1 00:00:00,934 --> 00:00:01,368 {\an7}♪ 2 00:00:02,769 --> 00:00:04,471 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: CHINA, IT’S A COUNTRY STEEPED IN TRADITION 3 00:00:05,572 --> 00:00:08,275 {\an7}AND HURTLING FORWARD \h\h\hTO THE FUTURE. 4 00:00:10,911 --> 00:00:12,679 {\an7}IN THIS AERIAL JOURNEY, 5 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:15,749 {\an7}\h\h\h\hWE’LL SEE THE SPRAWLING NATION FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE. 6 00:00:18,552 --> 00:00:22,156 {\an7}\h\h\hTHIS IS A PLACE WHERE PIONEERS BRAVE THE UNKNOWN, 7 00:00:23,657 --> 00:00:26,193 {\an7}AND MONUMENTS TO THE SPIRITS STILL STAND. 8 00:00:30,330 --> 00:00:33,466 {\an7}\hHERE THE LANDSCAPES ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE PEOPLE, 9 00:00:34,568 --> 00:00:37,805 {\an7}WHERE CITIES FEATURE MAGNIFICENT SKYLINES, 10 00:00:39,506 --> 00:00:42,109 {\an7}\h\hAND INDUSTRIES HAVE TRANSFORMED THE COUNTRY 11 00:00:42,142 --> 00:00:43,577 {\an7}INTO A GLOBAL LEADER. 12 00:00:44,444 --> 00:00:48,315 {\an7}♪ 13 00:00:48,348 --> 00:00:52,919 {\an7}AFTER CENTURIES IN SECLUSION, \h\h\h\h\hCREATIVITY THRIVES. 14 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:58,926 {\an7}\hIN A GENERATION, CHINA HAS SPRUNG FROM ITS ANCIENT PAST, 15 00:00:58,959 --> 00:01:03,864 {\an7}\hINSPIRED BY BOLD IDEAS, AND RISEN TO NEW HEIGHTS. 16 00:01:03,897 --> 00:01:07,100 {\an7}(FIREWORKS EXPLODING) 17 00:01:08,835 --> 00:01:11,237 {\an7}IT’S BLENDED INNOVATION \h\h\h\hWITH TRADITION, 18 00:01:11,271 --> 00:01:14,207 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTAKING AIM AT THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 19 00:01:14,241 --> 00:01:17,544 {\an7}THAT LIE AHEAD IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 20 00:01:20,414 --> 00:01:23,517 {\an7}THIS IS CHINA FROM ABOVE. 21 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:27,821 {\an7}♪ 22 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:30,357 {\an7}DEEP WITHIN CHINA’S \hWESTERN MOUNTAINS 23 00:01:30,390 --> 00:01:33,126 {\an7}ARE THE HEADWATERS OF ASIA’S LONGEST RIVERS, 24 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,196 {\an7}(BIRDS CHIRPING) 25 00:01:36,229 --> 00:01:38,231 {\an7}THE YELLOW AND YANGTZE. 26 00:01:41,568 --> 00:01:44,704 {\an7}FROM THERE, THEY FLOW THROUGH \h\h\hCHINA’S VAST INTERIOR, 27 00:01:44,738 --> 00:01:46,907 {\an7}\h\hALL THE WAY TO THE EASTERN COAST. 28 00:01:52,579 --> 00:01:55,515 {\an7}\h\h\hTHESE RIVERS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF CENTRAL CHINA, 29 00:01:56,283 --> 00:01:59,453 {\an7}THE NATION’S TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL HEARTLAND, 30 00:02:01,221 --> 00:02:03,290 {\an7}WHERE MILLIONS OF CITIZENS MAINTAIN 31 00:02:03,323 --> 00:02:06,359 {\an7}\hA STRONG CONNECTION TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT. 32 00:02:06,393 --> 00:02:10,197 {\an7}♪ 33 00:02:10,230 --> 00:02:13,366 {\an7}IN THE PAST, THE COUNTRY’S \h\h\hAGRICULTURAL REGIONS 34 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,536 {\an7}EXISTED APART FROM THE INDUSTRIALIZED COAST, 35 00:02:16,570 --> 00:02:19,306 {\an7}\hBUT TODAY THEY’RE NOW MORE CONNECTED. 36 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:26,613 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hEVEN THE REMOTE INDEPENDENT REGION OF TIBET 37 00:02:26,647 --> 00:02:29,517 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNOW HAS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING CAPITAL CITY. 38 00:02:34,121 --> 00:02:36,790 {\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE) 39 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:39,592 {\an7}\h\h\hLHASA, MEANING "PLACE OF THE GODS," 40 00:02:39,626 --> 00:02:42,229 {\an7}\h\hHAS BEEN THE CENTER OF THE TIBETAN BUDDHIST WORLD 41 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,064 {\an7}FOR OVER A MILLENNIUM. 42 00:02:44,097 --> 00:02:47,867 {\an7}♪ 43 00:02:48,869 --> 00:02:52,840 {\an7}BUILT ON THE CITY’S MARPORI MOUNTAIN IS POTALA PALACE. 44 00:02:57,844 --> 00:03:00,513 {\an7}(BIRD SCREECHING) 45 00:03:00,547 --> 00:03:04,951 {\an7}\h\hRESTORED IN 1645, IT’S 13 STORIES HIGH, 46 00:03:04,985 --> 00:03:06,820 {\an7}WITH OVER A THOUSAND ROOMS. 47 00:03:13,493 --> 00:03:15,862 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT IS STILL AN IMPORTANT BUDDHIST SITE, 48 00:03:15,896 --> 00:03:19,466 {\an7}\h\h\hWITH CLOSE TO A MILLION PILGRIMS VISITING EACH YEAR. 49 00:03:20,834 --> 00:03:24,071 {\an7}TODAY, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER \hTHE REGION ARE PREPARING 50 00:03:24,104 --> 00:03:27,240 {\an7}\h\h\h\hFOR ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT BUDDHIST FESTIVALS. 51 00:03:32,179 --> 00:03:35,616 {\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE) 52 00:03:39,986 --> 00:03:43,523 {\an7}♪ 53 00:03:43,557 --> 00:03:47,127 {\an7}IN THE VILLAGE OF LA MU, A FEW MILES FROM LHASA, 54 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,363 {\an7}DAWA AND HIS FAMILY ARE GETTING \hREADY FOR TOMORROW’S EVENTS. 55 00:03:50,397 --> 00:03:53,066 {\an7}(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 56 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:55,603 {\an7}(ANIMAL BLEATING) 57 00:03:55,635 --> 00:03:58,771 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S THE CELEBRATION COMMEMORATING BUDDHA’S DESCENT 58 00:03:58,805 --> 00:04:00,507 {\an7}FROM HEAVEN BACK TO EARTH. 59 00:04:03,677 --> 00:04:05,679 {\an7}THE FESTIVAL KICKS OFF WITH TIBETANS 60 00:04:05,712 --> 00:04:08,448 {\an7}\h\hPAINTING THEIR HOMES WITH A UNIQUE WHITEWASH. 61 00:04:27,801 --> 00:04:30,337 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE PAINT TURNS WHITE AS IT DRIES, 62 00:04:30,370 --> 00:04:32,505 {\an7}SIGNIFYING PURITY AND KINDNESS. 63 00:04:32,539 --> 00:04:36,543 {\an7}(PAINT SPLASHING AND DRIPPING) 64 00:04:38,745 --> 00:04:41,581 {\an7}AT OVER 1,300 FEET \hABOVE SEA LEVEL, 65 00:04:41,615 --> 00:04:43,650 {\an7}IT’S ALSO THE MOST \hPRACTICAL CHOICE 66 00:04:43,683 --> 00:04:46,519 {\an7}\hFOR RESISTING THE HARSH UV RADIATION. 