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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: CHINA, IT’S A
COUNTRY STEEPED IN TRADITION
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{\an7}AND HURTLING FORWARD.
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{\an7}IN THIS AERIAL JOURNEY,
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{\an7}\h\h\hWE’LL SEE THE SPRAWLING
NATION FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
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{\an7}THIS IS A PLACE WHERE
\hMONKS MOVE MOUNTAINS
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{\an7}AND PEASANTS ENGINEERED
\h\h\h\h\hMASTERPIECES.
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{\an7}\hHERE THE LANDSCAPES ARE
AS DIVERSE AS THE PEOPLE,
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{\an7}AND CREATIVITY THRIVES.
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{\an7}AFTER CENTURIES IN SECLUSION,
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{\an7}THIS IS CHINA FROM ABOVE.
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{\an7}CHINA,
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{\an7}A NATION NEARLY THE
SAME SIZE AS THE US,
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{\an7}BUT WITH FOUR TIMES THE PEOPLE.
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{\an7}92 PERCENT ARE HAN CHINESE,
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{\an7}BUT THIS IS A VAST
AND VARIED NATION.
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{\an7}\h\h\hHOME TO 55 ETHNIC GROUPS
SPEAKING 120 LIVING LANGUAGES.
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{\an7}THEY’VE BUILT LIVES IN THE
\h\hUNLIKELIEST OF PLACES,
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{\an7}\hFROM STEEP RIVER VALLEYS,
TO HARSH DESERT LANDSCAPES.
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{\an7}\hNATURE HAS BEEN
AN ENEMY AND ALLY
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{\an7}AS THE PEOPLE HERE CARVED OUT
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{\an7}UNIQUE CULTURES AND TRADITIONS.
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{\an7}\hIN SOUTHWESTERN CHINA
IS THE CITY OF JINGHONG,
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{\an7}\h\hWHERE A TEMPLE CALLED
"THE GOLDEN TOWER" STANDS.
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{\an7}THE MEKONG RIVER FLOWS HERE,
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{\an7}WHICH THE CHINESE CALL LANCANG.
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{\an7}\hTODAY, THE RIVER IS THE
SITE OF AN IMPORTANT EVENT
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{\an7}FOR THE DAI PEOPLE,
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{\an7}A THREE DAY WATER FESTIVAL
\hTO MARK THEIR NEW YEAR.
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{\an7}THERE ARE 1.2 MILLION
\hDAI PEOPLE IN CHINA,
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{\an7}MOST OF WHOM LIVE
\hIN THIS REGION.
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{\an7}RELATIVES OF THE THAI LAO DAI
\h\hHAVE A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE
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{\an7}AND CALENDAR FROM
THE REST OF CHINA.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHEIR NEW YEAR
KICKS OFF IN APRIL,
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{\an7}THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE YEAR.
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{\an7}\h\hFOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS,
DRAGON BOAT RACES DOMINATE.
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{\an7}12 VILLAGES HAVE TEAMS HERE,
\h\hEACH ONE HOPING TO WIN.
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{\an7}Yan Hong Han: I AM YAN HONG
HAN FROM MAN CHING VILLAGE.
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{\an7}WE ARE PREPARING TO
\hHEAD TO THE RIVER
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{\an7}TO TAKE PART IN THE YEARLY
\hDRAGON BOAT COMPETITION.
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{\an7}THIS YEAR THE BOAT
\hFROM OUR VILLAGE
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{\an7}IS THE LARGEST AMONGST
ALL THE PARTICIPANTS.
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{\an7}\h\hWE ALSO HAVE THE
MOST HANDS ON DECK.
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{\an7}\h\hWE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE
WILL WIN THE RACE THIS YEAR.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE
FESTIVAL KICKSTARTS
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{\an7}IN A DISTINCTLY CHINESE WAY,
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{\an7}WITH A BANG.
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{\an7}[FIREWORKS CRACKLING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN THESE RACES SPEED
DEPENDS ON SYNCHRONIZATION.
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{\an7}BOATS CAN VARY IN SIZE,
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{\an7}AND EACH ONE HAS A DRUMMER
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{\an7}WHO SETS A TEMPO
FOR THE OARSMAN.
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{\an7}\hYan Hong Han: EVERYONE
HAS TO FOLLOW THE RHYTHM
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{\an7}AND TEMPO OF THE DRUMMER.
