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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: CHINA,
IT’S A COUNTRY STEEPED
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{\an7}IN TRADITION AND HURTLING
\hFORWARD TO THE FUTURE.
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{\an7}\h\hIN THIS AERIAL
JOURNEY, WE’LL SEE
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{\an7}\hTHE SPRAWLING NATION
FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS IS A PLACE WHERE
PIONEERS BRAVE THE UNKNOWN
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{\an7}AND MONUMENTS TO THE
SPIRIT 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}AND INDUSTRIES HAVE TRANSFORMED
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{\an7}THE COUNTRY INTO A
\h\hGLOBAL LEADER.
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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}IT’S BLENDED INNOVATION
\h\h\h\hWITH TRADITION,
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{\an7}\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}CHINA’S 11,000 MILE COASTLINE
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{\an7}FEATURES INCREDIBLY
DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS.
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{\an7}FROM THE FRIGID BOHAI
\h\hBAY IN THE NORTH,
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{\an7}\h\hTO HAINAN ISLAND IN
THE FAR TROPICAL SOUTH.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE EASTERN
PROVINCES HAVE BECOME
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{\an7}THE PRODUCT OF CHINA’S
DRAMATIC URBANIZATION,
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{\an7}ATTRACTING MILLIONS
\h\hOF PEOPLE FROM
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{\an7}THE RURAL AREAS IN
JUST FOUR DECADES.
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{\an7}NEARLY HALF THE POPULATION,
OVER 600 MILLION, LIVE HERE.
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{\an7}THEY’RE NOW THE ECONOMIC GATEWAY
TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.
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{\an7}AND INCREASED PROSPERITY HAS
LED TO NEW CULTURAL, LEISURE,
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{\an7}\hAND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS,
UNTHINKABLE A FEW DECADES AGO.
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{\an7}AT THE HEART OF CHINA’S
RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
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{\an7}\h\hARE BILLION-DOLLAR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
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{\an7}CONNECTING CITIES AND REGIONS
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{\an7}WITH EXTENSIVE ROAD
AND RAIL NETWORKS.
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{\an7}\h\hON THE SOUTHEAST COAST IS
ONE OF CHINA’S MOST AMBITIOUS
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{\an7}\hENGINEERING PROJECTS, THE
LONGEST SEA BRIDGE ON EARTH.
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{\an7}IT CONNECTS THREE MAJOR
CITIES ACROSS THE VAST
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{\an7}31 MILE PEARL DELTA,
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{\an7}A SEA INLET BATTERED
\h\h\h\hBY TYPHOONS,
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{\an7}\h\hAND HOME TO ONE OF THE
BUSIEST PORTS IN THE WORLD.
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{\an7}\hHONG KONG, MACAU,
AND ZHUHAI, ARE NOW
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{\an7}\h\hCONNECTED TO CHINA’S
MANUFACTURING HEARTLAND,
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{\an7}GUANGDONG, HOME TO
100 MILLION PEOPLE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE BRIDGE CONTAINS ENOUGH
STEEL TO BUILD 60 EIFFEL TOWERS,
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{\an7}\hENOUGH CONCRETE TO FILL 400
OLYMPIC-SIZED SWIMMING POOLS,
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{\an7}AND IS NOW NEAR COMPLETION,
DUE TO OPEN TO ROAD TRAFFIC.
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{\an7}SURVEYORS LI SHULIANG
\h\hAND XIONG JINHAI
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{\an7}ARE HELPING TO OVERSEE
\h\h\hTHE COMPLETION.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THIS 24 MILE
LONG TRIPLE SPAN STRUCTURE,
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{\an7}\h\h20 TIMES LONGER THAN THE
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HAS TO BE
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{\an7}\h\hSTRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE A
HIT FROM A 300,000 TON VESSEL,
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{\an7}\h\h\hA MAGNITUDE EIGHT
EARTHQUAKE, OR TYPHOON.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THIS IS
CHINA’S FIRST MAJOR
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{\an7}COMBINED BRIDGE AND TUNNEL
\h\hSEA-CROSSING PROJECT.
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{\an7}SMALLER SHIPS CAN SAIL
\h\hUNDER BUT TO ALLOW
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{\an7}GIANT CONTAINER SHIPS PASSAGE
\h\h\hTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA,
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{\an7}THE ENGINEERS CAME UP WITH
\hAN IMAGINATIVE SOLUTION,
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{\an7}AN UNDERWATER ROAD
\hTRAFFIC TUNNEL.