67 00:04:49,156 --> 00:04:52,159 {\an7}PAINTING HOMES AND TEMPLES IS INTENDED TO DRAW BUDDHA 68 00:04:52,192 --> 00:04:53,894 {\an7}FROM HEAVEN BACK TO EARTH. 69 00:04:56,196 --> 00:04:59,566 {\an7}(BIRDS CHIRPING) 70 00:04:59,599 --> 00:05:02,302 {\an7}(ROOSTER CROWING) 71 00:05:03,737 --> 00:05:07,407 {\an7}THE NEXT MORNING, DAWA’S GRANDMOTHER IS UP EARLY. 72 00:05:21,855 --> 00:05:25,058 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE VILLAGERS THEN GO ON A SHORT PILGRIMAGE. 73 00:05:27,294 --> 00:05:30,130 {\an7}INCENSE WAS ONCE BURNED \hTO WARD OFF BAD LUCK 74 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:32,365 {\an7}AFTER A HUNT OR A BATTLE. 75 00:05:32,399 --> 00:05:34,835 {\an7}IT’S NOW USED AS AN OFFERING TO BUDDHA. 76 00:05:34,868 --> 00:05:37,838 {\an7}(VILLAGERS CHANTING) 77 00:05:41,308 --> 00:05:43,710 {\an7}CHANTING AND PRAYING \h\hDOMINATE THE DAY. 78 00:05:57,791 --> 00:05:59,793 {\an7}Narrator: THE PROCESSION \h\hTAKES THEM OVER HILLS 79 00:05:59,826 --> 00:06:03,263 {\an7}\h\hAND AROUND TEMPLES, BEFORE ENDING AT THE LOCAL MONASTERY. 80 00:06:22,082 --> 00:06:26,186 {\an7}♪ 81 00:06:30,290 --> 00:06:32,492 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: NEW INFRASTRUCTURE MEANS THAT LHASA 82 00:06:32,525 --> 00:06:35,795 {\an7}IS NO LONGER THE ISOLATED \h\h\h\hCITY IT ONCE WAS. 83 00:06:42,869 --> 00:06:45,905 {\an7}A 4.2 BILLION DOLLAR RAILWAY NOW CONNECTS 84 00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:47,541 {\an7}TIBET TO THE REST OF CHINA, 85 00:06:48,475 --> 00:06:52,312 {\an7}CROSSING 1,200 MILES OF HIGH ALTITUDE PLATEAU, 86 00:06:52,345 --> 00:06:55,281 {\an7}OVER A QUARTER OF IT BUILT ON PERMAFROST. 87 00:07:00,086 --> 00:07:02,121 {\an7}\h\hONE CITY ON THE UPPER YANGTZE RIVER 88 00:07:02,155 --> 00:07:04,624 {\an7}IS GROWING AT BREAKNECK SPEED, 89 00:07:04,658 --> 00:07:08,529 {\an7}AND IS PRACTICALLY UNKNOWN TO THE WESTERN WORLD, CHONGQING. 90 00:07:10,297 --> 00:07:13,767 {\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE) 91 00:07:17,671 --> 00:07:20,274 {\an7}\h\hLOCATED IN THE CENTRAL SOUTHWEST, 92 00:07:20,307 --> 00:07:23,510 {\an7}THIS CITY IS THE LARGEST \hMUNICIPALITY IN CHINA. 93 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:29,616 {\an7}AND IT’S STILL GROWING, ADDING \h\h\h45 ACRES OF LIVING SPACE 94 00:07:29,649 --> 00:07:33,086 {\an7}EACH DAY TO HOUSE OVER \h\h34 MILLION PEOPLE. 95 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:36,456 {\an7}♪ 96 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:43,797 {\an7}\h\hTHIS ANCIENT CITY HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME 97 00:07:43,830 --> 00:07:47,334 {\an7}BY ADAPTING TO ITS CHALLENGING \h\h\h\h\hGEOGRAPHICAL SETTING. 98 00:07:50,270 --> 00:07:52,172 {\an7}\hITS MOUNTAINOUS LOCATION REQUIRES 99 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:55,041 {\an7}AN ARRAY OF VERTICAL \h\hTRANSPORT OPTIONS 100 00:07:55,075 --> 00:07:57,110 {\an7}TO MOVE EVERYONE AROUND THE CITY. 101 00:07:59,279 --> 00:08:01,348 {\an7}\h\h\hROADS HAD TO BE ELEVATED TO ALLEVIATE 102 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:03,583 {\an7}TRAFFIC CONGESTION \hAT GROUND LEVEL. 103 00:08:05,852 --> 00:08:08,555 {\an7}AND IT’S NOT ONLY ROADS THAT HAVE GONE SKYWARD. 104 00:08:11,624 --> 00:08:14,360 {\an7}(BIRDS CHIRPING) 105 00:08:14,394 --> 00:08:17,097 {\an7}WANG NIAN HAS BEEN A DRIVER \h\hFOR THE PAST SIX YEARS 106 00:08:17,130 --> 00:08:19,432 {\an7}ON THE WORLD’S LARGEST \h\h\hMONORAIL SYSTEM. 107 00:08:36,282 --> 00:08:38,951 {\an7}Narrator: ITS 61-MILE STRETCH OF SINGLE RAIL 108 00:08:38,985 --> 00:08:40,487 {\an7}WEAVES AROUND THE CITY, 109 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,555 {\an7}EVEN THREADING THROUGH \h\h\h\hSOME BUILDINGS. 110 00:08:45,959 --> 00:08:49,830 {\an7}\hNIAN DRIVES ROUTE TWO, KNOWN AS THE SCENIC LINE. 111 00:09:07,213 --> 00:09:10,016 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: CHONGQING IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURING CITY 112 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:11,385 {\an7}AND TRANSPORT HUB. 113 00:09:12,619 --> 00:09:16,389 {\an7}MANY GLOBAL BRANDS ARE MOVING HERE, WHERE HIGH SPEED RAIL 114 00:09:16,423 --> 00:09:19,893 {\an7}\hMAKES THEM JUST AS EFFICIENT AS THEIR COASTAL COUNTERPARTS. 115 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:23,096 {\an7}THE CITY IS NOW CONNECTED \h\h\hDIRECTLY TO GERMANY 116 00:09:23,129 --> 00:09:25,198 {\an7}BY CHINA RAILWAY EXPRESS. 117 00:09:26,633 --> 00:09:29,970 {\an7}IT’S A 7,000-MILE JOURNEY \hTHROUGH FIVE COUNTRIES, 118 00:09:30,804 --> 00:09:33,707 {\an7}BUT IT’S TWICE AS FAST \h\hAS SHIPPING BY SEA 119 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:36,276 {\an7}\h\h\hAND A QUARTER THE COST OF AIR TRANSPORT. 120 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:39,278 {\an7}CHONGQING’S PORT IS STILL VITAL 121 00:09:39,312 --> 00:09:41,347 {\an7}TO THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS WITHIN CHINA. 122 00:09:42,549 --> 00:09:45,619 {\an7}\h\hIT’S LINKED TO THE EAST COAST BY THE YANGTZE RIVER, 123 00:09:46,619 --> 00:09:48,454 {\an7}A ROUTE THAT PASSES \h\hTHROUGH ANOTHER 124 00:09:48,488 --> 00:09:52,359 {\an7}RAPIDLY DEVELOPING RIVER CITY, WUHAN. 125 00:09:52,392 --> 00:09:54,394 {\an7}♪ 126 00:09:54,427 --> 00:09:57,630 {\an7}\hHERE, ONE DAY A YEAR, SHIP TRAFFIC IS HALTED, 127 00:09:57,664 --> 00:10:00,700 {\an7}AS THE CITY CELEBRATES \h\hITS RIVER HERITAGE 128 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:02,602 {\an7}WITH A SPECTACULAR EVENT. 