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{\an7}HE WILL GUIDE EVERYONE
\h\hTO ROW IN UNISON,
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{\an7}\h\hOTHERWISE THERE WILL
BE CHAOS AND CONFUSION.
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{\an7}[DRUMS BEATING]
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{\an7}Narrator: THIS YEAR, YAN’S
\h\hBOAT ULTIMATELY LOSES,
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{\an7}BUT HE’S ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD.
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{\an7}Yan Hong Han: I WILL DEFINITELY
TAKE PART AGAIN NEXT YEAR,
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{\an7}\h\hBECAUSE THE DRAGON
BOAT RACE IS SOMETHING
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{\an7}EVERY DAI MAN SHOULD
\h\h\hTAKE PART IN.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: AS THE SUN
SETS OVER THE LANCANG,
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{\an7}PEOPLE WADE INTO THE RIVER.
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{\an7}THEY LIGHT LANTERNS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hA CHINESE TRADITION
BELIEVED TO WARD OFF GHOSTS,
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{\an7}AND BRING GOOD LUCK.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hTHE THIRD AND FINAL DAY OF
THE FESTIVAL BEGINS IN PRAYER.
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{\an7}THE DAI PRACTICE BUDDHISM,
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{\an7}ONE OF THE FIVE MAJOR
\hRELIGIONS IN CHINA.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMan: WE ARE
HEADING TO THE TEMPLE
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{\an7}\hFOR AN IMPORTANT EVENT
KNOWN AS BUDDHA WASHING.
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{\an7}WE WILL WASH THE BUDDHA STATUES
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND THEN PRESENT
OFFERINGS AND PRAYERS.
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{\an7}Narrator: FOR THEM,
\hWATER IS A SYMBOL
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{\an7}\hOF BOTH GOODWILL
AND PURIFICATION.
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{\an7}\hWITH THE BUDDHA
BATHING COMPLETE,
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{\an7}THE CELEBRATION MOVES
\hTO ITS GRAND FINALE.
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{\an7}[CROWD CHEERING]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪
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{\an7}BY THE RIVER BANK,
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHOUSANDS TAKE
PART IN WHAT MAY BE
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{\an7}THE WORLD’S BIGGEST WATER FIGHT.
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{\an7}IT BEGAN CENTURIES AGO AS
A FAR MORE GENTLE RITUAL.
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{\an7}\hPEOPLE WITH POUR
A TRICKLE OF WATER
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{\an7}ON ONE ANOTHER FOR GOOD LUCK.
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{\an7}\hOVER THE YEARS,
IT GREW INTO THIS,
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{\an7}A DRENCH FEST, WHERE TOURISTS
\h\h\h\hARE A FAVORITE TARGET.
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{\an7}WITH 100,000 PARTICIPANTS,
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{\an7}\h\hNEARLY EVERYONE WALKS
AWAY WITH AMPLE GOOD LUCK.
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{\an7}TRADITION ALSO THRIVES
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{\an7}\h1100 MILES NORTHEAST
OF THE WATER FESTIVAL,
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{\an7}AT A RENOWNED RELIGIOUS SITE.
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{\an7}[BIRD CHIRPING]
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{\an7}THIS IS SHAOLIN MONASTERY,
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{\an7}A BUDDHIST TEMPLE DATING
BACK TO THE 6TH CENTURY.
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{\an7}IT’S THE BIRTHPLACE
\h\hOF CHEN BUDDHISM
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{\an7}\hKNOWN MORE COMMONLY
BY ITS JAPANESE NAME,
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{\an7}ZEN BUDDHISM.
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{\an7}BUT THIS TEMPLE MAY BE BEST
KNOWN FOR ITS WARRIOR MONKS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY PRACTICE AN
ANCIENT FORM OF KUNG FU
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{\an7}\hTHAT’S INSPIRED DOZENS
OF MOVIES AND TV SHOWS,
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{\an7}INCLUDING THE LANDMARK
1970 SERIES "KUNG FU".
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{\an7}IT FEATURED A SHAOLIN MONK
\hWHO BRAVED THE WILD WEST
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{\an7}WITH JUST SPIRITUAL AND
\hMARTIAL ARTS TRAINING.
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{\an7}\hTODAY THE MONASTERY
DRAWS KUNG FU STUDENTS
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{\an7}FROM ACROSS CHINA.