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{\an7}BUT THE ONLY WAY TO
CONNECT THE TRAFFIC
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{\an7}FROM A ROAD BRIDGE TO
A SUBMERGED TUNNEL WAS
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{\an7}TO BUILD TWO ARTIFICIAL
ISLANDS AT EITHER END.
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{\an7}THESE ARE PROPPED UP BY 120
\h18 STORY STEEL CYLINDERS.
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{\an7}IN-BETWEEN IS A FOUR MILE
\hTUNNEL COMPRISED OF 33
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{\an7}\h\hGIANT TUBES CONNECTED
TOGETHER ON THE SEA FLOOR.
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{\an7}THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
HOPES THAT THIS BRIDGE
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{\an7}\hWILL DRAW TOGETHER
NINE SOUTHERN CITIES
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{\an7}\h\hINTO ONE GIANT
MANUFACTURING HUB.
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{\an7}BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF THIS
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{\an7}$17 BILLION BET WILL PAY OFF.
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{\an7}BUT NOT ALL OF CHINA IS MARCHING
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{\an7}TO THE BEAT OF RAPID
\hINDUSTRIALIZATION.
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{\an7}IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
\hPROVINCE OF JILIN
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{\an7}LIES CHAGAN LAKE, WHERE
\hSOME ANCIENT METHODS
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{\an7}OF PRODUCTION ARE SO EFFECTIVE
\h\h\h\hTHEY REMAIN UNCHANGED.
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{\an7}THE FRESHWATER LAKE
IS 200 SQUARE MILES,
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{\an7}THE LARGEST IN THE PROVINCE.
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{\an7}HERE, WINTER’S DEEP FREEZE MAKES
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{\an7}AGRICULTURE AND FISHING
\h\hALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
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{\an7}\hTEMPERATURES GET AS LOW AS
MINUS 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,
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{\an7}TURNING RIVERS AND LAKES
INTO FROZEN WILDERNESS.
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{\an7}BUT THE LOCAL PEOPLE HERE
\hARE STILL ABLE TO CATCH
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{\an7}THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FISH
\hIN THE DEPTHS OF WINTER.
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{\an7}BY USING A THOUSAND YEAR
\h\hOLD ETHNIC MONGOLIAN
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{\an7}TECHNIQUE, THEY ARE ABLE
\h\hTO CATCH THE FISH ON
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{\an7}\hAN INDUSTRIAL SCALE WITH
JUST HORSE AND HUMAN POWER.
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{\an7}ZHANG WEN IS THE FISHING MASTER.
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{\an7}50 MEN WILL SPEND THE
WHOLE MORNING LAYING
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{\an7}THE NET UNDER TWO
FEET OF THICK ICE.
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{\an7}Narrator: THEY START
BY CUTTING A SERIES
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{\an7}\h\hOF HOLES THEY CAN
FEED THE NET THROUGH.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THEY STILL
USE HORSE POWER TO TURN
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{\an7}\hA WOODEN WINCH, GRADUALLY
HAULING THE NET INTO PLACE.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN PAST YEARS,
\hTHEY HAVE CAUGHT OVER
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{\an7}\h175 TONS OF FISH FROM BELOW
THE ICE IN THE WINTER SEASON.
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{\an7}AND EACH YEAR THEY
HOPE TO DO BETTER.
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{\an7}\h\hAS DUSK APPROACHES, THE
SPINDLE MAKES ITS FINAL TURN
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{\an7}AND THE NET IS DRAWN BACK
\hUP THROUGH AN ICE HOLE.
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{\an7}IT’S BRIMMING WITH CARP AND
\hOTHER FRESHWATER SPECIES.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE FISHERMEN
\hWILL BE BACK TOMORROW
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{\an7}AND WILL CONTINUE
FOR ANOTHER MONTH.
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{\an7}CHINA HAS ALWAYS RELIED
ON ITS NATURAL RESOURCES
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{\an7}TO HELP PROVIDE FOR
ITS VAST POPULATION.
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{\an7}IN FACT, IT IS A
WORLD LEADER WHEN
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{\an7}IT COMES TO HARNESSING
\h\h\h\hTHE ELEMENTS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hCHINA NOW HAS
HIGHER POWER DEMANDS
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{\an7}THAN ANY OTHER NATION ON EARTH.
