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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
\h\h\hTO THE FUTURE.
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{\an7}IN THIS AERIAL JOURNEY,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWE’LL SEE THE SPRAWLING
NATION FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS IS A PLACE WHERE
PIONEERS BRAVE THE UNKNOWN,
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{\an7}AND MONUMENTS TO THE
SPIRITS STILL STAND.
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{\an7}\hHERE THE LANDSCAPES ARE
AS DIVERSE AS THE PEOPLE,
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{\an7}WHERE CITIES FEATURE
MAGNIFICENT SKYLINES,
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{\an7}\h\hAND INDUSTRIES HAVE
TRANSFORMED THE COUNTRY
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{\an7}INTO A GLOBAL LEADER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}AFTER CENTURIES IN SECLUSION,
\h\h\h\h\hCREATIVITY THRIVES.
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{\an7}\hIN A GENERATION, CHINA HAS
SPRUNG FROM ITS ANCIENT PAST,
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{\an7}\hINSPIRED BY BOLD IDEAS,
AND RISEN TO NEW HEIGHTS.
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{\an7}(FIREWORKS EXPLODING)
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{\an7}IT’S BLENDED INNOVATION
\h\h\h\hWITH TRADITION,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTAKING AIM AT THE
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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{\an7}THAT LIE AHEAD IN
THE 21ST CENTURY.
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{\an7}THIS IS CHINA FROM ABOVE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}DEEP WITHIN CHINA’S
\hWESTERN MOUNTAINS
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{\an7}ARE THE HEADWATERS OF
ASIA’S LONGEST RIVERS,
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{\an7}(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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{\an7}THE YELLOW AND YANGTZE.
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{\an7}FROM THERE, THEY FLOW THROUGH
\h\h\hCHINA’S VAST INTERIOR,
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{\an7}\h\hALL THE WAY TO
THE EASTERN COAST.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHESE RIVERS ARE THE
LIFEBLOOD OF CENTRAL CHINA,
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{\an7}THE NATION’S TRADITIONAL
AND CULTURAL HEARTLAND,
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{\an7}WHERE MILLIONS OF
CITIZENS MAINTAIN
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{\an7}\hA STRONG CONNECTION
TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
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{\an7}IN THE PAST, THE COUNTRY’S
\h\h\hAGRICULTURAL REGIONS
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{\an7}EXISTED APART FROM THE
INDUSTRIALIZED COAST,
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{\an7}\hBUT TODAY THEY’RE
NOW MORE CONNECTED.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hEVEN THE REMOTE
INDEPENDENT REGION OF TIBET
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNOW HAS A RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING CAPITAL CITY.
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{\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE)
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{\an7}\h\h\hLHASA, MEANING
"PLACE OF THE GODS,"
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{\an7}\h\hHAS BEEN THE CENTER OF
THE TIBETAN BUDDHIST WORLD
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{\an7}FOR OVER A MILLENNIUM.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}BUILT ON THE CITY’S MARPORI
MOUNTAIN IS POTALA PALACE.
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{\an7}(BIRD SCREECHING)
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{\an7}\h\hRESTORED IN 1645,
IT’S 13 STORIES HIGH,
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{\an7}WITH OVER A THOUSAND ROOMS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT IS STILL AN
IMPORTANT BUDDHIST SITE,
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{\an7}\h\h\hWITH CLOSE TO A MILLION
PILGRIMS VISITING EACH YEAR.
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{\an7}TODAY, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER
\hTHE REGION ARE PREPARING
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hFOR ONE OF THEIR MOST
IMPORTANT BUDDHIST FESTIVALS.
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{\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE)
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IN THE VILLAGE OF LA MU,
A FEW MILES FROM LHASA,
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{\an7}DAWA AND HIS FAMILY ARE GETTING
\hREADY FOR TOMORROW’S EVENTS.
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{\an7}(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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{\an7}(ANIMAL BLEATING)
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S THE CELEBRATION
COMMEMORATING BUDDHA’S DESCENT
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{\an7}FROM HEAVEN BACK TO EARTH.
