEDS 360 00:41:47,572 --> 00:41:50,241 {\an7}OF UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. 361 00:42:02,253 --> 00:42:04,422 {\an7}Narrator: CAPSIZING IS ALWAYS A DANGER 362 00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:07,024 {\an7}\h\hAS THE SAILORS PUSH THEMSELVES TO THE LIMIT. 363 00:42:08,826 --> 00:42:12,163 {\an7}IT SOON BECOMES A BATTLE \h\hBETWEEN THREE TEAMS, 364 00:42:12,196 --> 00:42:14,732 {\an7}THE LEAD CHANGING SEVERAL TIMES. 365 00:42:14,766 --> 00:42:17,435 {\an7}LIU’S TEAM STRUGGLES AT THE BACK OF THE FLEET. 366 00:42:18,669 --> 00:42:20,604 {\an7}\hAND EVEN THOUGH THE WILD CARD TEAM 367 00:42:20,638 --> 00:42:24,242 {\an7}FINISHES LAST, LIU IS PHILOSOPHICAL. 368 00:43:04,382 --> 00:43:06,284 {\an7}Narrator: IN ONE SHORT GENERATION, 369 00:43:07,285 --> 00:43:10,655 {\an7}\hCHINA HAS CHANGED FASTER THAN ANY NATION IN HISTORY, 370 00:43:11,522 --> 00:43:14,792 {\an7}THROUGH MAJOR ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 371 00:43:14,826 --> 00:43:16,494 {\an7}THAT HAVE HELPED GROW ITS ECONOMY AND SECURE 372 00:43:16,527 --> 00:43:20,197 {\an7}\hTHE COUNTRY’S STATUS AS A GLOBAL POWERHOUSE. 373 00:43:29,073 --> 00:43:31,809 {\an7}CHINA IS BROADENING \hITS OUTLOOK, TOO, 374 00:43:31,843 --> 00:43:35,246 {\an7}\h\h\hFROM CONSERVATION AND CELEBRATION OF OLD PASTIMES, 375 00:43:35,279 --> 00:43:37,515 {\an7}TO EMBRACING NEW SPORTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES, 376 00:43:42,553 --> 00:43:45,289 {\an7}ALL WHILE RACING TO \hADAPT TO THE 21ST 377 00:43:45,323 --> 00:43:48,159 {\an7}CENTURY CHALLENGES \hTHAT LIE AHEAD.