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{\an7}\hYan Fei: I’M 18 YEARS
OLD, I COME FROM ANHUI.
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{\an7}I HAVE BEEN IN SHAOLIN
TEMPLE SINCE I WAS 13.
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{\an7}\hSINCE I WAS YOUNG,
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED
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{\an7}TO BECOME A SHAOLIN
\h\h\hWARRIOR MONK.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE MONKS BEGIN
TESTING FUTURE CANDIDATES
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{\an7}WHEN THEY’RE JUST CHILDREN.
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{\an7}AND TRAINING CAN BEGIN
\h\hAS EARLY AS EIGHT.
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{\an7}DISCIPLES SPEND YEARS WORKING
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{\an7}TO MASTER A MIND
BODY CONNECTION.
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{\an7}Yan Hong: THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SHAOLIN KUNG FU
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{\an7}AND OTHER SCHOOLS
\hOF MARTIAL ARTS,
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{\an7}IS THAT IT ENCOMPASSES ZEN.
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{\an7}ZEN IS CULTIVATION OF THE MIND,
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{\an7}AND INNER MEDITATION
\h\h\hOF THE HEART.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE ORIGINS
\h\hOF SHAOLIN KUNG FU
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{\an7}ARE LOST IN LEGEND,
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT IT’S BELIEVED THE
FIRST TWO CHINESE DISCIPLES
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{\an7}BROUGHT MARTIAL ARTS
HERE CENTURIES AGO.
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{\an7}\h\hTHOSE SKILLS WERE
BLENDED WITH BUDDHISM
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{\an7}\h\h\hTO CREATE THIS
DEMANDING PRACTICE.
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{\an7}Yan Fei: THE TRAINING
\h\h\h\hIS VERY TOUGH,
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{\an7}SO TOUGH TO THE EXTENT THAT
YOU ALMOST WANT TO GIVE UP,
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{\an7}BUT I HAVE TO PERSEVERE.
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{\an7}I MUST TRAIN HARDER AND
DO BETTER THAN MY PEERS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hYan Cen: AMONG
THE MANY JUNIORS HERE,
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{\an7}YAN FEI IS CONSIDERED
\h\h\h\h\hQUITE GOOD,
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{\an7}\hBECAUSE HE IS ABLE
TO ENDURE HARDSHIP.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hNarrator: TODAY, YAN FEI
HAS A CRUCIAL ASSESSMENT.
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{\an7}\hHE’S SPARRING WITH
HIS WEAPONS MASTER,
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{\an7}\hAND MUST PROVE HIS SKILLS
WITH A COMPLEX TRIPLE STICK.
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{\an7}YAN FEI FAILED THIS
\hTEST ONCE BEFORE.
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{\an7}[FIGHTERS GROANING]
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{\an7}\hYan Fei: AT FIRST,
IT WAS REALLY TOUGH
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{\an7}\hPRACTICING WITH
THE TRIPLE STICK.
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{\an7}I COULDN’T CONTROL IT.
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{\an7}IT WAS MAKING A FOOL OF ME.
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{\an7}BUT, AFTER YEARS OF PRACTICE,
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{\an7}I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE IT.
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{\an7}Narrator: THIS TIME,
YAN PROVES HIMSELF.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hYan Cen: THERE
IS A SAYING IN CHINA.
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{\an7}\hSHIFU BRINGS YOU
THROUGH THE DOOR,
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{\an7}\hBUT THE PRACTICE LIES
WITHIN THE MAN HIMSELF.
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{\an7}I CAN ONLY GUIDE HIM,
\h\hSHOW HIM THE WAY.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THE LOCATION
OF THE SHAOLIN MONASTERY
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{\an7}IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT.
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{\an7}IT SITS AT THE BASE
\hOF MOUNT SONGSHAN,
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{\an7}THE CENTRAL SACRED
MOUNTAIN IN CHINA.
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{\an7}THESE MONKS PRACTICE
\h\h\hNEAR THE PEAK,
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{\an7}LONG BELIEVED TO BE THE POINT
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{\an7}WHERE HEAVEN AND EARTH MEET.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}CHINA IS FULL OF SACRED SPOTS.
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{\an7}ONE OF THE MOST REVERED
IS HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS MASSIVE STATUE
CALLED THE LESHAN BUDDHA
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{\an7}SITS ON MOUNT EMEI,
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{\an7}WHERE BUDDHISM WAS
FIRST ESTABLISHED
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{\an7}IN THE FIRST CENTURY.