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{\an7}THE FESTIVAL KICKS
OFF WITH TIBETANS
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{\an7}\h\hPAINTING THEIR HOMES
WITH A UNIQUE WHITEWASH.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE PAINT
TURNS WHITE AS IT DRIES,
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{\an7}SIGNIFYING PURITY AND KINDNESS.
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{\an7}(PAINT SPLASHING AND DRIPPING)
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{\an7}AT OVER 1,300 FEET
\hABOVE SEA LEVEL,
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{\an7}IT’S ALSO THE MOST
\hPRACTICAL CHOICE
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{\an7}\hFOR RESISTING THE
HARSH UV RADIATION.
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{\an7}PAINTING HOMES AND TEMPLES
IS INTENDED TO DRAW BUDDHA
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{\an7}FROM HEAVEN BACK TO EARTH.
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{\an7}(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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{\an7}(ROOSTER CROWING)
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{\an7}THE NEXT MORNING, DAWA’S
GRANDMOTHER IS UP EARLY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE VILLAGERS
THEN GO ON A SHORT PILGRIMAGE.
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{\an7}INCENSE WAS ONCE BURNED
\hTO WARD OFF BAD LUCK
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{\an7}AFTER A HUNT OR A BATTLE.
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{\an7}IT’S NOW USED AS AN
OFFERING TO BUDDHA.
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{\an7}(VILLAGERS CHANTING)
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{\an7}CHANTING AND PRAYING
\h\hDOMINATE THE DAY.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE PROCESSION
\h\hTAKES THEM OVER HILLS
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{\an7}\h\hAND AROUND TEMPLES, BEFORE
ENDING AT THE LOCAL MONASTERY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE MEANS THAT LHASA
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{\an7}IS NO LONGER THE ISOLATED
\h\h\h\hCITY IT ONCE WAS.
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{\an7}A 4.2 BILLION DOLLAR
RAILWAY NOW CONNECTS
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{\an7}TIBET TO THE REST OF CHINA,
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{\an7}CROSSING 1,200 MILES OF
HIGH ALTITUDE PLATEAU,
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{\an7}OVER A QUARTER OF IT
BUILT ON PERMAFROST.
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{\an7}\h\hONE CITY ON THE
UPPER YANGTZE RIVER
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{\an7}IS GROWING AT BREAKNECK SPEED,
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{\an7}AND IS PRACTICALLY UNKNOWN TO
THE WESTERN WORLD, CHONGQING.
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{\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE)
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{\an7}\h\hLOCATED IN THE
CENTRAL SOUTHWEST,
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{\an7}THIS CITY IS THE LARGEST
\hMUNICIPALITY IN CHINA.
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{\an7}AND IT’S STILL GROWING, ADDING
\h\h\h45 ACRES OF LIVING SPACE
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{\an7}EACH DAY TO HOUSE OVER
\h\h34 MILLION PEOPLE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS ANCIENT CITY
HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME
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{\an7}BY ADAPTING TO ITS CHALLENGING
\h\h\h\h\hGEOGRAPHICAL SETTING.
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{\an7}\hITS MOUNTAINOUS
LOCATION REQUIRES
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{\an7}AN ARRAY OF VERTICAL
\h\hTRANSPORT OPTIONS
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{\an7}TO MOVE EVERYONE
AROUND THE CITY.
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{\an7}\h\h\hROADS HAD TO BE
ELEVATED TO ALLEVIATE
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{\an7}TRAFFIC CONGESTION
\hAT GROUND LEVEL.
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{\an7}AND IT’S NOT ONLY ROADS
THAT HAVE GONE SKYWARD.
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{\an7}(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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{\an7}WANG NIAN HAS BEEN A DRIVER
\h\hFOR THE PAST SIX YEARS
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{\an7}ON THE WORLD’S LARGEST
\h\h\hMONORAIL SYSTEM.