129 00:10:04,704 --> 00:10:08,641 {\an7}WUHAN IS AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC \h\h\hHUB OF CHINA’S INTERIOR, 130 00:10:10,543 --> 00:10:13,112 {\an7}AND ITS 10 MILLION PEOPLE \h\hARE TIED TO THE RIVER 131 00:10:13,146 --> 00:10:14,414 {\an7}THAT RUNS THROUGH IT. 132 00:10:16,182 --> 00:10:19,919 {\an7}IT’S BEEN POPULAR WITH SWIMMERS \h\h\h\hSINCE THE SONG DYNASTY, 133 00:10:19,953 --> 00:10:21,354 {\an7}A THOUSAND YEARS AGO. 134 00:10:23,556 --> 00:10:27,660 {\an7}THE ANNUAL WUHAN RIVER CROSSING \hFESTIVAL IS A SWIMMING EVENT 135 00:10:27,694 --> 00:10:31,364 {\an7}THAT DRAWS IN CROWDS FROM ALL OVER CHINA AND BEYOND. 136 00:10:31,397 --> 00:10:33,699 {\an7}(CROWD BUZZING) 137 00:10:33,733 --> 00:10:35,735 {\an7}♪ 138 00:10:35,768 --> 00:10:38,104 {\an7}\h\h\hFORMER CHINESE LEADER, CHAIRMAN MAO, 139 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:42,175 {\an7}SWAM HERE IN 1966 AT THE AGE OF 73. 140 00:10:43,610 --> 00:10:46,580 {\an7}THIS UNIQUE FESTIVAL IS HELD IN HIS HONOR. 141 00:10:50,884 --> 00:10:53,653 {\an7}(CROWD CHEERING) 142 00:10:56,122 --> 00:10:59,525 {\an7}THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT \h\h\hIS THE TEAM CROSSING, 143 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,229 {\an7}WHERE GROUPS OF UP TO 100 PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE SWIFT CURRENT. 144 00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:12,605 {\an7}\hTHIS YEAR THERE ARE OVER 5,000 ENTRIES AND 51 TEAMS. 145 00:11:12,639 --> 00:11:15,342 {\an7}(CROWD BUZZING) 146 00:11:16,476 --> 00:11:20,580 {\an7}61-YEAR-OLD DING AIZHEN FIRST TOOK PART IN 1977 147 00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:24,217 {\an7}AND HAS COMPETED SEVEN \h\h\hTIMES SINCE THEN. 148 00:11:34,827 --> 00:11:36,662 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THIS YEAR IS SIGNIFICANT, 149 00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:38,898 {\an7}AS IT’S THE FIRST TIME \h\hTHAT SHE’LL COMPETE 150 00:11:38,932 --> 00:11:40,233 {\an7}WITH HER HUSBAND, BO. 151 00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:10,363 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THERE ARE NO WINNERS IN THIS EVENT. 152 00:12:10,396 --> 00:12:12,598 {\an7}THE GOAL IS FOR SWIMMERS \h\h\h\hLIKE DING AND BO 153 00:12:12,632 --> 00:12:14,734 {\an7}\h\hTO COMPLETE THE CROSSING TOGETHER. 154 00:12:15,835 --> 00:12:19,238 {\an7}\hBUT SWIMMING ON A RIVER THIS POWERFUL IS NOT EASY. 155 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:23,242 {\an7}IT’S A NEARLY FOUR-MILE ROUTE, 156 00:12:23,276 --> 00:12:26,312 {\an7}MADE HARDER AND LONGER BY THE STRONG CURRENTS. 157 00:12:26,346 --> 00:12:29,316 {\an7}♪ 158 00:12:29,349 --> 00:12:32,285 {\an7}(WATER SPLASHING) 159 00:12:35,822 --> 00:12:38,291 {\an7}EVENTUALLY DING AND BO FINISH TOGETHER. 160 00:13:02,548 --> 00:13:04,650 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE ANNUAL WUHAN SPORTING CHALLENGE 161 00:13:04,684 --> 00:13:08,688 {\an7}\h\hDATES BACK OVER 80 YEARS, TO 1934. 162 00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:15,494 {\an7}IN ONE TIBETAN VILLAGE, A FAR OLDER SPORTING EVENT 163 00:13:15,528 --> 00:13:17,497 {\an7}\hIS STILL CENTRAL TO COMMUNITY LIFE, 164 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:21,902 {\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING) 165 00:13:21,934 --> 00:13:22,668 {\an7}ARCHERY. 166 00:13:24,771 --> 00:13:26,706 {\an7}♪ 167 00:13:26,739 --> 00:13:30,009 {\an7}THE EVENT TAKES PLACE IN THE VALLEY OF THE GONGBO PEOPLE 168 00:13:30,710 --> 00:13:34,147 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNEAR THE LARGEST PRIMITIVE FOREST IN CHINA. 169 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:40,253 {\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE) 170 00:13:43,623 --> 00:13:46,025 {\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE GONGBO PEOPLE DIFFER FROM THOSE LIVING 171 00:13:46,059 --> 00:13:48,128 {\an7}\hIN OTHER PARTS OF THE TIBETAN REGION. 172 00:13:52,365 --> 00:13:55,568 {\an7}THEY HAVE THEIR OWN DIALECT, \h\hTRADITIONS AND PASTIMES. 173 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,409 {\an7}\hAS AUTUMN SETS IN, THE GONGBO COMMUNITY 174 00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:06,146 {\an7}PREPARES TO CELEBRATE WITH A FAVORITE SPORT. 175 00:14:10,750 --> 00:14:12,552 {\an7}♪ 176 00:14:12,585 --> 00:14:15,988 {\an7}\hKICKAK HAS BEEN AN ARCHER FOR 36 YEARS. 177 00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:20,093 {\an7}TODAY HIS VILLAGE TEAM IS TAKING PART IN A LOCAL TOURNAMENT. 178 00:14:30,436 --> 00:14:34,707 {\an7}(VILLAGERS SINGING AND LAUGHING) 179 00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:36,910 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: IT’S BOTH A SOCIAL OCCASION 180 00:14:36,943 --> 00:14:39,746 {\an7}\h\hAND A CHANCE TO SHOW OFF SOME ARCHERY SKILLS. 181 00:14:44,384 --> 00:14:46,686 {\an7}\h\h\hTHE MEN COME WELL PREPARED FOR THE EVENT. 182 00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:51,457 {\an7}THIS ANCIENT SPORT HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR MODERN TIMES. 183 00:14:56,028 --> 00:14:59,832 {\an7}THE COMPETITION HAS ITS OWN \hUNIQUE GONGBO EQUIPMENT, 184 00:14:59,866 --> 00:15:03,336 {\an7}OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE SCREAMING ARROW. 185 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:05,472 {\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING) 186 00:15:06,672 --> 00:15:08,574 {\an7}THE ARROW IS A WOODEN SHAFT WITH FOUR SMALL HOLES IN IT, 187 00:15:09,709 --> 00:15:10,777 {\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING) 188 00:15:12,044 --> 00:15:14,813 {\an7}WHICH CREATES A WHISTLING SOUND AS IT FLIES THROUGH THE AIR. 189 00:15:14,847 --> 00:15:18,117 {\an7}♪ 190 00:15:19,051 --> 00:15:23,088 {\an7}A TRADITIONAL FABRIC BULL’S \hEYE HANGS 100 FEET AWAY. 191 00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:29,696 {\an7}\h(ARROWS SCREAMING) (VILLAGERS CHEERING) 192 00:15:30,363 --> 00:15:33,533 {\an7}\hKICKAK’S VILLAGE IS PERFORMING WELL. 193 00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:40,006 {\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING) 194 00:15:40,039 --> 00:15:43,876 {\an7}(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 195 00:15:43,910 --> 00:15:45,945 {\an7}(VILLAGERS SINGING) 196 00:15:45,978 --> 00:15:50,049 {\an7}EVENTUALLY, THE COMPETITION \h\hCOMES DOWN TO THE WIRE. 197 00:15:50,082 --> 00:15:52,685 {\an7}♪ 198 00:15:52,718 --> 00:15:54,153 {\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING) 199 00:15:54,187 --> 00:15:56,222 {\an7}IN THIS CENTURIES-OLD SPORT, 200 00:15:56,255 --> 00:15:58,858 {\an7}MANY ARCHERS HAVE FACED TENSION-FILLED MOMENTS 201 00:15:58,891 --> 00:16:00,393 {\an7}WHERE EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE. 202 00:16:05,731 --> 00:16:07,466 {\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING) 203 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:10,269 {\an7}KICKAK’S FINAL SHOT \h\hSEALS THE DEAL. 204 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:12,438 {\an7}HIS TEAM WINS THE COMPETITION. 