鸟瞰中国（2015）

Yunnan province is home
到三江并流国家公园
to three parallel rivers national park.
这里，怒族，澜沧，长江
here, the nu, Lancang, and Yangtze
一个接一个地流动，
flow next to one another,
创造超凡脱俗的形态
creating otherworldly formations.
在这些山峰和山谷中，住着傈僳族人，
amid these peaks and valleys are the local Lisu people,
他们在这里繁衍了一千多年
who have lived here for more than a thousand years.
今天是每周集市的日子
Today is the day of the weekly market.
也是我去看望孙子的时候
It's also when I get to visit my grandson.
我今天要卖♥♥掉我的鸡，
I'm going to sell my chicken today,
这样我就能挣点钱了
so that I can earn some money
请他吃顿好饭
and treat him to a nice meal.
在中国的这一地区，
But in this part of China,
去市场不是一件简单的事
a trip to the market is no simple task.
为了到达那里，村民们乘滑索穿越这片急流
to get there, villagers cross this stretch of rapids by air.
与建造一座昂贵的桥梁相比，
rather than building a costly bridge,
傈僳族依靠滑绳
the Lisu rely on zip lines.
这位祖母一直在飞越这条河，
this grandmother has been flying over the river
她的一生都这样
her entire life.
钢缆的出现相对较新
the advent of steel cables is relatively new.
虽然非传统，
while unconventional,
这是最快、最实惠的方式
It's the fastest and most affordable way
在山谷中飞驶
to navigate the valley.
我要以70元的价格卖♥♥这只鸡，好吗？
I'm selling this chicken for 70, okay?
70元，你能便宜卖♥♥50元吗？
70 yuan, can you sell for less, 50?
50，好的
50, alright.
在市场上，蒲太太做了一个快速销♥售♥，
at the market, mrs. pu makes a quick sale,
带着她的孙子去参加一次特别的郊游
and retrieves her grandson for a special outing.
在这个偏远地区，她享受着简单的乐趣，
in this remote area, she relishes simple pleasures,
在再次回家之前
before journeying home once again
穿越狂风肆虐的山谷上空
over the windswept valley.
云南省也是一个隐秘的所在地
yunnan province is also the site of a hidden spot
这里名为“燕子洞”，
named "swallow's cave",
是被称为“可食用燕窝”的鸟类的家园
home to birds called "edible nest swiftlets".
游客们来观鸟
visitors come to see the birds
它们用反刍的唾液筑巢
which create nests out of their regurgitated saliva.
数百万人吃这些鸟巢，
millions of people eat these nests,
被认为是中国的美味
which are considered a Chinese delicacy.
几个世纪以来，
for centuries,
这些鸟巢被用来制♥作♥“燕窝汤”，
the nests have been used to make "birds nest soup",
被认为有药用价值
believed to have medicinal properties.
一磅鸟巢可以卖♥♥到1000美元
a pound of birds nest can sell up to $1,000 us.
在亚洲的其他地方，鸟巢是商业化养殖的，
in other parts of asia, the nests are commercially farmed,
但在燕子洞，
But here at swallows cave,
收获者使用传统的方法收集它们
harvesters use traditional methods to gather them.
我别无选择
I have no choice
我住的这个农村地区很穷
this rural area where I live is poor.
这就是为什么我要走这条路
so That's why I have to take this path.
39岁的徐建明是一位长♥期♥的采集者
39 year old Xu Jianming is a longtime gatherer
他已经攀登了20年
who's been climbing for two decades.
现在，他正在传授他的技能
now, He's passing on his skills.
要做到这一点，你需要有良好的记忆力
to do this, you need a good memory.
你必须记住确切的路线
You have to remember the exact path
你需要爬上爬下，
You take to get up and down,
或者你可能被困在哪里
or you might be stuck up there.
就像攀岩者一样，
like rock climbers,
收获者使用裂缝作为脚和把手的着力点
harvesters use crevices for foot and handholds
努力向上，
to work their way up,
但他们不使用安全设备
But They don't use safety equipment
尽管有时路况很滑
despite sometimes slippery conditions.
我爬的时候，通常什么都不想
I usually don't think of anything as I climb.
我必须集中注意力，
I have to stay focused,
因为这项运动需要集中注意力
because this exercise requires concentration
否则你在上面的时候会很危险
or else it could get dangerous when you're up there.
