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P21：磁鐵山脈里的天坑與地漏?Sinkholes and Floor Drains in the Magnetic Mountains

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=21

In southwest China, there is a rift zone with a length of more than 300 kilometers and a width of tens to hundreds of kilometers, which is called the Panxi Rift Valley. With untouched forests, mountains, sinkholes, and floor drains, and other geological wonders, this place is known as the "Natural Geological Museum." And the most amazing thing is the mountains are magnetic.?

It is said that an ancient Silk Road once crossed the Panxi Rift Valley. At that time, when some peddlers of pig-iron passed through the mountains in Panxi, they occasionally reported that the load was getting much heavier, and found it harder to walk. After leaving the area, they suddenly felt relaxed again. What they didn't know at the time was they had passed by a succession of magnet mines.?

Even more secrets are hidden on the western edge of the Panxi Rift Valley, where there's a place called Gesala. According to a popular local legend Gasala was built by fairies from heaven, and it is the nearest mysterious place to the sun. Due to erosion and large fractures, the unique karst landform of Gesala has been created.?

Within tens of square kilometers, there are more than 600 sinkholes and floor drains. A huge underground river, and rolling mountain meadows, which combine to form a primitive and beautiful natural scenery. It is also a beautiful paradise where people live in harmony with nature.

P22：大風(fēng)雕刻的魔鬼城?Yardang Kingdom Sculpted by the Wind

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=22

In Gansu Province in Northwest China, there are more than 5,000 mounds on the desolate Gobi Desert.

Such a landform is called a Yardang.

Walking through the area, you can hear the eerie howling winds.

They've not only given this place the name "The Place of Devils," but also carved the Yardang landform into different shapes.

Wind speeds here can reach up to Force 12. Sometimes as fast as the running speed of a cheetah, the fastest animal on land, and strong enough to lift a 10 meter high wave.

These mounds, which were originally sediment layers at the bottom of the lake, are not strong enough to withstand the insistent winds.

P23：黃土高原 Loess Plateau

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=23

The Earth is a place of endless wonder. Where landscapes are often created from mere dust.

The Loess Plateau is such a place.

It is located in the north of central China, and contains 70% of the loess on the planet. It is hard to imagine a time when it did not exist. But this yellow land was created by particles carried by the wind.?

The entire mega landscape has a total of 620,000 square kilometers. Even seen from above, it's hard to comprehend the sheer size of it. The lowest dune is dozens of meters high, and 300 meters at its thickest.?

Eight million years ago, super strong winds blew sand and dust here. The entire process of dust carrying and stacking took more than 2.6 million years. Scientists can tell the wind direction by the thickness of the loess. Because tiny dust particles are carried the furthest, they came to rest in the southeastern most part of the plateau.?

The sand in the northwest part of the plateau is much rougher. Where the river crossed an alluvial plain was deposited. People gradually started to settle around these fertile areas. Be farmed in the valley, and built roads between the ravines.

Finally, they made this ancient land their home and prospered generation after generation.

P24：高原湖畔的黑頸鶴?The Black-necked Crane on the Lakeside of the Plateau

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=24

The lake is called Gahai. It's located about 3,500 metres above sea level in Gansu Province, northwestern China. People call it the "Pearl on the Plateau." This is the home to a species of elegant cranes.

The surface area of the Gahai Lake is only about 27 square kilometers. But it attracts more than 20,000 birds to live and transit every year.

The black-necked crane gets its name from its slender black neck. They mainly live in freshwater wetlands on plateaus with an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. This is the only crane in the world that grows and breeds on plateaus. The plateau climate is cold and dry. Black-necked cranes face a huge challenge from birth.

But the Gahai Lake nourishes beautiful plants, providing a paradise for the black-necked crane. One-tenth of the world's black-necked cranes spend their summer in the Gahai Lake Wetland.?

After this family of four have enjoyed a hearty meal, they take a leisurely stroll along the grassy shore.

P25：海岸線上的水墨畫?Chinese Painting on the Coastline

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=25

Fujian, located on the southeast coastal area of China, has the longest and most tortuous coastline in the country. 3,752 kilometers in length, and 1:7:01 in tortuosity rate, it is endowed with a wealth of natural bays, mudflats and includes 1,321 islands.

Rivers flow into the sea in almost every single b ay along the coast of Fujian. These bays are rich in nutrients, and the water temperature is steady and moderate, making them perfect places for mariculture cultivating marine organisms for food. About 5,000 years ago in the Neolithic Age, the people who lived in this area had already begun farming the seas.?

Xiapu County is in the northeast of Fujian Province and has a coastline of 404 kilometers, the longest in the province as a whole and enjoys a subtropical marine climate due to its location. It has a broad sea area with deep water, a long coastline and rich marine fishery resources, which has created favorable conditions for the booming local mariculture industry.?

The mudflats here have witnessed tens of millions of years of history and experienced countless tides rising and falling, forming a unique ecological landscape. The mudflats always present different features and unique local characteristics in the different seasons. Xiapu's name perhaps explains its uniqueness. Xia means the sky with Pu meaning the sea. It suggests a dialogue between the two which plays out along its beautiful beaches.?

At dusk, the Fishermen of Xiapu County begin to spread the fishing nets on the mudflats. The shimmering blues are captivating almost like a Chinese painting. This is not only a natural fishing ground, and home to many fishermen, but also a paradise for photographers.

P26：火焰山與葡萄溝?Flaming Mountain and Grape Valley

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=26

Areas around the latitude of 42 degrees north on earth are mostly known for their cool and pleasant climate. But there is one exception, which is famous for its incredible heat. This is the “Flaming Mountain” in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Of course, it is not really “burning”. The mountain is barren and red, with a blackish tint. In summer, ground temperatures can be as high as 70-degrees Celsius. People are tricked by their senses into seeing “flames”.

