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00:31Millions of years ago, this land was beneath the sea.
00:41In time, the waters receded, revealing an undulating seabed.
00:48Over the centuries, wind and rain carved quartz-aranite into giant, towering columns.
00:55Dense fog is a frequent occurrence here, concealing whole clouds beneath its thick blanket, making
01:02the stone pillars appear to hover in the air.
01:05An amazing temple to nature, built by nature herself.
01:22The ancients believed that this was no place for mere mortals.
01:26They saw this rocky landscape as a secret sanctuary for their god of agriculture, and were reluctant
01:32to disturb him.
01:33Today, though, anyone can climb to the top of the world, or stand at its feet.
01:43Here in Hunan Province, China opened one of its best-known parks.
01:47It attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.
01:50Here, the region enjoys a mild climate and diverse flora and fauna, with more than 3,000 species
01:56of plant.
02:02But above all, it has breathtaking views, and all of this.
02:34Today, China is celebrating Duan.
02:37Dragon Boat Day.
02:39Dragon Boat Day, one of the country's biggest festivities, and traditionally held on the fifth
02:43day of the fifth lunar month.
02:45It's considered to be the first day of summer.
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03:34Snake Boat Day.
03:35They live in Xiangshi County, Hunan Province, in a small village lost in the mountains, near
03:40the world-famous Shaongjaiedji Park.
03:43This is the Bai ethnic minorities group's native land.
03:46There are no more than 200,000 of them these days.
03:50Many different ethnicities live around holding.
03:55But the Bai have been here since the 3rd century BCE.
04:01The small pond near the village is full of carp, a fish that's adored all across China.
04:37In less than half an hour, Liguang and his friends catch four hefty carp, by hand.
04:57Zhangjiajie is a prefecture-level city comprising of two districts and two counties, including Shangjie, where the Bai people live.
05:06The city, district capital, and national park all go by the same name.
05:13The Zhangjiajie National Park is the pride of Hunan province and all of China.
05:18It covers 48.1 square kilometers, and just 10 years after opening was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
05:27It's home to more than 500 animal species and hundreds of rare protected plants, including ginkgo, dove trees, and dawn
05:36redwood trees.
05:39The wildlife is rich, too.
05:41Visitors can interact with monkeys, and there are birds, salamanders, and civet cats, rare mammals of the vivarid family.
05:54Visitors can interact with monkeys, and there are many in the village of San Jose.
05:54Zhangjiajie is a part of the village of the village of San Jose.
05:56We are not far from the village of San Jose.
05:58It's very beautiful, the environment is very beautiful, the environment is very beautiful.
06:01My friends and friends have worked and lived in the village of San Jose.
06:05For example, my son, I have been on the village of San Jose.
06:08For example, I have been on the village of San Jose.
06:21these days the chinese government provides full support to people in rural areas they receive
06:27social benefits tax cuts and they're offered jobs for example hundreds of people from the
06:34bi-ethnic minority group now work at Zhangjiaji National Park near Sanji County the Zhangjiaji National Park was
06:52established relatively recently in 1982 such unique flora and fauna was always sure to attract millions
06:59of tourists and as a result of that investments too and it's all thanks to a handful of photographs
07:05and paintings by local artists published in a popular Western magazine Lee Jung-shing is the
07:17local artist who founded this unique style of painting he's from the tujia ethnic group while
07:26mr. Lee's lifestyle has little in common with the way his ancestors lived he is probably closer to
07:31nature than the bi people mr. Lee doesn't just use nature as a source of food mother nature also
07:38provides him with inspiration and a lot more that's a good to do to do to do to do to
07:49do to do to do
07:50horsey white she want to kill you so she couldn't don't know why she's how she's right now they don't
07:56know why she's right now they don't want to come to do to do to do to do to do
08:01to do to do to do to do to
08:23To capture the beauty of the local flora,
08:26Li Jiangxing needed more than just brushes and paint.
08:29So he decided to team up with nature herself.
08:32She built her own temple, so she must be able to help paint a picture.
08:36The artist uses either sandstone that he finds in the park
08:39or paints directly onto the rock.