205 00:16:18,277 --> 00:16:21,514 {\an7}(VILLAGERS CHEERING) 206 00:16:24,016 --> 00:16:27,186 {\an7}(VILLAGERS SINGING) 207 00:16:32,425 --> 00:16:34,560 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: 500 MILES SOUTHEAST, 208 00:16:34,594 --> 00:16:36,529 {\an7}ON CHINA’S SOUTHERN BORDER, 209 00:16:36,562 --> 00:16:40,833 {\an7}LIES THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS PEAK, EVEREST, 210 00:16:40,867 --> 00:16:43,803 {\an7}\hWHERE A MORE EXTREME SPORT, MOUNTAINEERING, 211 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:46,739 {\an7}ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM \h\hACROSS THE GLOBE. 212 00:16:46,772 --> 00:16:50,376 {\an7}♪ 213 00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:58,751 {\an7}THE HIMALAYAS IS A SYSTEM \h\hOF OVER 110 MOUNTAINS 214 00:16:58,784 --> 00:17:01,553 {\an7}CROSSING FIVE COUNTRIES, \h\h\h\hINCLUDING CHINA. 215 00:17:03,956 --> 00:17:06,659 {\an7}CLIMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE \h\hWORLD ATTEMPT TO SUMMIT 216 00:17:06,692 --> 00:17:11,630 {\an7}ITS HIGHEST POINT, \h\hAT 29,000 FEET. 217 00:17:11,664 --> 00:17:14,433 {\an7}(BIRD SCREECHING) 218 00:17:15,468 --> 00:17:18,438 {\an7}IT’S NEAR THE ALTITUDE \hOF A CRUISING JETLINER, 219 00:17:18,471 --> 00:17:20,340 {\an7}WHERE THE OXYGEN IS ONLY A THIRD 220 00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:22,508 {\an7}OF WHAT WE BREATHE AT SEA LEVEL. 221 00:17:24,677 --> 00:17:26,612 {\an7}HISTORICALLY, MOST \h\hCLIMBERS ASCEND 222 00:17:26,646 --> 00:17:29,649 {\an7}VIA THE SOUTH FACE \h\hROUTE IN NEPAL. 223 00:17:29,682 --> 00:17:31,951 {\an7}BUT LATELY, MORE ARE \hCHOOSING TO TACKLE 224 00:17:31,984 --> 00:17:34,620 {\an7}THE NORTH FACE OF EVEREST, 225 00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:37,557 {\an7}\hAS CHINA OPENS UP THIS TIBETAN ROUTE. 226 00:17:38,758 --> 00:17:42,262 {\an7}IT’S NOW POSSIBLE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO BASE CAMP. 227 00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:47,834 {\an7}\h\hTHIS YEAR’S MAIN CLIMBING SEASON IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE, 228 00:17:49,468 --> 00:17:52,838 {\an7}BUT A SELECT GROUP REMAINS AT \hTIBET’S NORTHERN BASE CAMP. 229 00:17:53,506 --> 00:17:56,275 {\an7}PEMA TINLEY IS AN EVEREST VETERAN. 230 00:17:56,309 --> 00:17:59,245 {\an7}\hHE’S PREPARING FOR ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT CLIMBS 231 00:17:59,278 --> 00:18:02,281 {\an7}\h\hOF THE SEASON, OPERATION CLEAN UP. 232 00:18:16,462 --> 00:18:19,899 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: BUT THE JOB IS TOO BIG TO MANAGE ALONE. 233 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:23,469 {\an7}\h\h\hTHE TEAM NEEDS SOME EXTRA MUSCLE POWER FROM LOCAL SHERPAS 234 00:18:23,502 --> 00:18:27,773 {\an7}\hAND THEIR MOST REVERED BEAST OF BURDEN, THE YAK. 235 00:18:27,807 --> 00:18:31,577 {\an7}♪ 236 00:18:31,611 --> 00:18:33,847 {\an7}THE YAK’S RED BLOOD CELLS HAVE EVOLVED 237 00:18:33,879 --> 00:18:37,282 {\an7}TO EXTRACT MORE OXYGEN FROM THE DEPLETED AIR. 238 00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:40,553 {\an7}TOGETHER THE MEN AND THEIR ANIMALS 239 00:18:40,586 --> 00:18:43,589 {\an7}WILL FOLLOW THE ROUTE TO ADVANCED BASE CAMP, 240 00:18:43,623 --> 00:18:46,526 {\an7}COLLECTING RUBBISH AND EQUIPMENT LEFT BEHIND. 241 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,363 {\an7}AS THE NORTH FACE GAINS POPULARITY, 242 00:18:50,396 --> 00:18:52,798 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMORE ITEMS ARE DISCARDED ALONG THE WAY. 243 00:18:53,766 --> 00:18:56,736 {\an7}EVEN DISCARDED FOOD CAN’T BREAK DOWN IN TEMPERATURES 244 00:18:56,769 --> 00:19:00,339 {\an7}THAT REACH AS LOW AS MINUS 31 FAHRENHEIT. 245 00:19:18,791 --> 00:19:20,426 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THIS ANNUAL CLEAN-UP EVENT 246 00:19:20,459 --> 00:19:23,295 {\an7}IS ON A LARGER SCALE \h\hTHAN EVER BEFORE, 247 00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:28,401 {\an7}WITH A TEAM OF 150 YAKS, EACH CARRYING 100 POUNDS. 248 00:19:30,770 --> 00:19:35,008 {\an7}\h\hOVER SEVERAL DAYS, FIVE TONS OF WASTE IS COLLECTED, 249 00:19:35,041 --> 00:19:36,709 {\an7}MORE THAN ANY OTHER YEAR. 250 00:19:45,551 --> 00:19:47,486 {\an7}Narrator: THE CLEAN-UP \h\hIS IN KEEPING WITH 251 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,757 {\an7}\h\h\hTHE TIBETAN PHILOSOPHY OF LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE. 252 00:19:54,460 --> 00:19:56,662 {\an7}AT FAR LOWER ALTITUDES, 253 00:19:56,696 --> 00:20:00,133 {\an7}A CHINESE TEAM IS EXPLORING \h\hA VERY DIFFERENT WORLD, 254 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,503 {\an7}\h\hAN ANCIENT CITY HIDDEN UNDER WATER, 255 00:20:05,504 --> 00:20:10,676 {\an7}CHINA’S ATLANTIS. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪ 256 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:15,681 {\an7}IN THE EASTERN REACHES \hOF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE 257 00:20:15,715 --> 00:20:18,585 {\an7}\h\hIS A LAKE CONTAINING OVER A THOUSAND ISLANDS. 