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{\an7}Narrator: ITS 61-MILE
STRETCH OF SINGLE RAIL
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{\an7}WEAVES AROUND THE CITY,
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{\an7}EVEN THREADING THROUGH
\h\h\h\hSOME BUILDINGS.
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{\an7}\hNIAN DRIVES ROUTE TWO,
KNOWN AS THE SCENIC LINE.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: CHONGQING IS
A MAJOR MANUFACTURING CITY
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{\an7}AND TRANSPORT HUB.
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{\an7}MANY GLOBAL BRANDS ARE MOVING
HERE, WHERE HIGH SPEED RAIL
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{\an7}\hMAKES THEM JUST AS EFFICIENT
AS THEIR COASTAL COUNTERPARTS.
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{\an7}THE CITY IS NOW CONNECTED
\h\h\hDIRECTLY TO GERMANY
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{\an7}BY CHINA RAILWAY EXPRESS.
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{\an7}IT’S A 7,000-MILE JOURNEY
\hTHROUGH FIVE COUNTRIES,
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{\an7}BUT IT’S TWICE AS FAST
\h\hAS SHIPPING BY SEA
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND A QUARTER THE
COST OF AIR TRANSPORT.
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{\an7}CHONGQING’S PORT IS STILL VITAL
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{\an7}TO THE MOVEMENT OF
GOODS WITHIN CHINA.
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{\an7}\h\hIT’S LINKED TO THE EAST
COAST BY THE YANGTZE RIVER,
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{\an7}A ROUTE THAT PASSES
\h\hTHROUGH ANOTHER
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{\an7}RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
RIVER CITY, WUHAN.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hHERE, ONE DAY A YEAR,
SHIP TRAFFIC IS HALTED,
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{\an7}AS THE CITY CELEBRATES
\h\hITS RIVER HERITAGE
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{\an7}WITH A SPECTACULAR EVENT.
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{\an7}WUHAN IS AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC
\h\h\hHUB OF CHINA’S INTERIOR,
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{\an7}AND ITS 10 MILLION PEOPLE
\h\hARE TIED TO THE RIVER
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{\an7}THAT RUNS THROUGH IT.
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{\an7}IT’S BEEN POPULAR WITH SWIMMERS
\h\h\h\hSINCE THE SONG DYNASTY,
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{\an7}A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
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{\an7}THE ANNUAL WUHAN RIVER CROSSING
\hFESTIVAL IS A SWIMMING EVENT
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{\an7}THAT DRAWS IN CROWDS FROM
ALL OVER CHINA AND BEYOND.
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{\an7}(CROWD BUZZING)
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hFORMER CHINESE
LEADER, CHAIRMAN MAO,
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{\an7}SWAM HERE IN 1966
AT THE AGE OF 73.
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{\an7}THIS UNIQUE FESTIVAL
IS HELD IN HIS HONOR.
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{\an7}(CROWD CHEERING)
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{\an7}THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT
\h\h\hIS THE TEAM CROSSING,
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{\an7}WHERE GROUPS OF UP TO 100 PEOPLE
NAVIGATE THE SWIFT CURRENT.
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{\an7}\hTHIS YEAR THERE ARE OVER
5,000 ENTRIES AND 51 TEAMS.
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{\an7}(CROWD BUZZING)
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{\an7}61-YEAR-OLD DING AIZHEN
FIRST TOOK PART IN 1977
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{\an7}AND HAS COMPETED SEVEN
\h\h\hTIMES SINCE THEN.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THIS
YEAR IS SIGNIFICANT,
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{\an7}AS IT’S THE FIRST TIME
\h\hTHAT SHE’LL COMPETE
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{\an7}WITH HER HUSBAND, BO.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THERE ARE
NO WINNERS IN THIS EVENT.
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{\an7}THE GOAL IS FOR SWIMMERS
\h\h\h\hLIKE DING AND BO
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{\an7}\h\hTO COMPLETE THE
CROSSING TOGETHER.