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{\an7}AND MORE AND MORE OF
ITS ENERGY IS COMING
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{\an7}FROM AN INFINITE COASTAL
\hRESOURCE, WIND POWER.
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{\an7}CHINA’S COASTAL WATERS HAVE SOME
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{\an7}\hOF THE HIGHEST AVERAGE
WIND SPEEDS IN THE WORLD.
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{\an7}JUST NORTH OF SHANGHAI
\h\hIS CHINA’S LARGEST
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{\an7}OFFSHORE WIND FARM, RUDONG.
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{\an7}IT HAS ALMOST 100
TURBINES OPERATING
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{\an7}\hIN SHALLOW WATER, JUST
FIVE MILES FROM THE SHORE
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{\an7}\hWITH 16 MORE TURBINES
READY FOR INSTALLATION.
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{\an7}THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH
\h\hBARGES TRANSPORTING
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{\an7}INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS
TO SEABED LOCATIONS.
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{\an7}20 SPECIALLY ADAPTED
VESSELS ARE USED IN
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{\an7}THE OPERATION, WHEN THE
TIDE AND WEATHER ALLOW.
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{\an7}\hTHE FIRST PHASE IS
TO PLACE PILLARS ONTO
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{\an7}\hA FOUNDATION PLATFORM
THAT SITS ON THE SEABED,
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{\an7}ONLY 16 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE.
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{\an7}THE FIRST SECTION OF THE 241
\hTON, 230 FEET LONG PILLAR,
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{\an7}IS LOWERED SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY
BY THE CRANE OPERATOR.
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{\an7}BUT THEN IT HAS TO BE GUIDED
ONTO SCREW THREADS BY HAND.
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{\an7}THE TOP HALF OF THE STRUCTURE
\h\h\h\hIS USHERED INTO PLACE
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{\an7}WITH THE HELP OF THE ENGINEERS
\h\hINSIDE THE PILLAR ITSELF.
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{\an7}\hTHE MEN WILL BE ENCLOSED
HERE, BUT THEY HAVE ACCESS
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{\an7}TO INTERNAL LADDERS TO EXIT
THE STRUCTURE AT ITS BASE.
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{\an7}THE NEXT PHASE CONNECTS THE
THREE 260 FEET LONG TURBINE
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{\an7}BLADES ONTO THE ROTATING
HUB CALLED THE IMPELLER.
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{\an7}\hBY DAWN, IT’S TIME
FOR THE FINAL STAGE,
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{\an7}ATTACHING THE 26 TON BLADES
\h\hTO A 150 TON WHEEL HUB.
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{\an7}DESPITE ALL THE COMPUTER-AIDED
\h\hTECHNOLOGY, HUMAN GUIDANCE
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{\an7}\h\h\hIS STILL CRUCIAL IN
JOINING THESE COMPONENTS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hAFTER THREE DAYS OF
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK,
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{\an7}THE TURBINE IS COMPLETE.
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{\an7}\hNOW THE CREW WILL MOVE
ON TO A NEW INSTALLATION
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND THE PROCESS
STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN.
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{\an7}AS CHINA’S ECONOMY CONTINUES
\h\h\h\hTO GROW, SO DOES ITS
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{\an7}\hURBAN POPULATIONS, WITH
MANY PEOPLE LEAVING BEHIND
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{\an7}\hRURAL VILLAGE LIFE FOR
THE LURE OF THE BIG CITY.
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{\an7}AND IN ONE CASE, AN ABANDONED
VILLAGE IS RETURNED TO NATURE.
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{\an7}HOUTOUWAN WAS ONCE
HOME TO A COMMUNITY
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{\an7}OF 2,000 FISHERMEN
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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{\an7}\hSHENGSHAN ISLAND LIES JUST
50 MILES OFF SHANGHAI’S COAST
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{\an7}AND IS ONE OF 400 THAT MAKE
UP THE SHENGSI ARCHIPELAGO.
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{\an7}IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN
\hLIFE IN SUCH A REMOTE PLACE
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{\an7}AND 20 YEARS AGO, THE LAST
OF THE RESIDENTS DEPARTED.