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{\an7}IT ORIGINALLY SPREAD
FROM INDIA TO CHINA,
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{\an7}\h\hAND TODAY IS ONE OF THIS
NATION’S LARGEST RELIGIONS.
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{\an7}\hTHE LESHAN WAS CARVED
HERE IN THE 8TH CENTURY
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{\an7}FOR A SPECIFIC REASON.
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{\an7}Mao Mingxiang: THE GIANT
BUDDHA STATUE IS LOCATED
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{\an7}WHERE THE THREE RIVERS MERGE.
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{\an7}THE CURRENT CREATES
\h\hA BIG WHIRLPOOL.
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{\an7}\hIN THE PAST, BOATS THAT
PASSED THROUGH OFTEN SANK,
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{\an7}CAUSING A LOT OF HUMAN DEATHS,
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{\an7}SO MONK HAI TONG DECIDES TO
BUILD A GIANT STATUE THERE,
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{\an7}OPPOSITE THE LINGYIN TEMPLE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: THE MONK
SPENT TWO DECADES
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{\an7}RAISING MONEY FOR THE STATUE,
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{\an7}BUT DIED BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETE.
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{\an7}\h\hTWO OF HIS DISCIPLES
CARRIED ON THE PROJECT,
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{\an7}DUMPING TONS OF STONE
INTO THE WATER BELOW.
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{\an7}ALL THAT SEDIMENT ALTERED
\hTHE COURSE OF THE RIVER,
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{\an7}MAKING IT SAFER.
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{\an7}AFTER 90 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION,
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE BUDDHA WAS
FINISHED IN 803 AD,
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{\an7}DURING THE TANG DYNASTY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hMao Mingxiang: EVER
ERA CARRIES THEIR OWN
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{\an7}DEPICTION OF THE BUDDHA.
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{\an7}DURING THE TANG DYNASTY, THE
\hSOCIETY WAS WELL ADVANCED.
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{\an7}THE ECONOMY WAS FLOURISHING
\h\hAND LIFE WAS PROSPEROUS.
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{\an7}OFTEN IN TANG PAINTINGS,
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{\an7}THE SUBJECTS APPEAR
PLUMP AND DIGNIFIED.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE CHARACTERISTIC
\h\h\h\h\hOF TANG DYNASTY.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNATURALLY, THE
GRAND BUDDHA STATUE
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{\an7}CONVEYS THESE FEATURES.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THIS
GRAND BUDDHA REMAINS
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{\an7}AN INSPIRATION 1200 YEARS LATER.
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{\an7}400 MILES AWAY IN HUNAN PROVINCE
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{\an7}IS ANOTHER EPIC HOLY SITE,
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{\an7}\hBUT THIS ONE WAS
CARVED BY NATURE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THIS IS TIANMEN SHAN,
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{\an7}THE HEAVEN’S GATE CAVE,
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{\an7}LONG BELIEVED TO BE A
\hGATEWAY TO PARADISE.
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{\an7}\hBUT THE ROAD TO
HEAVEN ISN’T EASY.
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{\an7}TO REACH IT, VISITORS MUST BRAVE
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{\an7}ONE OF THE WORLD’S
CURVIEST HIGHWAYS.
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{\an7}IT MAKES 99 SHARP TURNS
\h\h\hIN JUST SIX MILES.
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{\an7}ALONG THE WAY ARE THE MOUNTAIN
\h\h\hFORESTS OF ZHANGJIAJIE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hITS FAMOUS PILLARS
REACH NEARLY 5,000 FEET,
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{\an7}THREE TIMES THE HEIGHT OF
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.
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{\an7}IN 1982, THE AREA BECAME
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{\an7}\h\h\hCHINA’S FIRST
NATIONAL FOREST PARK
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{\an7}TO PROTECT THE MANY ENDANGERED
\h\h\hSPECIES THAT LIVE HERE.
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{\an7}\h\hTODAY, 30 MILLION
PEOPLE VISIT THE PARK,
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{\an7}\hMANY RISKING A RIDE
ON THE WORLD’S HIGHEST
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{\an7}OUTDOOR ELEVATOR.
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{\an7}\h"THE HUNDRED DRAGONS LIFT"
RISES A DIZZYING 1,000 FEET.