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{\an7}\hBUT SWIMMING ON A RIVER
THIS POWERFUL IS NOT EASY.
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{\an7}IT’S A NEARLY FOUR-MILE ROUTE,
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{\an7}MADE HARDER AND LONGER
BY THE STRONG CURRENTS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}(WATER SPLASHING)
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{\an7}EVENTUALLY DING AND
BO FINISH TOGETHER.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE ANNUAL
WUHAN SPORTING CHALLENGE
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{\an7}\h\hDATES BACK OVER
80 YEARS, TO 1934.
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{\an7}IN ONE TIBETAN VILLAGE, A
FAR OLDER SPORTING EVENT
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{\an7}\hIS STILL CENTRAL
TO COMMUNITY LIFE,
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{\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING)
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{\an7}ARCHERY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE EVENT TAKES PLACE IN THE
VALLEY OF THE GONGBO PEOPLE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNEAR THE LARGEST
PRIMITIVE FOREST IN CHINA.
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{\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE)
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE GONGBO PEOPLE
DIFFER FROM THOSE LIVING
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{\an7}\hIN OTHER PARTS OF
THE TIBETAN REGION.
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{\an7}THEY HAVE THEIR OWN DIALECT,
\h\hTRADITIONS AND PASTIMES.
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{\an7}\hAS AUTUMN SETS IN,
THE GONGBO COMMUNITY
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{\an7}PREPARES TO CELEBRATE
WITH A FAVORITE SPORT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hKICKAK HAS BEEN AN
ARCHER FOR 36 YEARS.
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{\an7}TODAY HIS VILLAGE TEAM IS TAKING
PART IN A LOCAL TOURNAMENT.
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{\an7}(VILLAGERS SINGING AND LAUGHING)
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: IT’S
BOTH A SOCIAL OCCASION
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{\an7}\h\hAND A CHANCE TO SHOW
OFF SOME ARCHERY SKILLS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE MEN COME WELL
PREPARED FOR THE EVENT.
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{\an7}THIS ANCIENT SPORT HAS BEEN
UPDATED FOR MODERN TIMES.
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{\an7}THE COMPETITION HAS ITS OWN
\hUNIQUE GONGBO EQUIPMENT,
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{\an7}OFTEN REFERRED TO AS
THE SCREAMING ARROW.
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{\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING)
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{\an7}THE ARROW IS A WOODEN SHAFT
WITH FOUR SMALL HOLES IN IT,
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{\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING)
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{\an7}WHICH CREATES A WHISTLING SOUND
AS IT FLIES THROUGH THE AIR.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}A TRADITIONAL FABRIC BULL’S
\hEYE HANGS 100 FEET AWAY.
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{\an7}\h(ARROWS SCREAMING)
(VILLAGERS CHEERING)
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{\an7}\hKICKAK’S VILLAGE
IS PERFORMING WELL.
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{\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING)
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{\an7}(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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{\an7}(VILLAGERS SINGING)
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{\an7}EVENTUALLY, THE COMPETITION
\h\hCOMES DOWN TO THE WIRE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING)
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{\an7}IN THIS CENTURIES-OLD SPORT,
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{\an7}MANY ARCHERS HAVE FACED
TENSION-FILLED MOMENTS
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{\an7}WHERE EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE.
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{\an7}(ARROW SCREAMING)
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{\an7}KICKAK’S FINAL SHOT
\h\hSEALS THE DEAL.
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{\an7}HIS TEAM WINS THE COMPETITION.
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{\an7}(VILLAGERS CHEERING)
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{\an7}(VILLAGERS SINGING)
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: 500
MILES SOUTHEAST,
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{\an7}ON CHINA’S SOUTHERN BORDER,
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{\an7}LIES THE WORLD’S MOST
FAMOUS PEAK, EVEREST,
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{\an7}\hWHERE A MORE EXTREME
SPORT, MOUNTAINEERING,
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{\an7}ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM
\h\hACROSS THE GLOBE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE HIMALAYAS IS A SYSTEM
\h\hOF OVER 110 MOUNTAINS
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{\an7}CROSSING FIVE COUNTRIES,
\h\h\h\hINCLUDING CHINA.