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{\an7}IT WAS ALMOST UNKNOWN
TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD,
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{\an7}UNTIL ZHOU JIE, A 36 YEAR
OLD DOCTOR FROM SHANGHAI,
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{\an7}\h\hSTUMBLED UPON THIS
CHINESE GARDEN OF EDEN.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: ZHOU JIE
IS AN AVID PHOTOGRAPHER.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: HER PHOTOGRAPHS
WENT VIRAL, SHOWING HOW QUICKLY
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hHUMAN ECOSYSTEMS CAN BE
RECLAIMED BY THE NATURAL WORLD.
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{\an7}CROWDS FROM SHANGHAI
NOW MAKE THE JOURNEY
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO EXPERIENCE THIS
VILLAGE’S RETURN TO NATURE.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: ENCOURAGED BY
THIS TOURISM, SOME FORMER
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{\an7}\hRESIDENTS HAVE NOW RETURNED
AND CREATED A NEW OPPORTUNITY.
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{\an7}Narrator: THIS FAMILY
\hWAS AMONG THE LAST
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{\an7}\h\hVILLAGERS TO LEAVE AND
RECENTLY RETURNED TO START
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{\an7}A SMALL RESTAURANT FOR VISITORS.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: FOR THE
BUSY HOSPITAL DOCTOR,
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{\an7}\h\h\hPHOTOGRAPHY HAS
ALWAYS BEEN AN ESCAPE.
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{\an7}Narrator: YET DESPITE MASS
MIGRATIONS TO THE CITIES,
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{\an7}\hIT’S NOT A ONE-WAY ROAD
FROM RURAL TO URBAN CHINA.
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{\an7}HAINAN PROVINCE OFF
THE SOUTHERN COAST
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{\an7}IS A TROPICAL ISLAND
\hWITH A FIERY PAST.
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{\an7}IN THE SHADOW OF THE ISLAND’S
\h\hHAIKOU VOLCANO CLUSTERS,
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{\an7}LOCAL YONGXING FARMERS
\hHAVE STRUGGLED WITH
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{\an7}\hTHE ROCKY VOLCANIC
SOIL FOR GENERATIONS.
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{\an7}\hTHE ONLY THING THAT GREW
HERE WAS THE LYCHEE FRUIT.
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{\an7}AND MAKING A LIVING
\h\hWAS DIFFICULT.
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{\an7}(GENTLE MUSIC)
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{\an7}CHEN TONGKUI’S FAMILY
\hFARMED LYCHEE HERE
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{\an7}\h\hFOR GENERATIONS WHICH THEY
SOLD CHEAPLY TO LOCAL MARKETS.
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{\an7}\h\hAFTER WORKING AS A
JOURNALIST IN SHANGHAI,
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{\an7}HE RETURNED TO HIS HOME VILLAGE
WITH A PLAN, TO GO ORGANIC
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{\an7}AND MARKET THE LYCHEE TO CITY
DWELLERS AT A PREMIUM PRICE.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: AND TONGKUI’S
BROTHER WAS ON HAND TO HELP.
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{\an7}Narrator: FIRST, HE UPGRADED
\hTHE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE
MARKETING PAID OFF.
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{\an7}\hTHE LYCHEES SOLD AT
THREE TIMES THE PRICE
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{\an7}IN SHANGHAI, TRANSFORMING
THE VILLAGERS’ FORTUNES.
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{\an7}\h\hMANY LEFT BEHIND
THEIR BASIC HOUSING,
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{\an7}CONSTRUCTED FROM VOLCANIC
\h\hROCK, FOR NEW HOMES.
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{\an7}\h\hNOW TONGKUI HAS A NEW
VENTURE, TO GROW SOMETHING
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{\an7}NEVER TRIED IN THEIR VOLCANIC
\h\h\h\hFIELDS, DRAGON FRUIT.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: HIS BROTHER
SPENT A YEAR CONSTRUCTING
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{\an7}\h\hTRELLIS WALLS FROM
THE OLD VOLCANIC ROCK.
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{\an7}Narrator: HAINAN’S
VOLCANOES HAVEN’T
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{\an7}ERUPTED FOR 84 YEARS.
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{\an7}BUT ONE COASTAL INLET IS HOME
\hTO ANOTHER ONE OF NATURE’S
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{\an7}\hMOST IMPRESSIVE, AND
DESTRUCTIVE, PHENOMENA.