08:44The artist uses the sandstone that he has made.
08:47He used to paint a picture with the sandstone that he has made.
08:52He created the sandstone that he created.
08:53The sandstone that he created also has influenced the environment.
09:23想就是别人建房子上面那些用的一些石子彩色的石子做一些装饰是这么一个企划最凑的啊那么根本谈不上什么沙士话的创作什么什么什么什么那个很高的一种想法没有那么一般这些创作观念都是来自生活嘛那么这种抽期抽现以后呢就是越做越做感觉哎这沙子可以打碎打得更细
09:45打得让他打得更细的时候那个描绘对象的时候呢感觉的就可以把他的寿描关系和轮满关系就表现得更加细致就更加详细了就觉得这个有潜力可挖是找到了一个点找到了一个创作乐趣甚至也找到了一个创造的一个形式
09:48But it was Mr. Li who attracted international attention to this style of art
09:53His private gallery contains hundreds of paintings that are popular both in China and abroad
10:22就是我读懂了自然界这一块那么它里面的一些内容的话有一些打动了我你好比我的二龙你可以去看一看有一块石头就在开门建山那旁边有块石头上面那个那些机理或颜色本来就是一幅画面只不过是这个画面呢一般常人看不到
10:30它看上去就是一块石头但是我看就是一个画面但是这个画面的话又要要观众能看懂
10:38所以就必须把画家就把我自己的一些想法一些绘画语言和自然界的产生的绘画语言结合在一块
10:55Li Zhongsheng has come to the park for a booster shot of inspiration and to collect raw materials for future
11:01masterpieces
11:02Zhang Zhaji offers an abundance of both
11:12For several hours Mr. Li wanders around the park in search of stones
11:27这不行 这太硬了 太硬了 这个不太好 还是这个好 还是这个最好 这好
11:52Now it's time to look for a landscape to inspire his next painting
12:05Every season the park is completely transformed
12:09Springtime brings to this unique nature reserve the scent of tropical flowers and lush green scenery
12:16Summer is marked by a wide variety of vegetation and cool mountain air
12:21The autumn charms with a blaze of color and winter swathes everything in a fluffy blanket of snow
12:28Turning the park into a fairy wonderland
12:47The park contains scenic wonders such as Wulanyuan, Tianzhi mountain, the Yuan Zhaji and Huang Shizai scenic areas, the Jinbiatsi
12:57stream, Yuan Zhaji and Huanglong landscape areas,
13:01Baofeng lake, the Tianmen mountains and the Siagu scenic area and many more
13:08Tianmen mountain is 1500 meters high and its summit is accessible from the heart of Zhang Zhaji city
13:15Thanks to the world's longest cable car
13:18The ride takes almost 30 minutes and gives visitors an unforgettable journey into a unique world of wildlife
13:35Even so this glass walkway the longest and highest of its type in the world is probably the real symbol
13:43of this park
13:44Some call it the pathway of fear
13:46This glass structure was opened in August 2016 and hangs 300 meters over the canyon floor
13:53It's 430 meters long and 6 meters wide
13:57Specially robust steel and 99 triple layered glass panels make up the walkway
14:03Which can take up to 800 people at a time
14:15In this panoply of natural beauty and amidst crowds of tourists
14:19It might take a little time to find just the right landscape
14:23But as we all know
14:24Where there's a will, there's a way
14:29This place, I think, in this place, am I really proud to have this
14:35In this area, I always take into account
14:39This is a way to create my own land
14:41In this land, there's a building, that's the building
14:46The建物 I always do
14:48In this area I always collect, and I always have a relationship
14:51To create my own land
15:13thousands of tourists who come here every day say that a walk around Zhangjiajie is like visiting an exhibition of
15:20Chinese art, but all those people never bother the artist.
15:25Li Zhongsheng is in harmony with nature. Hunting down a landscape for his next creation is like meditation for him.
15:33It's as if Mr. Li becomes one with nature.
15:55It's like an element of material, material,材质. So I'll use it to show it to show it, to show
16:02it, to show it, to show it, to show it.