鸟巢既珍贵又昂贵，
birds nest is both prized and pricey,
但对于登山者来说，利润是不稳定的
But for the climbers, profits are unreliable.
早在1999年
back in 1999
经济状况不同
the economic conditions were different.
我们可以养家糊口
We could support our families
每年赚1000美元
by making $1,000 us a year.
如今，这个数字就不够了
Today, that amount is not enough.
徐要赚的更多
Xu earns more
通过向游客展示他的攀岩技巧
by showing off his climbing skills for tourists
他现在是一名老兵，但徐说在好的一天，
He's a veteran now, But Xu says on a good day,
他还是觉得自己又像个孩子了
He still feels like a kid again
我已经爬山20多年了，
I have been climbing for over 20 years,
仍然感觉新鲜
But it can still feel fresh.
当你发现一个到处都是鸟巢的地方，
when you find a place brimming with bird's nests,
有一种兴奋
there is a sort of excitement.
在中国西北部的偏远地区
in the far reaches of northwestern China
是昭苏县，
is Zhaosu county,
曾经是野马的家园
once home to wild horses.
中国的这一地区,偏远而广阔
this part of China is remote and expansive.
这里的平原绵延4000平方英里
plains here stretch for 4,000 square miles.
这里也是哈萨克人的家园，
This is also home to the Kazakh people,
他们已经驯服野马5500年了
who have been taming wild horses for 5500 years.
我们哈萨克人过着乡村游牧生活
We Kazakhs lead a rural nomadic life.
这种生活方式要求我们拥有良好的骑术技能
this lifestyle requires us to have good horsemanship skills
从小到大
from an early age.
哈萨克人曾为人所知
the Kazakh were once known
培育亚洲最好的战马
for breeding some of Asia's best war horses.
今天他们的重点是赛马，
today their focus is race horses,
参加一年一度的天马节
competing in the annual heavenly horse festival.
今年，养马人的儿子
this year, the horse breeders' son
将首次参加比赛
will be racing for the first time.
从小，
from an early age,
参加这场比赛，是我的梦想
It has been my dream to be in this race.
这场比赛是对技能和耐力的考验
the race is a test of both skill and endurance.
持续了整整三天
It last three full days.
我唯一的愿望
my only wish
我儿子安全回来了
is that my son comes back safely.
胜利不是一切
winning is not everything.
就在第一天
on the first day alone
骑手们跑了50英里
the riders covered 50 miles.
现在在第三天，他们必须再骑62次
now on day three, They must ride another 62.
对父子来说，这不仅仅是一场比赛
for father and son, this is more than a race.
这是一个展示他们驯养多年的马的机会
It's a chance to showcase a horse They groomed for years.
最终艾尼瓦尔没有获胜，
ultimately Ainiwaer doesn't win,
但他已经在展望明年了
But He's already looking ahead to next year.
在寒冷的东北部全国各地
across the country in the frigid northeast
是一座冰雪覆盖的城市
is a city steeped in ice.
这里是哈尔滨，有1000多万人口
This is Harbin, home to more than 10 million people
他们忍♥受着-38摄氏度的气温
who endure temperatures of 38 below.
零下的气候,冻住了松花江，
the sub zero conditions freeze the Songhua river,
今天，工人们在那里搬运555磅重的冰块
where today workers haul out 555 pound blocks of ice.
这些冰块被用来创造一个冬季仙境
the blocks are being used to create a winter wonderland
称为哈尔滨冰雪节
called the harbin ice and snow festival.
这个节日始于1985年，原先基于一个传统
the festival began in 1985, But is based on a tradition
渔夫用冰雕刻灯笼
in which fisherman carved lanterns from ice.
现在，艺术家们开始进行壮丽的雕刻
now, artists take on carvings of epic proportions.
我们应该拥抱这种独特的气候
We should embrace this unique climate
神保佑我们，
that god has blessed upon us,
向世界敞开心扉，尽管天气寒冷
and open our hearts to the world, despite the cold weather.
这项活动现在正在进行中
this event is now
世界上最大的，
the largest of its kind in the world,
但每年都会带来新的问题
But every year brings new problems.
天气是我们最大的挑战
the weather is our biggest challenge.
我们的最后期限很紧
We are on tight deadlines.
所有的冰都来自松花江
all the ice is sourced from the songhua river.
如果冰不够厚，
if the ice is not thick enough,
我们将无法采集它，