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{\an7}HANGZHOU BAY, AN INLET
OF THE EAST CHINA SEA,
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{\an7}\hIS THE SITE OF ONE OF THE
WORLD’S LARGEST TIDAL BORES.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS TIDAL PHENOMENON
OCCURS WHEN THE LEADING EDGE
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{\an7}OF THE INCOMING TIDE FORMS
\h\hA WAVE THAT TRAVELS UP
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{\an7}A NARROW RIVER OR BAY AGAINST
THE DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT.
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{\an7}KNOWN AS THE SILVER
DRAGON IN FOLKLORE,
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{\an7}IT’S STRONGEST IN THE FALL,
\h\hWHEN THE GRAVITATIONAL
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{\an7}\h\hFORCES OF THE MOON,
SUN, AND EARTH COMBINE.
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{\an7}\hSOME YEARS THE TIDE
REACHES 30 FEET HIGH.
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{\an7}IT HAS CAUSED DEATH
\h\hAND DESTRUCTION
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{\an7}IN THE PAST, ESPECIALLY
\h\h\hDURING TYPHOONS.
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{\an7}BARRIERS NOW HELP
PROTECT THE PUBLIC
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{\an7}\hDURING THE BORE
WATCHING FESTIVAL.
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{\an7}XING YUN IS A QIANTANG
\h\hRIVER HYDROLOGIST.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE BORE
IS CAUSED BY THE STRONG
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{\an7}AUTUMNAL INCOMING TIDE
\hBEING FUNNELED FROM
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{\an7}THE WIDE BAY INTO THE NARROW
NECK OF THE QIANTANG RIVER.
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{\an7}THE OUT FLOWING RIVER
CURRENT THEN PUSHES UP
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{\an7}\hTHE BIGGER INCOMING WAVE
CREATING THE POWERFUL BORE.
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{\an7}\hA WALL OF WATER THAT RUNS
DOWN THE RIVER FOR 60 MILES
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{\an7}ATTRACTS SOME OF THE BEST BIG
\hWAVE SURFERS ON THE PLANET.
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{\an7}\h\h- THE TIDAL BORE IS REALLY
DIFFERENT FROM THE NORMAL WAVE,
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{\an7}IT’S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE YOU
KNOW, IT’S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
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{\an7}- WE KNOW THE WAVE’S COMING,
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{\an7}IT GOES FOR AN HOUR
\h\hAND 40 MINUTES.
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{\an7}YOU GET 20 GOES OF IT.
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{\an7}(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: TODAY
IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY,
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{\an7}THE TIDE-WATCHING FESTIVAL.
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{\an7}IT ATTRACTS UP 170,000 PEOPLE.
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{\an7}SCIENTISTS ARE ALSO KEEPING
\h\h\hAN ELECTRONIC EYE ON
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{\an7}THE BORE FROM MULTIPLE CAMERAS
\h\hINSTALLED ALONG THE ROUTE.
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{\an7}Narrator: YUN IS GOING TO
GET MUCH CLOSER AND TAKE A
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{\an7}\hSAMPLE OF THE SEDIMENTS JUST
AFTER THE BORE PASSES THROUGH.
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{\an7}(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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{\an7}Narrator: THE ROAR
OF THE TIDE ALERTS
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{\an7}THE THOUSANDS GATHERED
\h\hTO WATCH THE GIANT
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{\an7}\h\h\hWALL OF WATER
COLLIDE WITH A DAM.
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{\an7}\hWHEN IT BOUNCES BACK FROM
THE WALL, A CHAIN OF CHINESE
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{\an7}LANTERNS TRADITIONALLY ACT AS
THE BORE’S HEIGHT YARDSTICK.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE SCIENTISTS
\h\hHOPE THAT THEIR DATA
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{\an7}WILL HELP THEM TO PREDICT
\h\hWHICH YEARS THE BORE
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{\an7}\hCOULD BE AT ITS
MOST DESTRUCTIVE.
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{\an7}UP THE COAST, MORE BENIGN
\h\h\hTIDAL FORCES HELPED
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{\an7}CREATE AN INDUSTRY THAT
WAS THE ENVY OF THE WEST
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{\an7}\h\h\hFOR CENTURIES, AND IS
STILL CRITICAL TO THIS DAY.
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{\an7}\h\hIN A LANDSCAPE AS LARGE AND
DIVERSE AS CHINA’S, THE NATURAL
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{\an7}\hPROCESSES OF WEATHERING CAN
BRING GREAT ECONOMIC BENEFITS.