16:04It's like an actor. He always plays other people. But I want the actor to show it to himself. So
16:14he's the most precious one.
16:27The film director James Cameron was inspired by Zhangjiajie to create the astonishing world of Pandora in his hit film
16:35Avatar.
16:57Finding an exciting subject isn't straightforward, but he believes that nature herself suggests which landscape deserves to be painted on
17:05a particular image.
17:20In the summer, an old acquaintance of ours, one of the Bai people, Li Guang, is out in the fields
17:26by dawn almost every day.
17:30His routine starts at 5am with weeding around his sweet potatoes.
18:00While Li Guang works in the field, his wife, Deng Kiefan, keeps house, raised in the fields.
18:04While Li Guang works in the field, his wife, Deng Kiefan, keeps house, raised in the fields.
18:04He uses their children and practices traditional crafts.
18:08The time-honoured Bai outfits that are still worn with reverence by most villagers are only ever made by hand.
18:15Women wear special shirts, aprons, and sometimes headpieces that are quite similar to the Russian Kokoshnik.
18:22Embroidery designs are pretty diverse, and each one has a deep and hidden meaning.
18:49While the Bai village prepares for the Duanwu festivities, Jiang Zhaji Park is buzzing with activity.
18:55Hei Yeng Sheng is in charge of the park's flora.
18:59He is from a Bai village, but has lived in the park for several years now.
19:03His working day is always pre-planned, almost to the minute.
19:08This is my first job today.
19:10Today I'm going to give the Ujiu Shu some some to.
19:13Ah, it's very nice.
19:17In the summer, it's very beautiful.
19:23It's very special.
19:38It's for good reason that the tallow tree is called the tree of life.
19:42Its bark is used to make medicines, and the wax extracted from its fruit is used to produce beauty creams.
19:59Next on Mr. Hei's agenda is a ginkgo tree.
20:02It's quite rare too, and almost 200 years old.
20:09It's quite rare too, and almost 200 years old.
20:32Few plants in the world have a history that reaches back to such ancient times.
20:37Ginkgo trees were growing here back when dinosaurs still roamed the land.
20:41Botanists know them as living fossils.
20:45150 million years ago, the ginkgo could be found all over the northern hemisphere.
20:50But the species was largely destroyed by the Ice Age.
20:54Fortunately, the ginkgo trees survived here in China.
21:06So it was like one, the species and all of the animals are composed, and has a special effect on
21:14the land.
21:15It is very good and good.
21:17And it could have a value of personal and divine nature.
21:21The wild grass is like in the jungle and in jungle, the green grass is called the green grass.
21:27Also, there are some green grass, but it's like a green grass.
21:36Meanwhile, Mr. Hay's working day is drawing to an end.
21:40He was about to leave when one of the pine trees attracted his attention.
22:24If the disease spreads to other trees, it could lead to a large-scale outbreak.
22:29Mr. Hay will send samples away for a detailed laboratory analysis.
22:33He'll have a busy day tomorrow.
22:35But for now, his working day is over.
23:17Meanwhile, Dragon Boat Day celebrations are well underway in the Bai village.
23:40Guests have already gathered at the Deng's house.
23:44The oldest family member, the granny, sits at the head of the festive table, a tradition that they honour faithfully.
23:52What's up, Murat Day?
23:54Deng Foucai is a traditional holiday.
23:57We're very careful to go to Deng Foucai.
24:01Today, I invite my friends and friends to eat dinner.
24:06We have a lot of food.
24:09We have fish and the rice.
24:11And we have the rice.
24:11We have the rice.
24:12We're very careful to go to Deng Foucai.
24:27And here's the main dish, fish caught with bare hands and prepared to an age-old recipe.
24:34It exudes tantalizing scents of herbs gathered from the land that the Bai people consider holy,
24:40Jiang Jiaji.
24:57Despite the late hour, the tired but eager artist gets to work, and a sandstone painting takes shape before our
25:06very eyes.
25:27Jiang Jiaji is a truly unique place.
25:30You might think it's out of reach, but it really isn't.
25:34The locals have a saying, Pandora is far away, Jiang Jiaji is near.
25:50See you soon.
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