Wild China — S01E01 — Heart of the Dragon
2008 · 59 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 113 VOTES · DIR. Phil Chapman
Overview
The improbable egg-carton hills of Southern China seem to float in a sea of glistening rice paddies. This is a landscape full of surprises. Next to peasants ploughing with buffaloes are rivers concealing dwarf alligators and giant salamanders, trained cormorants that catch fish for their masters, bats with unusual tastes and monkeys that hide in caves. But this isn't a nature park. Almost 300 million people live here, with a tradition of eating wildlife. So what forces have shaped this remarkable landscape and how do farmers and wild creatures manage to coexist among the rocks and the rice fields?
Dialogue Timeline — 537 lines
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00:00:06 NARRATOR: The last hidden world,
00:02:06 This is Wild China.
00:04:56 to the floor of the Red River valley.
00:07:34 are found across much of southern China.
00:09:26 as for any good they may do.
00:11:34 When the time comes, the Songs will return the favour.
00:14:18 quite a challenge for little beaks.
00:16:38 This natural wonder is a famous tourist spot,
00:19:23 like the eyeless golden barb.
00:21:32 François' langur.
00:24:26 was home to leopards, pythons and even tigers.
00:27:03 Zhongdong cave school is made up of six classes,
00:29:37 as their eyes can't see in the dark.
00:32:48 Now in their 70s and 80s, they've been fishermen all their lives.
00:35:41 from traditional cormorant fishing alone.
00:38:02 "We will eat anything with legs except a table,
00:40:08 In fact, most of the 25 types of freshwater turtles in China
00:43:23 The rivers of Zhangjiajie flow north east into the Yangtze floodplain,
00:45:55 so she had a fair idea when the eggs were likely to hatch.
00:48:21 social contact involves a lot of grooming.
00:51:26 This is the great rice bowl of China,
00:53:14 As the water level drops, the mystery is revealed.
00:56:00 But the south is still relatively warm and welcoming.
00:58:21 If we show the will, nature will find the way.
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Factoids
Wild China, season 1, episode 1: Heart of the Dragon.
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