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{\an7}CLIMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE
\h\hWORLD ATTEMPT TO SUMMIT
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{\an7}ITS HIGHEST POINT,
\h\hAT 29,000 FEET.
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{\an7}(BIRD SCREECHING)
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{\an7}IT’S NEAR THE ALTITUDE
\hOF A CRUISING JETLINER,
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{\an7}WHERE THE OXYGEN IS ONLY A THIRD
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{\an7}OF WHAT WE BREATHE AT SEA LEVEL.
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{\an7}HISTORICALLY, MOST
\h\hCLIMBERS ASCEND
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{\an7}VIA THE SOUTH FACE
\h\hROUTE IN NEPAL.
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{\an7}BUT LATELY, MORE ARE
\hCHOOSING TO TACKLE
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{\an7}THE NORTH FACE OF EVEREST,
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{\an7}\hAS CHINA OPENS UP
THIS TIBETAN ROUTE.
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{\an7}IT’S NOW POSSIBLE TO DRIVE
ALL THE WAY TO BASE CAMP.
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS YEAR’S MAIN CLIMBING
SEASON IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE,
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{\an7}BUT A SELECT GROUP REMAINS AT
\hTIBET’S NORTHERN BASE CAMP.
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{\an7}PEMA TINLEY IS AN
EVEREST VETERAN.
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{\an7}\hHE’S PREPARING FOR ONE
OF MOST IMPORTANT CLIMBS
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{\an7}\h\hOF THE SEASON,
OPERATION CLEAN UP.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: BUT THE JOB
IS TOO BIG TO MANAGE ALONE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE TEAM NEEDS SOME EXTRA
MUSCLE POWER FROM LOCAL SHERPAS
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{\an7}\hAND THEIR MOST REVERED
BEAST OF BURDEN, THE YAK.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE YAK’S RED BLOOD
CELLS HAVE EVOLVED
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{\an7}TO EXTRACT MORE OXYGEN
FROM THE DEPLETED AIR.
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{\an7}TOGETHER THE MEN
AND THEIR ANIMALS
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{\an7}WILL FOLLOW THE ROUTE
TO ADVANCED BASE CAMP,
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{\an7}COLLECTING RUBBISH AND
EQUIPMENT LEFT BEHIND.
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{\an7}AS THE NORTH FACE
GAINS POPULARITY,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMORE ITEMS ARE
DISCARDED ALONG THE WAY.
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{\an7}EVEN DISCARDED FOOD CAN’T
BREAK DOWN IN TEMPERATURES
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{\an7}THAT REACH AS LOW AS
MINUS 31 FAHRENHEIT.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THIS
ANNUAL CLEAN-UP EVENT
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{\an7}IS ON A LARGER SCALE
\h\hTHAN EVER BEFORE,
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{\an7}WITH A TEAM OF 150 YAKS,
EACH CARRYING 100 POUNDS.
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{\an7}\h\hOVER SEVERAL DAYS, FIVE
TONS OF WASTE IS COLLECTED,
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{\an7}MORE THAN ANY OTHER YEAR.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE CLEAN-UP
\h\hIS IN KEEPING WITH
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE TIBETAN PHILOSOPHY OF
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE.
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{\an7}AT FAR LOWER ALTITUDES,
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{\an7}A CHINESE TEAM IS EXPLORING
\h\hA VERY DIFFERENT WORLD,
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{\an7}\h\hAN ANCIENT CITY
HIDDEN UNDER WATER,
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{\an7}CHINA’S ATLANTIS.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪
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{\an7}IN THE EASTERN REACHES
\hOF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE
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{\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
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00:20:27,393 --> 00:20:29,195
{\an7}\h\hAND WAS CREATED
DURING CONSTRUCTION
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{\an7}OF ONE OF CHINA’S EARLY
\h\hHYDROPOWER PLANTS.