258 00:20:20,653 --> 00:20:23,389 {\an7}BUT THIS IS A MAN-MADE WONDER. 259 00:20:25,091 --> 00:20:27,360 {\an7}THE LAKE IS ONLY 60 YEARS OLD 260 00:20:27,393 --> 00:20:29,195 {\an7}\h\hAND WAS CREATED DURING CONSTRUCTION 261 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:32,198 {\an7}OF ONE OF CHINA’S EARLY \h\hHYDROPOWER PLANTS. 262 00:20:33,966 --> 00:20:36,602 {\an7}IT REPRESENTED A VITAL FIRST STEP 263 00:20:36,635 --> 00:20:39,771 {\an7}IN THE COUNTRY’S RAPID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 264 00:20:39,805 --> 00:20:43,776 {\an7}♪ 265 00:20:43,809 --> 00:20:47,279 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHESE ISLANDS ARE ACTUALLY THE TOP OF HILLS, 266 00:20:47,313 --> 00:20:50,249 {\an7}A CLUE TO WHAT LIES \hSUBMERGED BELOW. 267 00:20:52,618 --> 00:20:54,720 {\an7}LOU SHANLIANG WAS ONE \hOF THE FIRST PEOPLE 268 00:20:54,754 --> 00:20:57,857 {\an7}\h\hTO VENTURE INTO THIS UNIQUE UNDERWATER WORLD. 269 00:21:18,644 --> 00:21:21,480 {\an7}Narrator: TODAY HE HAS TEAMED \hUP WITH CAMERAMAN WU LIXIN 270 00:21:21,514 --> 00:21:26,652 {\an7}TO USE 3D SCANNING TECHNOLOGY TO RESURRECT AN ANCIENT CITY. 271 00:21:26,685 --> 00:21:29,688 {\an7}(ENGINE CHUGGING) 272 00:21:29,722 --> 00:21:33,192 {\an7}♪ 273 00:21:33,225 --> 00:21:37,196 {\an7}DIVING TO THE DEPTHS OF THIS LAKE COMES WITH CHALLENGES. 274 00:21:57,316 --> 00:22:01,220 {\an7}Narrator: AT LAST, AFTER DESCENDING OVER 130 FEET, 275 00:22:01,253 --> 00:22:03,422 {\an7}THEY FIND WHAT THEY’VE \h\hBEEN SEARCHING FOR, 276 00:22:08,294 --> 00:22:13,065 {\an7}THE 1,000-YEAR-OLD SHI \h\hCHENG OR LION CITY. 277 00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:19,138 {\an7}THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME 278 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,306 {\an7}\hIT’S BEEN CAPTURED THREE DIMENSIONALLY. 279 00:22:41,427 --> 00:22:44,063 {\an7}(CAMERA FLASH ZAPPING) 280 00:22:44,096 --> 00:22:46,599 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: COMPUTER SOFTWARE CONVERTS THESE PHOTOS 281 00:22:46,632 --> 00:22:47,766 {\an7}INTO A 3D IMAGE. 282 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,303 {\an7}♪ 283 00:22:50,336 --> 00:22:51,904 {\an7}ONCE AN OPULENT CITY 284 00:22:51,937 --> 00:22:55,340 {\an7}AND THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC \h\h\h\hHUB FOR EASTERN CHINA, 285 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:58,811 {\an7}IT NOW LAYS REMARKABLY \h\h\h\hWELL-PRESERVED IN 286 00:22:58,844 --> 00:23:00,846 {\an7}THE FRESH WATER. 287 00:23:19,665 --> 00:23:23,202 {\an7}♪ 288 00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,003 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: CHINA HAS A LONG HISTORY 289 00:23:25,037 --> 00:23:27,406 {\an7}OF HARNESSING ITS WATERWAYS. 290 00:23:27,439 --> 00:23:28,774 {\an7}FURTHER TO THE NORTH, 291 00:23:28,807 --> 00:23:31,076 {\an7}SOME UNUSUAL METHODS ARE USED TO MONITOR 292 00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:34,814 {\an7}\h\h\hONE OF THE PLANET’S MOST VOLATILE AND DANGEROUS RIVERS. 293 00:23:34,847 --> 00:23:38,317 {\an7}(WATER CRASHING) 294 00:23:38,350 --> 00:23:40,352 {\an7}♪ 295 00:23:40,386 --> 00:23:43,456 {\an7}\hTHE YELLOW RIVER IS VITAL FOR LIFE IN THE ARID NORTH. 296 00:23:45,491 --> 00:23:48,694 {\an7}ONE OF THE CRADLES OF CHINA’S \h\h\hEARLIEST CIVILIZATION, 297 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:53,866 {\an7}IT NOW PROVIDES WATER TO 155 MILLION PEOPLE. 298 00:23:59,038 --> 00:24:02,375 {\an7}\h\h\hIT IRRIGATES OVER 50 MILLION ACRES OF FARMLAND. 299 00:24:05,077 --> 00:24:07,446 {\an7}BUT THIS IS A RIVER WITH A REPUTATION, 300 00:24:09,214 --> 00:24:11,850 {\an7}AND PRONE TO DEVASTATING FLOODS. 301 00:24:17,890 --> 00:24:21,394 {\an7}NEW ARRIVAL JIN JINGPO IS LEARNING THE ROPES 302 00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:24,463 {\an7}\hAT THIS ISOLATED YELLOW RIVER MONITORING STATION. 303 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:31,570 {\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE) 304 00:24:34,206 --> 00:24:35,841 {\an7}THE HYDROLOGIST’S ROLE HERE 305 00:24:35,874 --> 00:24:39,845 {\an7}IS TO PROVIDE DAILY UPDATES TO \hHYDROPOWER STATIONS AND DAMS 306 00:24:39,878 --> 00:24:41,313 {\an7}FURTHER DOWN THE YELLOW RIVER, 307 00:24:42,081 --> 00:24:45,251 {\an7}\h\hNAMED FOR THE ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF GOLDEN SEDIMENT 308 00:24:45,284 --> 00:24:46,485 {\an7}CARRIED IN ITS FLOW. 309 00:24:50,889 --> 00:24:55,026 {\an7}BUT COLLECTING THAT INFORMATION \h\h\hREQUIRES NERVES OF STEEL, 310 00:24:55,060 --> 00:24:57,496 {\an7}AND A TIME-TESTED CABLE CAR. 311 00:24:57,529 --> 00:25:01,366 {\an7}♪ 312 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,637 {\an7}ONE OF JINGPO’S MAIN TASKS IS TO DETERMINE 313 00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:07,806 {\an7}\hHOW MUCH SAND AND SILT IS CARRIED IN THE RIVER. 314 00:25:20,219 --> 00:25:21,654 {\an7}Narrator: THIS METHOD \hOF DATA COLLECTION 315 00:25:21,687 --> 00:25:24,290 {\an7}SOMETIMES MUST TAKE \h\hPLACE AT NIGHT, 316 00:25:24,323 --> 00:25:25,891 {\an7}OR DURING SEVERE WEATHER, 317 00:25:25,924 --> 00:25:28,960 {\an7}\h\hPOSING A STEEP LEARNING CURVE FOR THE NEW RECRUIT. 318 00:25:29,895 --> 00:25:32,231 {\an7}THE RESEARCH FACILITIES \h\hAND LIVING QUARTERS 319 00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:33,799 {\an7}ARE PERCHED ON A CLIFF. 320 00:25:34,666 --> 00:25:37,802 {\an7}THEIR CABLE CAR IS THE ONLY LINK TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD, 321 00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:41,574 {\an7}\hSOMETHING JINGPO IS COMING TO TERMS WITH. 322 00:26:02,127 --> 00:26:03,295 {\an7}\hNarrator: THIS RIVER MAKES LIFE 323 00:26:03,328 --> 00:26:05,730 {\an7}IN NORTHERN CHINA POSSIBLE, 324 00:26:05,764 --> 00:26:08,133 {\an7}ALLOWING ITS PEOPLE TO GROW CROPS IN A PLACE 325 00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:09,735 {\an7}THAT RECEIVES LITTLE RAIN. 326 00:26:12,104 --> 00:26:16,275 {\an7}♪ 327 00:26:16,308 --> 00:26:18,510 {\an7}ON THE FRINGES OF THE GOBI DESERT, 328 00:26:18,544 --> 00:26:21,714 {\an7}\h\h\h\hA GREEN OASIS STRETCHES FOR MILES, 329 00:26:21,747 --> 00:26:24,116 {\an7}PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR GRAPE GROWING. 