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{\an7}CHINA’S SALT LAKES AND
COASTAL SALT FARMS ARE
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{\an7}A RESOURCE THAT HAS LONG BEEN
\hTHE ENVY OF OTHER NATIONS.
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{\an7}YUNCHENG LAKE, KNOWN AS
THE DEAD SEA OF CHINA,
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{\an7}IS THE THIRD LARGEST SALT
SULFATE LAKE IN THE WORLD.
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{\an7}FAMED FOR ITS SKIN-HEALING
\hPROPERTIES, SULFATE SALT
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{\an7}ALSO COMBINES WITH ALGAE
TO PRODUCE VIVID COLORS.
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{\an7}ON THE COAST, SEA SALT FARMS
\hAREN’T QUITE AS COLORFUL,
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{\an7}\hBUT THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT
NATURAL RESOURCE FOR CHINA,
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{\an7}THE WORLD’S LEADING PRODUCER
\h\h\hAND CONSUMER OF SALT.
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{\an7}BOHAI BAY, ON THE
NORTHEAST COAST.
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{\an7}\h\h\hHERE, THE ANCIENT
PRACTICE OF SALT FARMING
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{\an7}HAS BEEN UPDATED
FOR MODERN TIMES.
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{\an7}\h\hCHANGLU TANGGU SALT
WORKS, WHICH DATES BACK
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{\an7}\hOVER 1000 YEARS, IS THE
LARGEST PRODUCER IN CHINA.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: WANG HONGQING
IS PART OF A NEW GENERATION
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{\an7}WHO BRINGS MODERN SKILLS
TO AN ANCIENT PRACTICE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: SALT
USED TO BE HARVESTED
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{\an7}ONCE A YEAR, IN AUTUMN.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THE HIGH SALT
LEVELS OF THE NORTHEASTERN
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{\an7}\h\h\hCOASTLINE PRODUCE A
STUNNING VISUAL PHENOMENON
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{\an7}IN SEPTEMBER, THE RED
\hBEACHES OF PANJIN.
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{\an7}IT’S NOT THE SALT
\hTHAT TURNS RED,
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{\an7}BUT A FLOWERING PLANT,
\hCALLED A SEEP WEED.
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{\an7}IT THRIVES ON THE
HIGH CONCENTRATION
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{\an7}OF SALTY WATER IN THE BAY.
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{\an7}PART OF THE SHUANGTAI ESTUARY
\hNATIONAL RESERVE, IT’S ALSO
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{\an7}\hTHE MOST EXTENSIVE BIRD
SANCTUARY IN ALL OF CHINA.
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{\an7}\h\hTHE BRACKISH MUDFLATS
ATTRACT ONE OF ASIA’S MOST
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{\an7}\h\h\hENDANGERED AND
ICONIC BIRD SPECIES,
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{\an7}THE FIVE FOOT TALL
RED-CROWNED CRANE.
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{\an7}A TEAM OF CHINESE
CONSERVATIONISTS
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{\an7}ARE TRYING TO HALT
\h\hTHEIR DECLINE.
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{\an7}ZHAO SHIWEI IS REARING
\h\h\hCRANES FROM EGGS
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{\an7}TO RELEASE BACK TO THE WILD.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: SHIWEI
TENDS SEVERAL FLOCKS
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{\an7}AT DIFFERENT STAGES
\h\hOF DEVELOPMENT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE
YOUNGEST FLOCK, AT NEARLY
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{\an7}\hTHREE MONTHS, IS ON
THE THRESHOLD OF THEIR
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{\an7}MOST IMPORTANT STAGE,
\h\hLEARNING TO FLY.
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{\an7}\h\hAFTER FEEDING, SHIWEI
RELEASES THEM TO PRACTICE.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: SOME
CRANES CAN ACHIEVE
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{\an7}SPECTACULAR FEATS OF FLIGHT,
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{\an7}MIGRATING NEARLY 10,000 MILES
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{\an7}AND REACHING HEIGHTS
\h\hOVER 5,000 FEET.
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{\an7}A MORE MATURE FLOCK CAN
FLY FOR SHORT DISTANCES.
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{\an7}\h\hUNLIKE MANY OTHER BIRDS,
THESE CRANES ARE BORN WITHOUT
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{\an7}THE INSTINCT TO MIGRATE AND
WILL RETURN TO THEIR PENS.