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{\an7}IT REPRESENTED A
VITAL FIRST STEP
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{\an7}IN THE COUNTRY’S RAPID
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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00:20:39,805 --> 00:20:43,776
{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHESE ISLANDS ARE
ACTUALLY THE TOP OF HILLS,
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{\an7}A CLUE TO WHAT LIES
\hSUBMERGED BELOW.
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00:20:52,618 --> 00:20:54,720
{\an7}LOU SHANLIANG WAS ONE
\hOF THE FIRST PEOPLE
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{\an7}\h\hTO VENTURE INTO THIS
UNIQUE UNDERWATER WORLD.
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{\an7}Narrator: TODAY HE HAS TEAMED
\hUP WITH CAMERAMAN WU LIXIN
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{\an7}TO USE 3D SCANNING TECHNOLOGY
TO RESURRECT AN ANCIENT CITY.
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{\an7}(ENGINE CHUGGING)
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}DIVING TO THE DEPTHS OF THIS
LAKE COMES WITH CHALLENGES.
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{\an7}Narrator: AT LAST, AFTER
DESCENDING OVER 130 FEET,
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{\an7}THEY FIND WHAT THEY’VE
\h\hBEEN SEARCHING FOR,
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{\an7}THE 1,000-YEAR-OLD SHI
\h\hCHENG OR LION CITY.
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{\an7}THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME
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{\an7}\hIT’S BEEN CAPTURED
THREE DIMENSIONALLY.
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{\an7}(CAMERA FLASH ZAPPING)
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: COMPUTER
SOFTWARE CONVERTS THESE PHOTOS
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{\an7}INTO A 3D IMAGE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}ONCE AN OPULENT CITY
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{\an7}AND THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
\h\h\h\hHUB FOR EASTERN CHINA,
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{\an7}IT NOW LAYS REMARKABLY
\h\h\h\hWELL-PRESERVED IN
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{\an7}THE FRESH WATER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: CHINA
HAS A LONG HISTORY
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{\an7}OF HARNESSING ITS WATERWAYS.
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00:23:27,439 --> 00:23:28,774
{\an7}FURTHER TO THE NORTH,
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00:23:28,807 --> 00:23:31,076
{\an7}SOME UNUSUAL METHODS
ARE USED TO MONITOR
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{\an7}\h\h\hONE OF THE PLANET’S MOST
VOLATILE AND DANGEROUS RIVERS.
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{\an7}(WATER CRASHING)
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hTHE YELLOW RIVER IS VITAL
FOR LIFE IN THE ARID NORTH.
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{\an7}ONE OF THE CRADLES OF CHINA’S
\h\h\hEARLIEST CIVILIZATION,
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{\an7}IT NOW PROVIDES WATER
TO 155 MILLION PEOPLE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hIT IRRIGATES OVER 50
MILLION ACRES OF FARMLAND.
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{\an7}BUT THIS IS A RIVER
WITH A REPUTATION,
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00:24:09,214 --> 00:24:11,850
{\an7}AND PRONE TO DEVASTATING FLOODS.
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00:24:17,890 --> 00:24:21,394
{\an7}NEW ARRIVAL JIN JINGPO
IS LEARNING THE ROPES
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00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:24,463
{\an7}\hAT THIS ISOLATED YELLOW
RIVER MONITORING STATION.
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00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:31,570
{\an7}(ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE)
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00:24:34,206 --> 00:24:35,841
{\an7}THE HYDROLOGIST’S ROLE HERE
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00:24:35,874 --> 00:24:39,845
{\an7}IS TO PROVIDE DAILY UPDATES TO
\hHYDROPOWER STATIONS AND DAMS
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{\an7}FURTHER DOWN THE YELLOW RIVER,
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00:24:42,081 --> 00:24:45,251
{\an7}\h\hNAMED FOR THE ENORMOUS
AMOUNTS OF GOLDEN SEDIMENT
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00:24:45,284 --> 00:24:46,485
{\an7}CARRIED IN ITS FLOW.