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{\an7}\h\hBUT SOME PEOPLE
ARE MORE INTERESTED
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{\an7}IN WHAT’S AT GROUND LEVEL.
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{\an7}\h\hTian Mingzhong:
HERE, AS WE CAN SEE,
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{\an7}IS A LAYER OF QUARTZ ROCK.
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{\an7}THE LAYER AT THE BOTTOM
\h\h\hIS THE SOFT LAYER.
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{\an7}THE LANDSCAPE OF ZHANG JIA JIE
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{\an7}\h\hIS FORMED BY STACKING
THESE TWO TYPES OF ROCKS.
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{\an7}Narrator: NEXT, THE GEOLOGY
\hPROFESSOR AND HIS STUDENTS
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{\an7}HEAD TO THE HEAVENS VIA THE
\hWORLD’S LONGEST CABLEWAY.
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{\an7}IT’S A FOUR MILE RIDE
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{\an7}FOLLOWED BY A 30 MINUTE CLIMB.
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{\an7}Tian Mingzhong: THIS IS
THE HEAVEN’S GATE CAVE.
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{\an7}Narrator: FOR THE PROFESSOR,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHIS SIGHT IS BOTH
ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY.
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{\an7}Tian Mingzhong: THE
\h\h\hBOTTOM LAYERS
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{\an7}ARE MADE UP OF HARDER ROCKS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE MIDDLE LAYERS
CONSISTS OF SOFTER ROCKS,
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{\an7}WHICH ARE SUSCEPTIBLE
\h\h\h\hTO CORROSION.
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{\an7}\hAND THE TOP MOST LAYER IS
MADE UP OF THE HARDER ROCKS.
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{\an7}THE HEAVENLY DOOR
\hCAVE TOOK SHAPE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBY THE SOFTER ROCK’S
GRADUALLY CORRODING OVER TIME
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{\an7}FORMING A HOLE.
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{\an7}\hTHERE ARE MANY SIMILAR
FORMATIONS IN THE WORLD.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hHOWEVER, THIS IS A
RARITY, GIVEN ITS HEIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\hYOU SPEND A LOT OF
ENERGY TO GET UP HERE
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{\an7}TO SEE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
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{\an7}IT’S DEFINITELY REWARDING.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: OUT OF ALL OF
CHINA’S WONDERS, ONE STANDS OUT,
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{\an7}THE GREAT WALL
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{\an7}IT’S THE LONGEST MAN-MADE
\h\h\hSTRUCTURE ON EARTH,
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{\an7}\h\hSTRETCHING MORE THAN 6,000
MILES ACROSS NORTHEAST CHINA.
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{\an7}THIS WALL IS ACTUALLY
\h\hA SERIES OF WALLS
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{\an7}\hBUILT OVER 2,000 YEARS
BY SUCCESSIVE DYNASTIES.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN 221 BC, THE FIRST
EMPEROR OF THE UNITED CHINA
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{\an7}WANTED TO WARD OFF
FOREIGN INVADERS.
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{\an7}\hHE ORDERED THAT SCATTERED
FORTIFICATIONS BE CONNECTED,
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{\an7}A FEAT THAT REQUIRED A MILLION
MEN AND COST COUNTLESS LIVES.
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{\an7}\hZhao Hui: THE GREAT WALL
HAS NOT MUCH PRACTICAL USE
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{\an7}IN THE MODERN AGE.
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{\an7}BUT, IN THE ANCIENT TIMES,
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{\an7}\hIT SERVED AS A DEFENSE
FORTRESS DURING WARTIME.
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{\an7}\h\hHENCE, ONE CAN SENSE THE
GRANDEUR OF THE GREAT WALL.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: TODAY,
10 MILLION PEOPLE
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{\an7}VISIT THE GREAT WALL EACH YEAR.
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{\an7}[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪
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{\an7}THEY WALK ACROSS STONES FORMED
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{\an7}\hWITH WHATEVER MATERIAL WAS
AVAILABLE IN ANCIENT TIMES,
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{\an7}FROM DIRT TO TWIGS TO RICE.
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{\an7}\hTHE WALL IS SO MASSIVE
THAT SOME SECTIONS OF IT
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{\an7}ARE STILL BEING UNEARTHED.
