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龙之心HeartoftheDragon

Thelasthiddenworld,China.

Forcenturies,travelerstoChinahavetoldtalesofmagicallandscapesandsurprisingcreatures.

Chinesecivilizationistheworld'soldestandtoday,itslargest,withwellovera1.3billionpeople.

It'shometomorethan50distinctethnicgroupsandawiderangeoftraditionallifestyles,ofteninclosepartnershipwithnature.

WeknowthatChinafacesimmensesocialandenvironmentalproblems.

Butthereisgreatbeautyhere,too.

Chinaishometotheworld'shighestmountains,vastdesertsrangingfromsearinghottomind-numbingcold.

Steamingforestsharboringrarecreatures.

Grassyplainsbeneathvasthorizons.

Andrichtropicalseas.

Nowforthefirsttimeever,wecanexplorethewholeofthisgreatcountry,meetsomeofthesurprisingandexoticcreaturesthatlivehereandconsidertherelationshipofthepeopleandwildlifeofChinatotheremarkablelandscapeinwhichtheylive.

ThisiswildChina.

OurexplorationofChinabeginsinthewarm,subtropicalsouth.

OntheLiRiver,fishermenandbirdsperchonbamboorafts,apartnershipthatgoesbackmorethanathousandyears.

Thissceneryisknownthroughouttheworld,arecurringmotifinChinesepaintings.

Andamajortouristattraction.ThesouthofChinaisavastarea,eighttimeslargerthantheUK.

It'salandscapeofhillsbutalsoofwater.

Itrainshereforuptodaysayear,andstandingwateriseverywhere.

InthefloodplainoftheYangtzeRiver,black-tailedgodwitsprobethemudinsearchofworms.

Butisn'tjustwildlifethatthrivesinthisenvironment.Theswampygroundprovidesidealconditionsforaremarkablememberofthegrassfamily.Rice.

TheChinesehavebeencultivatingriceforatleast,years.

Ithastransformedthelandscape.

LatewinterinsouthernYunnanisabusytimeforlocalfarmersastheypreparetheage-oldpaddyfieldsreadyforthecomingspring.

ThesehillslopesoftheYuanyangCountyplungenearly,metrestotheflooroftheRedRivervalley.Eachcontainsliterallythousandsofstackedterracescarvedoutbyhandusingbasicdiggingtools.Yunnan'sriceterracesareamongtheoldesthumanstructuresinChina.

Stillploughed,astheyalwayshavebeen,bydomesticatedwaterbuffaloes,whoseancestorsoriginatedintheseveryvalleys.

Thisman-madelandscapeisoneofthemostamazingengineeringfeatsofpre-industrialChina.

Itseemsasifeverysquareinchoflandhasbeenpressedintocultivation.

Aseveningapproaches,anage-oldritualunfolds.

It'sthematingseasonandmalepaddyfrogsarecompetingfortheattentionofthefemales.

Butitdoesn'talwayspaytodrawtoomuchattentiontoyourself.

TheChinesepondheronisapitilesspredator.

Eveninthemiddleofaploughedpaddyfield,natureisredinbeakandclaw.

Thismaylooklikeaslaughterbutaseachheroncanswallowonlyonefrogatatime,thevastmajoritywillescapetocroakanotherday.

TerracedpaddieslikethoseoftheYuanyangCountyarefoundacrossmuchofsouthernChina.

Thiswholevastlandscapeisdominatedbyricecultivation.

InhillyGuizhouProvince,theMiaominorityhavedevelopedaremarkablericeculture.

Witheveryinchoffertilelandgivenovertoricecultivation,theMiaobuildtheirwoodenhousesonthesteepestandleastproductivehillsides.

InChineserurallife,everythinghasause.

Driedinthesun,manurefromthecowshedswillbeusedascookingfuel.

It'smidday,andtheSongfamilyaretuckingintoalunchofriceandvegetables.

Oblivioustothedomesticchit-chat,GranddadGuYongXiuhasseriousmattersonhismind.

Springisthestartofthericegrowingseason.

Thesuccessofthecropwilldeterminehowwellthefamilywilleatnextyear,soplantingattherighttimeiscritical.

Theidealdatedependsonwhattheweatherwilldothisyear,nevereasytopredict.

Butthereissomesurprisinghelpathand.

OntheceilingoftheSongs'livingroom,apairofred-rumpedswallows,newlyarrivedfromtheirwintermigration,isbusyfixinguplastyear'snest.

InChina,animalsarevaluedasmuchfortheirsymbolicmeaningasforanygoodtheymaydo.

Miaopeoplebelievethatswallowpairsremainfaithfulforlife,sotheirpresenceisafavourandablessing,bringinghappinesstoamarriageandgoodlucktoahome.

LikemostMiaodwellings,theSongs'livingroomwindowsIookoutoverthepaddyfields.

Fromearlyspring,oneofthesewindowsisalwaysleftopentolettheswallowscomeandgofreely.

Eachyear,granddadGunotestheexactdaytheswallowsreturn.

Miaopeoplebelievethebirds'arrivalpredictsthetimingoftheseasonahead.

Thisyear,theywerelate.

SoGuandtheothercommunityeldershaveagreedthatriceplantingshouldbedela