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00:24:50,889 --> 00:24:55,026
{\an7}BUT COLLECTING THAT INFORMATION
\h\h\hREQUIRES NERVES OF STEEL,
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00:24:55,060 --> 00:24:57,496
{\an7}AND A TIME-TESTED CABLE CAR.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}ONE OF JINGPO’S MAIN
TASKS IS TO DETERMINE
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{\an7}\hHOW MUCH SAND AND SILT
IS CARRIED IN THE RIVER.
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00:25:20,219 --> 00:25:21,654
{\an7}Narrator: THIS METHOD
\hOF DATA COLLECTION
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{\an7}SOMETIMES MUST TAKE
\h\hPLACE AT NIGHT,
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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.
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00:25:29,895 --> 00:25:32,231
{\an7}THE RESEARCH FACILITIES
\h\hAND LIVING QUARTERS
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00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:33,799
{\an7}ARE PERCHED ON A CLIFF.
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00:25:34,666 --> 00:25:37,802
{\an7}THEIR CABLE CAR IS THE ONLY
LINK TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD,
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00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:41,574
{\an7}\hSOMETHING JINGPO IS
COMING TO TERMS WITH.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THIS
RIVER MAKES LIFE
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{\an7}IN NORTHERN CHINA POSSIBLE,
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00:26:05,764 --> 00:26:08,133
{\an7}ALLOWING ITS PEOPLE TO
GROW CROPS IN A PLACE
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00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:09,735
{\an7}THAT RECEIVES LITTLE RAIN.
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00:26:12,104 --> 00:26:16,275
{\an7}♪
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00:26:16,308 --> 00:26:18,510
{\an7}ON THE FRINGES OF
THE GOBI DESERT,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hA GREEN OASIS
STRETCHES FOR MILES,
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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)
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00:26:27,186 --> 00:26:29,355
{\an7}CHINA’S NINGXIA PROVINCE IS NOW
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE SECOND LARGEST WINE
PRODUCING REGION IN THE WORLD.
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00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:38,296
{\an7}\h\h100,000 ACRES OF
VINES ARE TAKING OVER
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00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:42,000
{\an7}THE ONCE DRY LANDSCAPE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪
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00:26:42,034 --> 00:26:45,905
{\an7}\hSILVER HEIGHTS WINERY IS
ONE OF THE CHINESE PIONEERS
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00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:49,675
{\an7}IN A REGION NOW MAKING A NAME
\hFOR ITSELF INTERNATIONALLY.
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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.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: AFTER STUDYING
WINEMAKING IN BORDEAUX, FRANCE,
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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
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00:27:30,983 --> 00:27:34,420
{\an7}\h\h\hBY HER FATHER WHO GREW
TABLE GRAPES IN THIS REGION.
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00:27:47,533 --> 00:27:50,269
{\an7}\hNarrator: 10 YEARS
LATER, EMMA’S WINERY
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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,
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00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:03,648
{\an7}\h\hBUT FARMING ARID LAND IN
CHINA’S NORTH IS NOTHING NEW.
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00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:07,419
{\an7}REMINDERS OF THE REGION’S
\h\hANCIENT CIVILIZATION
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00:28:07,452 --> 00:28:12,157
{\an7}ARE EVIDENT BY 110,000
\h\h\hBUDDHIST STATUES.
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00:28:15,427 --> 00:28:17,162
{\an7}♪
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00:28:17,196 --> 00:28:20,032
{\an7}\hALONG BOTH SIDES
OF CHINA’S YI RIVER
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00:28:20,065 --> 00:28:23,635
{\an7}ARE LIMESTONE CAVES,
\h\hCALLED GROTTOES,
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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,
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00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:38,217
{\an7}\hLOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE
ANCIENT CAPITAL OF LUOYANG.
