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NARRATOR:
Thelasthiddenworld,
China.
Forcenturies,travellerstoChinahavetoldtalesofmagicallandscapes
andsurprisingcreatures.
Chinesecivilisationistheworld'soldest
andtoday,itslargest,
withwelloverabillionpeople.
It'shometomorethan50distinctethnicgroups
andawiderangeoftraditionallifestyles,
ofteninclosepartnershipwithnature.
WeknowthatChinafacesimmensesocialandenvironmentalproblems.
Butthereisgreatbeautyhere,too.
Chinaishometotheworld'shighestmountains,
vastdesertsrangingfromsearinghot
tomind-numbingcold.
Steamingforestsharbouringrarecreatures.
Grassyplainsbeneathvasthorizons.
Andrichtropicalseas.
Nowforthefirsttimeever,
wecanexplorethewholeofthisgreatcountry,
meetsomeofthesurprisingandexoticcreaturesthatlivehere
andconsidertherelationshipofthepeopleandwildlifeofChina
totheremarkablelandscapeinwhichtheylive.
ThisisWildChina.
OurexplorationofChinabeginsinthewarm,subtropicalsouth.
OntheLiRiver,fishermenandbirdsperchonbamboorafts,
apartnershipthatgoesbackmorethanathousandyears.
Thissceneryisknownthroughouttheworld,
arecurringmotifinChinesepaintings.
Andamajortouristattraction.
ThesouthofChinaisavastarea,
eighttimeslargerthantheUK.
It'salandscapeofhillsbutalsoofwater.
(THUNDERRUMBLING)
Itrainshereforupto250daysayear,
andstandingwateriseverywhere.
(THUNDERRUMBLING)
InthefloodplainoftheYangtzeRiver,
black-tailedgodwitsprobethemudinsearchofworms.
Butisn'tjustwildlifethatthrivesinthisenvironment.
Theswampygroundprovidesidealconditions
foraremarkablememberofthegrassfamily.
Rice.
TheChinesehavebeencultivatingriceforatleast8,000years.
Ithastransformedthelandscape.
LatewinterinsouthernYunnanisabusytimeforlocalfarmers
astheypreparetheage-oldpaddyfieldsreadyforthecomingspring.
ThesehillslopesoftheYuanyangCountyplungenearly2,000metres
totheflooroftheRedRivervalley.
Eachcontainsliterallythousandsofstackedterraces
carvedoutbyhandusingbasicdiggingtools.
Yunnan'sriceterracesareamongtheoldesthumanstructuresinChina.
Stillploughed,astheyalwayshavebeen,
bydomesticatedwaterbuffaloes,
whoseancestorsoriginatedintheseveryvalleys.
Thisman-madelandscape
isoneofthemostamazingengineeringfeats
ofpre-industrialChina.
Itseemsasifeverysquareinchofland
hasbeenpressedintocultivation.
Aseveningapproaches,anage-oldritualunfolds.
It'sthematingseason
andmalepaddyfrogsarecompetingfortheattentionofthefemales.
Butitdoesn'talwayspaytodrawtoomuchattentiontoyourself.
TheChinesepondheronisapitilesspredator.
(SQUAWKS)
Eveninthemiddleofaploughedpaddyfield,
natureisredinbeakandclaw.
Thismaylooklikeaslaughter
butaseachheroncanswallowonlyonefrogatatime,
thevastmajoritywillescapetocroakanotherday.
TerracedpaddieslikethoseoftheYuanyangCounty
arefoundacrossmuchofsouthernChina.
Thiswholevastlandscapeisdominatedbyricecultivation.
InhillyGuizhouProvince,
theMiaominorityhavedevelopedaremarkablericeculture.
Witheveryinchoffertilelandgivenovertoricecultivation,
theMiaobuildtheirwoodenhouses
onthesteepestandleastproductivehillsides.
InChineserurallife,everythinghasause.
Driedinthesun,manurefromthecowsheds
willbeusedascookingfuel.
(WOMENCHATTERINGINCHINESE)
It'smidday,andtheSongfamily
aretuckingintoalunchofriceandvegetables.
(SPEAKINGINCHINESE)
Oblivioustothedomesticchit-chat,
GranddadGuYongXiuhasseriousmattersonhismind.
Springisthestartofthericegrowingseason.
Thesuccessofthecropwilldeterminehowwellthefamilywilleatnextyear,
soplantingattherighttimeiscritical.
Theidealdatedependsonwhattheweatherwilldothisyear,
nevereasytopredict.
Butthereissomesurprisinghelpathand.
OntheceilingoftheSongs'livingroom,apairofred-rumpedswallows,
newlyarrivedfromtheirwintermigration,
isbusyfixinguplastyear'snest.
InChina,animalsarevaluedasmuchfortheirsymbolicmeaning
asforanygoodtheymaydo.
Miaopeoplebelievethatswallowpairsremainfaithfulforlife,
sotheirpresenceisafavourandablessing,
bringinghappinesstoamarriageandgoodlucktoahome.
LikemostMiaodwellings,theSongs'livingroomwindows
lookoutoverthepaddyfields.
Fromearlyspring,oneofthesewindowsisalwaysleftopen
tolettheswallowscomeandgofreely.
Eachyear,granddadGunotestheexactdaytheswallowsreturn.
Miaopeoplebelievethebirds'arrivalpredictsthetimingoftheseasonahead.
Thisyear,theywerelate.