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{\an7}\hBUT ONE DAY SOME
OF THESE BIRDS WILL
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{\an7}FOLLOW WILD CRANES AND
VENTURE FURTHER AFIELD.
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{\an7}75 MILES SOUTH, ACROSS THE BAY,
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{\an7}IS THE SPIRITUAL AND
PHYSICAL CENTER FOR
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{\an7}A CHINESE PASTIME THAT TOOK
\h\hTO THE AIR AND MIGRATED
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{\an7}TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
\hOVER A MILLENNIUM AGO.
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{\an7}\h\hWEIFANG IS OFTEN CALLED
THE WORLD CAPITAL OF KITES.
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{\an7}IT IS LOCATED ON THE WINDSWEPT
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNORTHEASTERN
PROVINCE OF SHANDONG.
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{\an7}NINE MILLION PEOPLE LIVE HERE.
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{\an7}BUT IT’S BEST KNOWN FOR ITS
\hKITE DISTRICT, YANGJIAPU.
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{\an7}AMONG THE 87 KITE FACTORIES
\h\hHERE IS WANG YONGXUN’S.
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{\an7}\h\hHE HAS HAD A PASSION FOR
KITES SINCE HE CAN REMEMBER.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: WHAT
STARTED AS A HOBBY
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{\an7}\hHAS DEVELOPED INTO
A THRIVING BUSINESS.
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{\an7}Narrator: THEY PRODUCE
HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT
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{\an7}STYLES FOR MARKETS
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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{\an7}NEARLY 100 PEOPLE ARE
\hIN FULL PREPARATION
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{\an7}FOR THE BIG EVENT OF THEIR YEAR,
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{\an7}THE INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL
SET FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.
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{\an7}Narrator: THIS IS
THE 34TH TIME THAT
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{\an7}THIS COMPETITION HAS BEEN HELD.
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{\an7}\hIT ATTRACTS 40 TEAMS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
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{\an7}\hTHE EVENT ALSO COMBINES THE
13TH WORLD KITE CHAMPIONSHIPS
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{\an7}WHERE MANY COME TO UNVEIL THEIR
MOST CREATIVE KITE DESIGNS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAFTER THE OPENING
CEREMONY, THE COMPETITORS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLAUNCH THEIR
CUTTING-EDGE CREATIONS.
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{\an7}YONGXUN HAS SEVERAL KITES
IN COMPETITION THIS YEAR,
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{\an7}BUT NOW IT’S TIME TO FLY
\hHIS SHOWPIECE DESIGN,
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{\an7}A GIANT OCTOPUS.
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{\an7}\hIT TAKES A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE TO HOLD IT DOWN.
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{\an7}\hIT’S NOT JUST FLYING
ABILITY THAT’S JUDGED.
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{\an7}\h\hOVERALL DESIGN AND
INNOVATION ARE CRUCIAL
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{\an7}FACTORS IN WINNING
\hTHE COMPETITION.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: BUT THIS YEAR,
HIS PASSION, AND HIS EXPERTISE,
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00:37:53,238 --> 00:37:56,208
{\an7}ARE REWARDED, AND HE
WINS THE COMPETITION.
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{\an7}YONGSHUN ALSO LAUNCHES A
RETRO WOOD FRAMED KITE,
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{\an7}INSPIRED BY AN ANCIENT DESIGN.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA HOME GROWN
INVENTION THAT SPREAD,
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{\an7}\h\hLIKE A LOT OF CHINESE
INNOVATIONS AND PASTIMES,
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{\an7}\hALONG THE SILK ROAD
TO REST OF THE WORLD.
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{\an7}\h\hA SHORT DISTANCE FROM
WEIFANG LIES A PLACE THAT
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00:38:35,113 --> 00:38:38,516
{\an7}\hTAKES FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE
WIND THAT SHAPES THIS REGION.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hQINGDAO IS CHINA’S
COMPETITIVE SAILING CAPITAL.
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{\an7}AFTER HOSTING THE
OLYMPICS IN 2008,
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{\an7}IT’S NOW A VENUE FOR MANY
\h\hOTHER SAILING EVENTS,
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{\an7}INCLUDING ONE SECOND ONLY
\h\hTO THE AMERICA’S CUP.
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{\an7}Narrator: EVERY YEAR,
TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS
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{\an7}FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
\h\hMEET HERE FOR A LEG
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{\an7}OF THE EXTREME SAILING SERIES,
\h\hTHE GRAND PRIX OF SAILING.