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{\an7}OTHER PARTS HAVE BEEN
RESTORED FOR TOURISTS,
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{\an7}MANY OF WHOM ARE CHINESE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hZhao Hui: THE ENTIRE
WORLD KNOWS ABOUT THIS LANDMARK
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{\an7}AND MAKES US AS CHINESE
\h\h\hFEEL REALLY PROUD.
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{\an7}SO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORK
HERE, IT IS A REAL HONOR.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: NORTHERN
CHINA IS ALSO HOME
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{\an7}\hTO A STRUCTURE THAT
SEEMS TO DEFY GRAVITY.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE HANGING
TEMPLE OF HENG SHEN,
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{\an7}BUILT 1500 YEARS AGO.
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{\an7}\hIT’S WEATHERED BOTH
TIME AND THE ELEMENTS,
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{\an7}JUST AS ITS BUILDERS INTENDED.
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{\an7}Chang Xue Wen: IN THE PAST,
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS AREA OFTEN
EXPERIENCED FLOODS.
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{\an7}PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES.
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00:19:46,385 --> 00:19:49,188
{\an7}LEGEND HAS IT THAT THE LOCALS
\h\hDECIDED TO BUILD A TEMPLE
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{\an7}TO SEEK BUDDHA’S PROTECTION.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE STRUCTURE
HANGS 250 FEET ABOVE A CANYON,
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{\an7}NESTLED BENEATH AN OVERHANG
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{\an7}\hTHAT’S PROTECTED
IT FOR CENTURIES.
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{\an7}\hTO BUILD THE TEMPLE,
WORKERS RAPPELLED DOWN
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{\an7}AND HAND-CHISELED HORIZONTAL
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{\an7}AND VERTICAL FOUNDATIONS
\h\h\hINTO THE MOUNTAIN.
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{\an7}THE PILLARS WERE ADDED LATER
\hTO REINFORCE THE STRUCTURE
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{\an7}\h\hAND APPEASE NERVOUS
TOURISTS WHO FLOCK HERE.
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{\an7}Chang Xue Wen: OUR
GREATEST CHALLENGE
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{\an7}IN ENSURING THE HANGING
\hMONASTERY’S LONGEVITY
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{\an7}IS THE HIGH VOLUME OF VISITORS.
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{\an7}TO PROTECT TEMPLE,
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00:20:38,003 --> 00:20:41,773
{\an7}WE NEED TO KEEP THESE
NUMBERS UNDER CONTROL.
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00:20:41,807 --> 00:20:44,510
{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IN 1975, THE ENTIRE WOODEN
\hSECTION ABOVE COLLAPSED.
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{\an7}THE CROSSBEAM WAS MOVED,
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{\an7}AND NEW WOOD PIECES WERE
\hINSERTED INDIVIDUALLY.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: TODAY
ONLY 80 VISITORS ARE
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{\an7}ALLOWED IN AT A TIME
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{\an7}\hTO PRESERVE THIS
REMARKABLE SIGHT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IN WESTERN CHINA, ANOTHER
\h\h\h\hENGINEERING WONDER
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{\an7}IS MORE UNDERSTATED.
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{\an7}\hTHIS IS TURPAN, HOME
OF THE UYGHUR PEOPLE.
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{\an7}IT’S A DRY AND DESOLATE AREA,
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{\an7}SPOTTED WITH ODD-LOOKING MOUNDS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHOSE BUMPS ARE
ACTUALLY WELLS THAT LEAD
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{\an7}TO AN ANCIENT IRRIGATION
SYSTEM CALLED THE KAREZ.
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{\an7}\h\hBENEATH THE SURFACE, MORE
THAN A THOUSAND VERTICAL WELLS
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{\an7}STRETCH DOWN TO CANALS.
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{\an7}USING GRAVITY, THE
CANALS CARRY WATER
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{\an7}\h\hFROM THE RAIN-SOAKED
MOUNTAINS TO THE DESERT.
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{\an7}THE UNDERGROUND CANALS PREVENT
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00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:12,698
{\an7}THE WATER FROM EVAPORATING
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE THE WELLS GIVE
PEOPLE ACCESS TO THE WATER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}TODAY, THE SYSTEM NOURISHES
AN AREA CALLED GRAPE VALLEY,
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{\an7}\h\h\hONCE AN OASIS FOR WEARY
TRAVELERS ALONG THE SILK ROAD.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT MAINTAINING THE
ANCIENT SYSTEM IS DIFFICULT
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{\an7}AND RISKY.