The terrain is the main reason for the heat of the Flaming Mountain. It is located at the low point of the Turpan Basin which is also the lowest point of the Chinese mainland. The height difference between it and the surrounding mountains is more than 5,000 meters, so the hot air in the basin cannot easily disperse. As a result, the Flaming Mountain becomes the hottest place on its latitude.

There is no grass on the Flaming Mountain, but the canyon nearby is shaded by grapes.

The canyon is only 8 kilometers long from north to south, but its annual output of grapes can reach more than 10 million kg. Almost every family here grows grapes. After harvest, they are sent to shade houses for drying.?

The shade houses are built on the slopes of barren mountains, high up and with no shelter, so as to make full use of the hot dry winds in the Turpan Basin.?

There are many holes in the walls of the shade houses which not only help with ventilation, but also help avoid direct sunlight on grapes. It takes just 40 days for the fresh grapes to be dried by the hot air.

P27：紅松的故鄉(xiāng)?The Hometown of Red Pine Tree

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=27

In the northeast of China, a dense forest grows and the low mountains and hills, known as the Xiaoxing’an Mountains. People call it the hometown of the red pine tree.

The Xiaoxing’an Mountains cover a vast area and have a long geological history of about 600 million years. Trilobite and dinosaur fossils have been unearthed in many places. Archaeological research shows that it was originally an ocean, and formed by land and sea changes over hundreds of millions of years.?

When it comes to the Xiaoxing’an Mountains, we have to mention the red pine tree. Its pine nuts are edible and can be used to make oil. Its wood is light, soft, delicate and rot-resistant.?

However, its economic value is far less than its ecological value. Every hectare of the red pine forest can absorb 13 tons of carbon dioxide and emit 9.5 tons of oxygen every year. It can also fix the soil and prevent soil erosion.

Wild animals such as black bears, wild boars and squirrels in the forest often eat the pine nuts. Squirrels like to store their pine nuts in different places as they prepare for the winter. But they have a poor memory and often forget where they have put these nuts. These forgotten pine nuts sprout in the spring helping the red pine tree expand its territory.

In addition to the red pine tree, there are many different kinds of trees in the Xiaoxing’an Mountains. Every autumn, these trees display the beautiful colors of nature.

P28：花海中的鄉(xiāng)村?The Village in the Sea of Flowers

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=28

WuYuan is known as one of the Most Beautiful Villages in China, and its most beautiful season every year is in the middle and last 10 days of March.?

WuYuan, located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province in Southeast China, is a county surrounded by mountains.

When spring comes, oilseed rape flowers in WuYuan come into full bloom. These crops, from which oil is extracted, can resist the cold in winter. The crops are sown in the autumn of the previous year and harvested in the summer of the following year.?

Jiangxi Province is a big producer of oil seed rape flowers in China. The most beautiful oil seed rape flowers are in the "Jiangling" and "Huangling"? areas of Wuyan.

Here, there are layers of golden terraces planted with oil seed rape flowers, which complement the residential buildings with their typical white walls and black tiles, forming a beautiful natural picture.?

They are said to be one of "the Ten Most Beautiful Terraces in the World."?

The terraces in Jiangling can be long or short, and wide or narrow. The longest can be tens of meters long, while the short ones only measure 3 or 5 meters. Wide terraces are sometimes 10 meters broad, and narrow ones, too narrow for cattle to plough. Large terraces are bigger than basketball courts, and small ones are not enough for an adult to lie down.?

The terraces are as high as the mountains of Jangaling. Standing by the side of the road on the hillside, you can see so many terraces, which stretch out along the ridge of the mountain.?

Countless terraces combine to form a natural compelling picture.

P29：美麗櫻花谷?The Most Beautiful Cherry Valley

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=29

Taihu Lake is located in the south of the Yangtze River Delta. Among the numerous lakes on the north of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is the largest here. There is a lake island famous for its cherry blossoms.

Yuantouzhu is a peninsula extending into Taihu Lake. It is named after a giant stone that emerges from the lake and looks for all the world like a turtle with its head held high.

There are more than 30,000 cherry trees and more than 100 varieties planted in Yuantyouzhu. From mid-March to mid-April every year, it is the best time to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms. Pink clouds of cherry blossoms cover the trees, complemented by the rippling water and flurries of falling cherry flowers.

The history of cherry planting in Yuantouzhu can be traced back to the 1930s. The cherry blossoms on either side of the Chanchan Bridge were planted at that time. In March 1988, more than 400 Japanese friends came to Yuantouzhu and planted 1,500 cherry trees with the citizens of Wuxi.?

Since then, more than 10,000 Japanese friends have returned to plant yet more cherry trees. Yuantouzhu has therefore become a cherry viewing resort in China, attracting countless tourists to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms here every year.

P30：遠(yuǎn)離海洋的杏花長廊?A Corridor of Apricot Blossom far from the Sea

視頻鏈接：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ez4y1C773?p=30

This is Xinjang, China, in the heart of Eurasia, the furthest of any land from the sea on the planet. With little rain, it is an arid and lifeless place.

However, there is one exception. With warmer temperatures in April, apricot flowers can't wait bloom. Declaring open the flower season in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture.

These wild apricot forests are distributed across the hillsides of the Ili River Valley in Xinjiang.?

Their delicate flowers dislike the humid climate of Southern China. They are resistant to drought and cold, and are more suitable for living in the north. Xinjiang has the largest concentration of apricot trees in China.?

The apricot forest before us is the largest and densest primitive wild fruit forest. It provides a rare opportunity for local people to domesticate the wild apricot trees and improve their varieties.

Apricot blossoms last only a week from blossom into withering. In the flowering season, if you want to capture their beauty then you must be quick.

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