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{\an7}THIS YEAR PROFESSIONAL
\hLOCAL SAILOR LIU XIE
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{\an7}IS COMPETING IN THE EXTREME
SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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{\an7}UNLIKE MANY OTHER SAILING
\hRACES, THIS COMPETITION
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{\an7}HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO
BE A SPECTATOR SPORT.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE EXTREME
SERIES BEGAN IN 2007,
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{\an7}FEATURING THE FASTEST
CRAFTS IN THE WORLD.
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{\an7}THESE DOUBLE-HULLED
\hFOILED CATAMARANS
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{\an7}ARE SHIPPED TO EACH
\hGRAND PRIX EVENT.
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{\an7}THIS YEAR, 24 YEAR OLD LIU
\hHAS AN EXTRA CHALLENGE,
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{\an7}HE’S PART OF A WILD CARD TEAM.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: LIU IS
ALSO HOPING TO INSPIRE
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{\an7}\hTHE NEXT GENERATION
OF CHINESE SAILORS WHO
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00:40:34,699 --> 00:40:37,235
{\an7}ARE HOLDING THEIR
OWN SMALL REGATTA.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: 15
YEAR OLD NIU QINGHUA
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{\an7}IS ONE OF CHINA’S UP AND
COMING SAILING HOPEFULS.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: IT’S THE
FINAL RACE OF THE DAY.
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00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:41,499
{\an7}\h\hBEING ON BOARD AN
EXTREME SAILING VESSEL
357
00:41:41,532 --> 00:41:44,535
{\an7}TAKES SKILL, MUSCLE,
\hAND DETERMINATION.
358
00:41:44,569 --> 00:41:46,304
{\an7}IT’S A WORKOUT.
359
00:41:46,337 --> 00:41:47,538
{\an7}THESE BOATS CAN REACH SPEEDS
360
00:41:47,572 --> 00:41:50,241
{\an7}OF UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR.
361
00:42:02,253 --> 00:42:04,422
{\an7}Narrator: CAPSIZING
IS ALWAYS A DANGER
362
00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:07,024
{\an7}\h\hAS THE SAILORS PUSH
THEMSELVES TO THE LIMIT.
363
00:42:08,826 --> 00:42:12,163
{\an7}IT SOON BECOMES A BATTLE
\h\hBETWEEN THREE TEAMS,
364
00:42:12,196 --> 00:42:14,732
{\an7}THE LEAD CHANGING SEVERAL TIMES.
365
00:42:14,766 --> 00:42:17,435
{\an7}LIU’S TEAM STRUGGLES AT
THE BACK OF THE FLEET.
366
00:42:18,669 --> 00:42:20,604
{\an7}\hAND EVEN THOUGH
THE WILD CARD TEAM
367
00:42:20,638 --> 00:42:24,242
{\an7}FINISHES LAST, LIU
IS PHILOSOPHICAL.
368
00:43:04,382 --> 00:43:06,284
{\an7}Narrator: IN ONE
SHORT GENERATION,
369
00:43:07,285 --> 00:43:10,655
{\an7}\hCHINA HAS CHANGED FASTER
THAN ANY NATION IN HISTORY,
370
00:43:11,522 --> 00:43:14,792
{\an7}THROUGH MAJOR ENGINEERING
AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
371
00:43:14,826 --> 00:43:16,494
{\an7}THAT HAVE HELPED GROW
ITS ECONOMY AND SECURE
372
00:43:16,527 --> 00:43:20,197
{\an7}\hTHE COUNTRY’S STATUS
AS A GLOBAL POWERHOUSE.
373
00:43:29,073 --> 00:43:31,809
{\an7}CHINA IS BROADENING
\hITS OUTLOOK, TOO,
374
00:43:31,843 --> 00:43:35,246
{\an7}\h\h\hFROM CONSERVATION AND
CELEBRATION OF OLD PASTIMES,
375
00:43:35,279 --> 00:43:37,515
{\an7}TO EMBRACING NEW SPORTS
AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES,
376
00:43:42,553 --> 00:43:45,289
{\an7}ALL WHILE RACING TO
\hADAPT TO THE 21ST
377
00:43:45,323 --> 00:43:48,159
{\an7}CENTURY CHALLENGES
\hTHAT LIE AHEAD.
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