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00:22:47,132 --> 00:22:50,068
{\an7}♪
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{\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.
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{\an7}Narrator: WORKERS REGULARLY
\h\h\hDESCEND INTO THE WELLS
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00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,437
{\an7}\hTO DREDGE OUT SEDIMENT
AND STABILIZE THE WALLS.
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00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:33,112
{\an7}\h\hSadik Eysa: IT IS
IMPORTANT TO DO THIS.
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{\an7}[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
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{\an7}\h\hIF WE DON’T, THE
CANALS WILL DRY UP,
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00:23:38,617 --> 00:23:42,287
{\an7}\h\hAND THE VILLAGE WILL
NOT HAVE DRINKING WATER.
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00:23:48,460 --> 00:23:51,330
{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: THE CANALS PROVIDE
DRINKING WATER TO THOUSANDS,
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00:23:57,236 --> 00:24:01,407
{\an7}\hAND IRRIGATE 30 PERCENT
OF THE CROPS IN THE REGION
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{\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
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{\an7}TO DEHYDRATE MILLIONS OF
GRAPES AND MAKE RAISINS.
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{\an7}IT’S ANOTHER INGENIOUS EXAMPLE
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00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:36,108
{\an7}\hOF PEOPLE WORKING
WITH MOTHER NATURE.
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00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:42,414
{\an7}IN EXTREME SOUTHERN CHINA,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hLOCALS HAVE TURNED
FARMING INTO AN ART FORM.
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{\an7}THESE ARE THE YUANYANG
\h\h\h\hRICE TERRACES,
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{\an7}CULTIVATED BY THE
LOCAL HANI PEOPLE.
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00:24:54,293 --> 00:24:57,830
{\an7}1.4 MILLION HANI LIVE
IN THIS PART OF CHINA,
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00:25:00,065 --> 00:25:04,269
{\an7}WHERE THERE IS A DEEP
\hRESPECT FOR NATURE.
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00:25:04,303 --> 00:25:08,340
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEIR ANCESTORS CARVED
THESE FIELDS 1300 YEARS AGO.
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00:25:10,442 --> 00:25:13,211
{\an7}\hLu Wenguang: WE ARE ABLE TO
ENJOY SUCH BLESSED LIVES TODAY
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00:25:13,245 --> 00:25:17,249
{\an7}THANKS TO OUR ANCESTORS’
HARD WORK AND ENDURANCE.
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{\an7}Narrator: THOUSANDS
OF TERRACES CASCADE
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{\an7}DOWN PARTS OF THE MOUNTAIN.
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{\an7}THE HANI USE A SERIES
OF DITCHES AND CANALS
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{\an7}TO MOVE RAINFALL IN SPRING
WATER THROUGH THE TERRACES
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00:25:29,928 --> 00:25:31,730
{\an7}TO KEEP THE FIELDS WET.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Lu Wenguang: THE LOCALS
\h\hHERE HAVE A SAYING.
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{\an7}THE HIGHER THE MOUNTAINS THE
\hHIGHER THE WATER SOURCES.
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00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:58,423
{\an7}THE WATER STORED IN FORESTS
\hFORMS NATURAL RESERVOIRS.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THIS WET
FARMING ALSO DEPENDS
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{\an7}ON THE MOUNTAIN’S
NATURAL ECOSYSTEM.
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{\an7}\h\hFIRST WATER EVAPORATES
FROM RIVER VALLEYS BELOW,
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{\an7}\h\hFORMING FOG AND
CLOUDS AT THE PEAKS.
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00:26:16,508 --> 00:26:19,811
{\an7}NEXT, MOUNTAIN FORESTS
\h\h\hTRAP THE CLOUDS.
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00:26:22,314 --> 00:26:25,818
{\an7}THEN, RAIN WATER FLOWS BACK
\hDOWN THROUGH THE TERRACES,
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{\an7}FILLING THE FIELDS.
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{\an7}[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
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{\an7}Lu Wenguang: WE ARE DEEPLY
CONNECTED TO THE TERRACES.
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{\an7}BECAUSE OF THE TERRACES,
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00:26:38,097 --> 00:26:42,001
{\an7}WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE FOOD,
\h\hCLOTHING, AND SHELTER.
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{\an7}THE TERRACES ARE THE FOUNDATION
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{\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.
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