330 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:27,152 {\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE) 331 00:26:27,186 --> 00:26:29,355 {\an7}CHINA’S NINGXIA PROVINCE IS NOW 332 00:26:29,388 --> 00:26:33,192 {\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE SECOND LARGEST WINE PRODUCING REGION IN THE WORLD. 333 00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:38,296 {\an7}\h\h100,000 ACRES OF VINES ARE TAKING OVER 334 00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:42,000 {\an7}THE ONCE DRY LANDSCAPE. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪ 335 00:26:42,034 --> 00:26:45,905 {\an7}\hSILVER HEIGHTS WINERY IS ONE OF THE CHINESE PIONEERS 336 00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:49,675 {\an7}IN A REGION NOW MAKING A NAME \hFOR ITSELF INTERNATIONALLY. 337 00:26:51,777 --> 00:26:53,612 {\an7}HARVESTING IS UNDERWAY, 338 00:26:53,645 --> 00:26:57,182 {\an7}A CRUCIAL TIME FOR CHINESE \h\h\h\hWINEMAKER EMMA GAO. 339 00:27:12,598 --> 00:27:16,202 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: AFTER STUDYING WINEMAKING IN BORDEAUX, FRANCE, 340 00:27:16,235 --> 00:27:20,139 {\an7}\hSHE PLANTED HER FIRST WINERY IN YINCHUAN CITY 341 00:27:20,172 --> 00:27:21,607 {\an7}WITH THE HELP OF HER FAMILY. 342 00:27:28,547 --> 00:27:30,949 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: HER BELIEF IN THESE DESERT SOILS WAS INSPIRED 343 00:27:30,983 --> 00:27:34,420 {\an7}\h\h\hBY HER FATHER WHO GREW TABLE GRAPES IN THIS REGION. 344 00:27:47,533 --> 00:27:50,269 {\an7}\hNarrator: 10 YEARS LATER, EMMA’S WINERY 345 00:27:50,302 --> 00:27:52,337 {\an7}HAS EXPANDED FROM ITS CITY BASE 346 00:27:52,371 --> 00:27:56,909 {\an7}AND IS NOW PRODUCING 63,000 \h\hBOTTLES OF WINE A YEAR. 347 00:27:56,942 --> 00:27:59,678 {\an7}\hWINEMAKING IS STILL AN EMERGING INDUSTRY, 348 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:03,648 {\an7}\h\hBUT FARMING ARID LAND IN CHINA’S NORTH IS NOTHING NEW. 349 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:07,419 {\an7}REMINDERS OF THE REGION’S \h\hANCIENT CIVILIZATION 350 00:28:07,452 --> 00:28:12,157 {\an7}ARE EVIDENT BY 110,000 \h\h\hBUDDHIST STATUES. 351 00:28:15,427 --> 00:28:17,162 {\an7}♪ 352 00:28:17,196 --> 00:28:20,032 {\an7}\hALONG BOTH SIDES OF CHINA’S YI RIVER 353 00:28:20,065 --> 00:28:23,635 {\an7}ARE LIMESTONE CAVES, \h\hCALLED GROTTOES, 354 00:28:23,669 --> 00:28:25,938 {\an7}\h\h\hCONTAINING MANY THOUSANDS OF STATUES 355 00:28:25,971 --> 00:28:27,806 {\an7}CARVED OVER HUNDREDS OF YEARS. 356 00:28:31,343 --> 00:28:34,646 {\an7}THESE ARE SOME OF CHINA’S EARLIEST BUDDHIST TEMPLES, 357 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:38,217 {\an7}\hLOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF LUOYANG. 358 00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:46,725 {\an7}WITHIN THE 2,345 CAVES ARE \h\hALMOST 110,000 STATUES, 359 00:28:48,627 --> 00:28:52,798 {\an7}\h\h\hRANGING FROM UNDER AN INCH TO 56 FEET IN HEIGHT. 360 00:28:57,302 --> 00:29:00,772 {\an7}\hHOU YUKE IS PART OF THE RESTORATION TEAM. 361 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,262 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: YUKE’S TEAM IS WORKING ON ONE 362 00:29:23,295 --> 00:29:25,664 {\an7}\h\hOF THE MANY STATUES THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, 363 00:29:25,697 --> 00:29:28,600 {\an7}\h\hAND 21ST CENTURY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IS 364 00:29:28,634 --> 00:29:30,002 {\an7}BEING USED TO HELP. 365 00:29:30,035 --> 00:29:33,972 {\an7}♪ 366 00:29:34,006 --> 00:29:35,508 {\an7}USING A DIGITAL SCANNER, 367 00:29:35,540 --> 00:29:38,276 {\an7}\h\hTHEY WILL CREATE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COPY. 368 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:04,036 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: THIS TECHNIQUE CAN PINPOINT VULNERABLE AREAS 369 00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:05,737 {\an7}IN NEED OF RESTORATION, 370 00:30:05,771 --> 00:30:08,641 {\an7}AND IT CAN EVEN HELP TO FILL IN MISSING PIECES. 371 00:30:11,243 --> 00:30:13,545 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMODERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BRINGS TO LIFE 372 00:30:13,578 --> 00:30:15,980 {\an7}A UNIQUE PIECE OF \hCHINA’S HISTORY 373 00:30:16,014 --> 00:30:18,383 {\an7}FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY. 374 00:30:20,218 --> 00:30:22,620 {\an7}MANY OF THE STATUES WOULD BE DESTROYED, 375 00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:25,524 {\an7}AND A PORTION OF THE PAST WOULD BE LOST. 376 00:30:28,327 --> 00:30:30,563 {\an7}IN CHINA’S SUBTROPICAL SOUTH, 377 00:30:30,595 --> 00:30:32,597 {\an7}THERE ARE REMAINS BEING RESTORED 378 00:30:32,631 --> 00:30:35,534 {\an7}THAT PRE-DATE CHINA’S ANCIENT CIVILIZATION. 379 00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:39,337 {\an7}♪ 380 00:30:43,308 --> 00:30:45,911 {\an7}YUNNAN PROVINCE IN CHINA’S SOUTHWEST 381 00:30:45,944 --> 00:30:49,114 {\an7}IS HOME TO MORE TYPES OF FORESTS THAN ANY OTHER, 382 00:30:49,948 --> 00:30:53,185 {\an7}INCLUDING ONE WITHOUT ANY TREES. 383 00:30:53,218 --> 00:30:56,588 {\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE) 384 00:30:59,358 --> 00:31:02,494 {\an7}\hYUANMOU EARTH FOREST IS MADE UP OF SPIRES OF CLAY 385 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:06,297 {\an7}SCULPTED FROM SANDSTONE OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS. 386 00:31:10,168 --> 00:31:13,738 {\an7}PERHAPS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT \hTHING ABOUT THE ROCKS HERE 387 00:31:13,772 --> 00:31:15,173 {\an7}IS WHAT THEY CONTAIN, 388 00:31:16,908 --> 00:31:21,513 {\an7}\h\hCLUES ABOUT THE PREHISTORIC CREATURES THAT ONCE LIVED HERE. 389 00:31:23,982 --> 00:31:28,720 {\an7}\h\h\hAND YUNNAN PROVINCE IS LOADED WITH DINOSAUR REMAINS. 