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1、TheheartofthedragonThelasthiddenworld,China.Forcenturies,travelerstoChinahavetoldtalesofmagicallandscapesandsurprisingcreatures.Chinesecivilizationistheworld’soldest,andtodayit’slargestwithwelloverabillionpeople.It’shometomorethanfiftydistinctethnicgroups五十个民族andawiderang
2、eoftraditionallifestylesofteninclosepartnershipwithnature.WeknowthatChinafacesimmensesocialandenvironmentalproblems,butthereisgreatbeautyheretoo.Chinaishometotheworld’shighestmountains,vastdesertsrangingfromfromsearinghottomindnumbingcold,steamingforestsharboringrarecreat
3、ures,grassyplainsbeneathvasthorizons,andrichtropicalseas.Now,forthefirsttimeever,wecanexplorethewholeofthisgreatcountry,meetsomeofthesurprisingandexoticcreaturesthatlivehere,andconsidertherelationshipofthepeopleandwildlifeofChinatotheremarkablelandscapingwhichtheylive.Thi
4、siswildChina.Ourexplorationofchinabeginsinthewarmsubtropicalsouth.Ontheliriverfishermenandbirdsperchonbamboorafts,apartnershipgoesbackmorethanathousandyears.Thissceneryisknownthroughouttheworld,arecurringmotifinChinesepaintingsandamajortouristattraction.Thesouthofchinaisa
5、vastareaeighttimeslargerthantheUK.It’salandscapeofhills,butalsoofwater.Itrainshereforupto250daysayearandstandingwateriseverywhere.Inafloodplainoftheyangtseriver,black-tailedgodwitsprobethemudinsearchofworms.Butitisn’tjustwildlifethatthriveinthisenvironment,theswampyground
6、providesidealconditionsfortheremarkablememberofthegrassfamily---rice.TheChinesehavebeencultivatingriceforatleast8thousandyears.Ithastransformedthelandscape.LaterwinterinsouthernYunnanisabusytimeforlocalfarmersastheypreparetheage-oldpaddyfieldreadyforthecomingspring.Theseh
7、illsslopesofyuanyangcountyplungenearly2000mtotheflooroftheredrivervalley,eachcontainsleterallythousandsofstackterracescarvedoutbyhandusingbasicdiggingtools.Yuannan’sriceterracesareamongtheoldesthumanstructuresinChinastillploughedastheyalwayshavebeenbydomesticatedwaterbuff
8、aloeswhoseancestorsoriginatedintheseveryvalleys.Thisman-madelandscapeisoneofthemostamazingengine