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00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:46,725
{\an7}WITHIN THE 2,345 CAVES ARE
\h\hALMOST 110,000 STATUES,
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00:28:48,627 --> 00:28:52,798
{\an7}\h\h\hRANGING FROM UNDER AN
INCH TO 56 FEET IN HEIGHT.
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00:28:57,302 --> 00:29:00,772
{\an7}\hHOU YUKE IS PART OF
THE RESTORATION TEAM.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: YUKE’S
TEAM IS WORKING ON ONE
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{\an7}\h\hOF THE MANY STATUES
THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED,
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00:29:25,697 --> 00:29:28,600
{\an7}\h\hAND 21ST CENTURY
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IS
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00:29:28,634 --> 00:29:30,002
{\an7}BEING USED TO HELP.
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00:29:30,035 --> 00:29:33,972
{\an7}♪
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00:29:34,006 --> 00:29:35,508
{\an7}USING A DIGITAL SCANNER,
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{\an7}\h\hTHEY WILL CREATE A
THREE-DIMENSIONAL COPY.
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00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:04,036
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THIS TECHNIQUE
CAN PINPOINT VULNERABLE AREAS
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00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:05,737
{\an7}IN NEED OF RESTORATION,
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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
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00:30:13,578 --> 00:30:15,980
{\an7}A UNIQUE PIECE OF
\hCHINA’S HISTORY
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{\an7}FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY.
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00:30:20,218 --> 00:30:22,620
{\an7}MANY OF THE STATUES
WOULD BE DESTROYED,
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00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:25,524
{\an7}AND A PORTION OF THE
PAST WOULD BE LOST.
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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
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00:30:32,631 --> 00:30:35,534
{\an7}THAT PRE-DATE CHINA’S
ANCIENT CIVILIZATION.
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{\an7}♪
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00:30:43,308 --> 00:30:45,911
{\an7}YUNNAN PROVINCE IN
CHINA’S SOUTHWEST
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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)
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00:30:59,358 --> 00:31:02,494
{\an7}\hYUANMOU EARTH FOREST IS
MADE UP OF SPIRES OF CLAY
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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
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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.
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00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:34,859
{\an7}IT’S ONE OF CHINA’S,
\h\hAND THE WORLD’S,
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00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:39,331
{\an7}\h\hHOTTEST LOCATIONS FOR
JURASSIC ERA DISCOVERIES.
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00:31:41,466 --> 00:31:44,502
{\an7}ESPECIALLY HERE,
IN LUFENG COUNTY,
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00:31:44,536 --> 00:31:47,272
{\an7}THE LOCATION OF CHINA’S
\h\h\hDINOSAUR GEOPARK.
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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
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00:31:57,015 --> 00:31:58,283
{\an7}EVERY FEW WEEKS.
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00:32:19,304 --> 00:32:20,839
{\an7}Narrator: THIS FOSSIL BELONGS
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00:32:20,872 --> 00:32:24,476
{\an7}TO THE APPROPRIATELY
NAMED LUFENGOSAURUS,
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00:32:24,509 --> 00:32:27,212
{\an7}\h\hFIRST FOUND IN
THE LUFENG REGION.
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00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:30,882
{\an7}\hTHERE ARE NOW 76
COMPLETE SPECIMENS
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00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:32,851
{\an7}OF THIS PLANT-EATING SPECIES.
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00:32:50,368 --> 00:32:54,105
{\an7}♪
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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
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00:33:09,287 --> 00:33:10,855
{\an7}EXHIBITION CENTER
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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
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00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:18,097
{\an7}OF FOSSILS IN THE WORLD,
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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
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00:33:50,095 --> 00:33:53,699
{\an7}HAVE UNEARTHED MORE THAN A
THOUSAND DINOSAUR FOSSILS,
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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00:43:51,229 --> 00:43:54,365
{\an7}IN THE 21ST CENTURY.