390 00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:34,859 {\an7}IT’S ONE OF CHINA’S, \h\hAND THE WORLD’S, 391 00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:39,331 {\an7}\h\hHOTTEST LOCATIONS FOR JURASSIC ERA DISCOVERIES. 392 00:31:41,466 --> 00:31:44,502 {\an7}ESPECIALLY HERE, IN LUFENG COUNTY, 393 00:31:44,536 --> 00:31:47,272 {\an7}THE LOCATION OF CHINA’S \h\h\hDINOSAUR GEOPARK. 394 00:31:50,142 --> 00:31:53,479 {\an7}MR. WANG HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FOSSILS FOR 30 YEARS. 395 00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:56,982 {\an7}\h\h\hHE’S BEEN BUSY, AS DISCOVERIES ARE UNEARTHED 396 00:31:57,015 --> 00:31:58,283 {\an7}EVERY FEW WEEKS. 397 00:32:19,304 --> 00:32:20,839 {\an7}Narrator: THIS FOSSIL BELONGS 398 00:32:20,872 --> 00:32:24,476 {\an7}TO THE APPROPRIATELY NAMED LUFENGOSAURUS, 399 00:32:24,509 --> 00:32:27,212 {\an7}\h\hFIRST FOUND IN THE LUFENG REGION. 400 00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:30,882 {\an7}\hTHERE ARE NOW 76 COMPLETE SPECIMENS 401 00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:32,851 {\an7}OF THIS PLANT-EATING SPECIES. 402 00:32:50,368 --> 00:32:54,105 {\an7}♪ 403 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:59,244 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: LUFENG IS ALSO HOME TO ITS OWN JURASSIC PARK, 404 00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:05,283 {\an7}WHERE DISCOVERIES ARE PUT ON DISPLAY FOR CHINESE TOURISTS. 405 00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:09,254 {\an7}BUILT IN 2008, THIS 110,000-SQUARE-FOOT 406 00:33:09,287 --> 00:33:10,855 {\an7}EXHIBITION CENTER 407 00:33:10,889 --> 00:33:13,158 {\an7}RESTORES THE BONES ON SITE. 408 00:33:14,192 --> 00:33:16,194 {\an7}IT’S NOW ONE OF THE \hLARGEST DISPLAYS 409 00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:18,097 {\an7}OF FOSSILS IN THE WORLD, 410 00:33:18,129 --> 00:33:22,500 {\an7}WITH 70 SETS OF RESTORED AND MOUNTED DINOSAUR SKELETONS. 411 00:33:23,635 --> 00:33:26,338 {\an7}(TOOLS BUZZING) 412 00:33:46,057 --> 00:33:50,061 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: SINCE 1938, RESEARCHERS IN THE LUFENG REGION 413 00:33:50,095 --> 00:33:53,699 {\an7}HAVE UNEARTHED MORE THAN A THOUSAND DINOSAUR FOSSILS, 414 00:33:53,732 --> 00:33:55,434 {\an7}WITH SURELY MORE TO COME. 415 00:33:56,935 --> 00:34:00,405 {\an7}YUNNAN’S HILLS ARE DISSECTED \h\h\h\hBY THE YANGTZE RIVER, 416 00:34:00,438 --> 00:34:01,839 {\an7}THE LONGEST IN ASIA. 417 00:34:03,174 --> 00:34:07,412 {\an7}IT FLOWS EASTWARD THROUGH \h\hCHONGQING AND WUHAN, 418 00:34:07,445 --> 00:34:09,948 {\an7}EMPTYING INTO THE \hEAST CHINA SEA, 419 00:34:09,981 --> 00:34:11,783 {\an7}OVER A THOUSAND MILES AWAY. 420 00:34:14,452 --> 00:34:16,788 {\an7}THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER \hIS ALSO THE LOCATION 421 00:34:16,821 --> 00:34:20,258 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hOF CHINA’S MOST POPULATED CITY, SHANGHAI. 422 00:34:21,092 --> 00:34:23,928 {\an7}HERE, SHIPS ARRIVE \hFROM DEEP INLAND 423 00:34:23,962 --> 00:34:25,430 {\an7}AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 424 00:34:26,531 --> 00:34:29,567 {\an7}\hNAVIGATING THE HARBOR CAN SOMETIMES BE RISKY, 425 00:34:29,601 --> 00:34:31,536 {\an7}BUT SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR, 426 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:33,772 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA DEDICATED EMERGENCY RESCUE TEAM 427 00:34:33,805 --> 00:34:35,674 {\an7}IS READY TO SPRING INTO ACTION. 428 00:34:41,413 --> 00:34:44,850 {\an7}♪ 429 00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:50,188 {\an7}SHANGHAI IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S \h\h\hBUSIEST INLAND WATERWAYS 430 00:34:50,221 --> 00:34:52,790 {\an7}\h\hAND THE LARGEST PORT ON THE PLANET. 431 00:34:52,824 --> 00:34:55,360 {\an7}GIVEN THE VOLUME OF \hMARITIME TRAFFIC, 432 00:34:55,393 --> 00:34:57,562 {\an7}SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY. 433 00:34:58,797 --> 00:35:00,532 {\an7}TO HELP IN EMERGENCIES, 434 00:35:00,565 --> 00:35:04,536 {\an7}\h\hHELICOPTER RESCUE TEAMS ARE ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY. 435 00:35:04,569 --> 00:35:07,539 {\an7}♪ 436 00:35:11,643 --> 00:35:15,447 {\an7}THERE ARE ABOUT 90 TRAINED \hINDIVIDUALS IN THE UNIT. 437 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:19,718 {\an7}AMONG THEM ARE 22 PILOTS, \h\hINCLUDING WAN QIUWEN, 438 00:35:19,751 --> 00:35:22,587 {\an7}\hONE OF TWO FEMALES IN THIS CRUCIAL ROLE. 439 00:35:30,962 --> 00:35:33,832 {\an7}Narrator: TODAY’S A TRAINING DRILL FOR THIS TEAM OF FOUR, 440 00:35:33,865 --> 00:35:37,068 {\an7}WHO PREPARE TO FLY OUT TO THE MOUTH OF THE YANGTZE. 441 00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:44,943 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: CREW MEMBERS DEVOTE MANY HOURS 442 00:35:44,976 --> 00:35:46,778 {\an7}TO THESE TRAINING EXERCISES, 443 00:35:46,811 --> 00:35:50,882 {\an7}SO THAT IF AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, \h\hEVERYONE IS WELL-PREPARED. 444 00:36:06,297 --> 00:36:10,301 {\an7}(HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING) 445 00:36:27,218 --> 00:36:29,120 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: TRAINING CAN’T PREPARE RESCUERS 446 00:36:29,154 --> 00:36:30,756 {\an7}FOR EVERY POSSIBILITY, 447 00:36:30,789 --> 00:36:34,192 {\an7}\hAND CONDITIONS HERE HAVE A HABIT OF BEING UNPREDICTABLE. 448 00:37:01,686 --> 00:37:05,557 {\an7}♪ 449 00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:13,498 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: IT WILL TAKE 20 MINUTES TO REACH 450 00:37:13,531 --> 00:37:15,666 {\an7}\h\h\hTHE SAFETY BOAT WITH TODAY’S VICTIM. 