SoGuandtheothercommunityeldershaveagreed
thatriceplantingshouldbedelayedaccordingly.
AstheMiaopreparetheirfieldsforplanting,
theswallowscollectmudtorepairtheirnests
andchaseafterinsectsacrossthenewlyploughedpaddies.
Finally,afterweeksofpreparation,
theordainedtimeforplantinghasarrived.
Butfirsttheseedlingsmustbeuprootedfromthenurserybeds
andbundledupreadytobetransportedtotheirnewpaddy
higherupthehillside.
AlltheSongs'neighbourshaveturnedouttohelpwiththetransplanting.
It'showthecommunityhasalwaysworked.
Whenthetimecomes,theSongswillreturnthefavour.
Whilethefarmersarebusyinthefields,
theswallowsflybackandforthwithmaterialfortheirnest.
Manyhandsmakelightwork.
Plantingthenewpaddytakeslittlemorethananhour.
Jobdone,thevillagerscanrelax,
atleastuntiltomorrow.
Butforthenestingswallows,theworkofraisingafamily
hasonlyjustbegun.
Inthenewlyplantedfields,littleegretshuntforfood.
Thericepaddiesharbourtadpoles,fishandinsects
andtheegretshavechickstofeed.
ThiscolonyinChongqingProvincewasestablishedin1996,
whenafewdozenbirdsbuiltnestsinthebamboogrove
behindYangGuangvillage.
Believingtheywereasignofluck,
localpeopleinitiallyprotectedtheegretsandthecolonygrew.
Buttheirattitudechangedwhentheheadofthevillagefellill.
Theyblamedthebirdsandwereallsettodestroytheirnests,
whenthelocalgovernmentsteppedintoprotectthem.
Bendybamboomaynotbethesafestnestingplace,
butatleastthisyoungsterwon'tendupassomeone'sdinner.
Thesechickshavejusthadaneeldeliveredbytheirmum,
quiteachallengeforlittlebeaks.
(CHIRPING)
Providingtheircoloniesareprotected,
wadingbirdslikeegretsareamongthefewwildcreatures
whichbenefitdirectlyfromintensivericecultivation.
Growingriceneedslotsofwater.
Butevenintherainysouth,
therearelandscapeswherewaterissurprisinglyscarce.
ThisvastareaofsouthwestChina,
thesizeofFranceandSpaincombined,
isfamousforitsclustersofconicalhills,
likegiantupturnedeggcartons,separatedbydryemptyvalleys.
Thisisthekarst,alimestoneterrain
whichhasbecomethedefiningimageofsouthernChina.
Karstlandscapesareoftenstuddedwithrockyoutcrops,
forcinglocalfarmerstocultivatetinyfields.
ThepeoplewholivehereareamongthepoorestinChina.
InneighbouringYunnanProvince,
limestonerockshavetakenoverentirely.
ThisisthefamousStoneForest,
theproductofcountlessyearsoferosion,
producingamazeofdeepgulliesandsharp-edgedpinnacles.
Limestonehasthestrangepropertythatitdissolvesinrainwater.
Overmanythousandsofyearswaterhascorrodeditsway
deepintotheheartofthebedrockitself.
Thisnaturalwonderisafamoustouristspot,
receivingclosetotwomillionvisitorseachyear.
TheChinesearefondofcuriously-shapedrocks
andmanyhavebeengivenfancifulnames.
Noprizesforguessingwhatthisoneiscalled!
Butthere'smoretothislandscapethanmeetstheeye.
Chinahasliterallythousandsofmysteriouscaverns
concealedbeneaththevisiblelandscapeofthekarst.
Muchofthishiddenworldhasneverbeenseenbyhumaneyes
andisonlyjustnowbeingexplored.
(MANSPEAKINGCHINESE)
ForagrowingbandofintrepidyoungChineseexplorers,
cavesrepresenttheultimateadventure.
Exploringacaveisliketakingajourneythroughtime.
Ajourneywhichendlessraindropswillhavefollowedovercountlesscenturies.
Fedbycountlessdripsandtrickles,
thesubterraneanrivercarveseverdeeperintotherock.
Thecaveriver'scourseischannelledbythebedsoflimestone.
Aweaknessintherockcanallowtheriver
toincreaseitsgradientandflow-rate,
providingarealchallengeforthecaveexplorers.
Thedownwardrushishaltedwhenthewatertableisreached.
Heretheslow-flowingrivercarvestunnelswithamoreroundedprofile.
(MENCHATTERING)
Thistranquilworldishometospecialisedcavefishes,
liketheeyelessgoldenbarb.
Chinamayhavemoreuniquekindsofcave-evolvedfishes
thananywhereelseonearth.
Abovethewatertable,
ancientcavernsabandonedbytheriverslowlyfillup
withstalactitesandstalagmites.
Stalactitesformastricklingwaterdepositstinyquantitiesofrock
overhundredsorthousandsofyears.
Stalagmitesgrowupwherelime-ladendripshitthecavefloor.
Oi!
Whoo-hoo!
Sofar,onlyafractionofChina'scaveshavebeenthoroughlyprospected
andcaversareconstantlydiscoveringnewsubterraneanmarvels,
manyofwhicharesubsequentlydevelopedintocommercialshowcaves.
Finallyescapingthedarkness,
thecaveriveranditshumanexplorersemergeinavalley
farfromwheretheirjourneybegan.
Fornow,theadventureisover.
Riverswhichissuefromcaves
arethekeytosurvivalinthekarst
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