451 00:37:16,601 --> 00:37:19,471 {\an7}(WATER SPLASHING) 452 00:37:24,075 --> 00:37:27,011 {\an7}\h\h\hALTHOUGH HE’S MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF PLASTIC, 453 00:37:27,045 --> 00:37:29,147 {\an7}THE PRESSURE IS STILL ON. 454 00:37:29,180 --> 00:37:31,416 {\an7}THE TWO CREWMEN IN THE \hBACK OF THE AIRCRAFT 455 00:37:31,449 --> 00:37:34,686 {\an7}MUST PERFORM AS IF THEY’RE \h\hRESCUING A HUMAN BEING. 456 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,903 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: WAN QIUWEN NEEDS TO KEEP THE HELICOPTER 457 00:37:51,936 --> 00:37:53,171 {\an7}IN A STEADY HOVER. 458 00:37:55,507 --> 00:37:57,776 {\an7}\h\h\hTHE LIFEGUARD IS LOWERED ALMOST 100 FEET 459 00:37:57,809 --> 00:38:01,146 {\an7}ONTO THE RESCUE CRAFT, WHERE THE VICTIM LIES. 460 00:38:28,206 --> 00:38:30,141 {\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: EACH COMPLETED TRAINING EXERCISE 461 00:38:30,175 --> 00:38:32,511 {\an7}BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND PREPARES CREW MEMBERS 462 00:38:32,544 --> 00:38:36,448 {\an7}TO RESPOND TO THE UNEXPECTED, \h\hQUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. 463 00:38:38,583 --> 00:38:42,020 {\an7}\h\hBACK AT THE BASE, THERE’S ALWAYS PLENTY OF WORK TO DO, 464 00:38:42,053 --> 00:38:44,122 {\an7}WHILE NEARBY, SHIPS PLY 465 00:38:44,155 --> 00:38:47,225 {\an7}ONE OF THE WORLD’S BUSIEST WATERWAYS. 466 00:38:47,258 --> 00:38:49,927 {\an7}CONTAINER SHIPS DOMINATE \h\h\hTHE SHIPPING LANES, 467 00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:51,529 {\an7}(SHIP HORN BELLOWS) 468 00:38:51,563 --> 00:38:55,133 {\an7}AND THE LARGEST OF ALL ARE BUILT RIGHT HERE. 469 00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:58,503 {\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE) 470 00:39:05,009 --> 00:39:10,181 {\an7}COVERING AN AREA OF 54 MILLION \hSQUARE FEET IS WAI GAO QIAO, 471 00:39:10,481 --> 00:39:13,484 {\an7}\h\h\h\hONE OF THE BIGGEST SHIPBUILDERS IN THE WORLD. 472 00:39:13,518 --> 00:39:17,288 {\an7}♪ 473 00:39:18,523 --> 00:39:22,160 {\an7}\h\hTHIS CHINESE COMPANY, EMPLOYING 8,000 WORKERS, 474 00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:25,063 {\an7}DESIGNS AND BUILDS A VARIETY OF SHIPS. 475 00:39:27,832 --> 00:39:31,469 {\an7}THEY’RE NOW FULFILLING ONE OF \hITS LARGEST ORDERS TO DATE, 476 00:39:32,437 --> 00:39:35,440 {\an7}11 OF THE BIGGEST CONTAINER \h\h\h\hSHIPS IN THE WORLD. 477 00:39:39,744 --> 00:39:43,514 {\an7}XU JIAN IS ON A TEAM OF OVER 70 DESIGNERS. 478 00:39:58,396 --> 00:40:00,965 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: HU KANGYI IS THE HOISTING MANAGER, 479 00:40:00,999 --> 00:40:04,436 {\an7}RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POSITIONING \h\h\h\hOF HUGE PIECES OF STEEL 480 00:40:04,469 --> 00:40:07,472 {\an7}WEIGHING UP TO 860 TONS. 481 00:40:29,494 --> 00:40:32,263 {\an7}\h\hNarrator: TO COMPLETE THE FOUR-MONTH BUILDING SCHEDULE, 482 00:40:32,297 --> 00:40:33,999 {\an7}THE SHIP IS DESIGNED TO BE ASSEMBLED 483 00:40:34,032 --> 00:40:36,201 {\an7}LIKE GIANT LEGO BLOCKS. 484 00:40:39,504 --> 00:40:44,676 {\an7}TWO 600-TON GANTRY CRANES \hARE USED OVER 500 TIMES 485 00:40:45,076 --> 00:40:47,412 {\an7}\h\h\hTO HOIST THESE SECTIONS INTO PLACE. 486 00:41:01,592 --> 00:41:05,463 {\an7}♪ 487 00:41:34,392 --> 00:41:35,793 {\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE FIRST FINISHED VESSEL 488 00:41:35,827 --> 00:41:40,231 {\an7}IS ALMOST 1,300 FEET LONG, 100 FEET TALL 489 00:41:40,264 --> 00:41:44,368 {\an7}AND IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING \h20,000 STEEL CONTAINERS. 490 00:42:00,618 --> 00:42:03,855 {\an7}♪ 491 00:42:06,190 --> 00:42:08,025 {\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: IT’S TIME TO MOVE THE SHIP 492 00:42:08,059 --> 00:42:09,627 {\an7}OUT OF THE DOCK FOR TESTING. 493 00:42:13,331 --> 00:42:16,100 {\an7}\h\hIT TAKES SIX TUGS THREE HOURS TO TRAVEL 494 00:42:16,134 --> 00:42:18,236 {\an7}HALF A MILE INTO THE MAIN CHANNEL. 495 00:42:24,742 --> 00:42:27,878 {\an7}HERE IT WILL REMAIN \h\hFOR SIX MONTHS, 496 00:42:27,912 --> 00:42:30,648 {\an7}WHILE ENGINEERS CHECK ALL OF ITS MECHANICAL 497 00:42:30,681 --> 00:42:32,683 {\an7}AND ELECTRICAL FITTINGS, 498 00:42:32,717 --> 00:42:35,520 {\an7}\hBEFORE IT JOINS THE REST OF CHINA’S FLEET 499 00:42:35,553 --> 00:42:38,556 {\an7}OF OVER 300 CONTAINER SHIPS. 500 00:42:40,425 --> 00:42:44,296 {\an7}\hTOGETHER THEY CARRY OVER A MILLION AND A HALF CONTAINERS 501 00:42:44,328 --> 00:42:46,497 {\an7}ON THE WORLD’S OCEANS, 502 00:42:46,531 --> 00:42:50,201 {\an7}\h\h\hFUELING THE FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY ON EARTH. 503 00:42:56,541 --> 00:43:00,412 {\an7}♪ 504 00:43:01,546 --> 00:43:05,850 {\an7}CHINA, A NATION OF ENORMOUS CONTRAST. 505 00:43:08,052 --> 00:43:12,189 {\an7}A COUNTRY OVERCOMING GEOGRAPHIC \h\h\h\hAND CLIMATIC BARRIERS. 506 00:43:18,362 --> 00:43:21,565 {\an7}FROM ITS FAR FLUNG WESTERN \hMOUNTAINOUS BORDERLANDS, 507 00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:25,436 {\an7}TO ITS URBANIZED COASTLINE, 508 00:43:26,304 --> 00:43:28,773 {\an7}HOME TO ITS MOST POPULOUS CITIES. 509 00:43:30,241 --> 00:43:32,310 {\an7}IN BETWEEN ARE THE GREAT RIVERS 510 00:43:32,343 --> 00:43:34,345 {\an7}AND HEARTLANDS OF CENTRAL CHINA, 511 00:43:35,213 --> 00:43:37,882 {\an7}A REGION OF ANCIENT TRADITIONS 512 00:43:37,915 --> 00:43:40,284 {\an7}AND EXPLOSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH. 513 00:43:40,318 --> 00:43:43,354 {\an7}(BIRDS CHIRPING) 514 00:43:43,387 --> 00:43:46,557 {\an7}\h\hULTIMATELY, CHINA’S GREAT CENTER IS A PLACE 515 00:43:46,591 --> 00:43:48,860 {\an7}WHERE URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES TOGETHER 516 00:43:48,893 --> 00:43:51,195 {\an7}FACE THE CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING WORLD 517 00:43:51,229 --> 00:43:54,365 {\an7}IN THE 21ST CENTURY.