95
00:10:02,491 --> 00:10:07,963 And the source of its fertility,
the Loess Plateau, is also under threat. 96
00:10:08,051 --> 00:10:12,442 Loosened by cultivation,
its soft soil is blowing away. 97
00:10:21,931 --> 00:10:25,048 The North China Plain
is choked with dust storms 98
00:10:25,131 --> 00:10:27,770 that even loom over Beijing, 99
00:10:27,851 --> 00:10:30,365
so much so that the Chinese government 100
00:10:30,451 --> 00:10:33,887 has made improving
the city's air quality a priority 101
00:10:33,971 --> 00:10:36,610
in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. 102
00:10:38,371 --> 00:10:42,284
Heartland China's life-support system is in trouble. 103
00:10:42,371 --> 00:10:46,330 Yet in a few places
it's still possible to find landscapes 104
00:10:46,411 --> 00:10:49,130
that appear to have remained untouched. 105
00:10:54,451 --> 00:10:57,204 At the southern edge of the North China Plain 106
00:10:57,291 --> 00:10:59,805 lie the Qinling Mountains. 107
00:10:59,891 --> 00:11:02,325 At 1,500 kilometres long, 108
00:11:02,411 --> 00:11:05,767 they run like a backbone through the middle of China. 109
00:11:22,891 --> 00:11:27,328 Deep within the mountains
is a maze of remote valleys and forests, 110
00:11:27,411 --> 00:11:30,164
home to strange and wonderful creatures. 111
00:11:30,251 --> 00:11:31,969 (MONKEYS CALLING) 112
00:11:33,251 --> 00:11:38,245
These are golden snub-nosed monkeys, a species unique to China. 113
00:11:43,771 --> 00:11:47,241
Seldom seen, they are frequently heard. 114
00:11:47,331 --> 00:11:51,404 Their strange child-like calls and extraordinary appearance 115
00:11:51,491 --> 00:11:53,766 may have inspired the local tales 116
00:11:53,851 --> 00:11:56,809 of a Yeti-like
wild man of the mountains. 117
00:12:07,291 --> 00:12:11,079 As winter temperatures drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius, 118
00:12:11,171 --> 00:12:13,844 their dense fur keeps them warm. 119
00:12:17,731 --> 00:12:22,043 Mutual grooming not only keeps
their precious fur in good condition, 120
00:12:22,131 --> 00:12:25,407 but also helps to reinforce bonds within the troop. 121
00:12:38,331 --> 00:12:41,641 In summer,
the monkeys go around in huge bands, 122
00:12:41,731 --> 00:12:43,642 but at this lean time of the year 123
00:12:43,731 --> 00:12:46,643 they split up
into smaller foraging parties. 124
00:13:10,251 --> 00:13:11,889 In the dead of winter, 125
00:13:11,971 --> 00:13:14,439 the monkeys are forced
to rummage around the rocks 126
00:13:14,531 --> 00:13:17,443 for a few meagre morsels of lichen and moss. 127
00:13:24,291 --> 00:13:26,361 As the world
surrounding their mountain home 128
00:13:26,451 --> 00:13:29,329
has filled up with towns and crop lands, 129
00:13:29,411 --> 00:13:33,802 the snub-nosed monkeys' habitat has changed dramatically. 130
00:13:33,891 --> 00:13:37,042 Today there are just 10,000 left in existence. 131
00:13:39,611 --> 00:13:41,124 (SAWING) 132
00:13:47,491 --> 00:13:50,289 To the people who live in the Qinling Mountains,
133
00:13:50,371 --> 00:13:54,728 the forest and its wildlife are a resource to be used, 134
00:13:54,811 --> 00:13:57,086 the basis of their livelihood. 135
00:14:00,891 --> 00:14:05,043 These people share the forest
with an even more elusive inhabitant. 136
00:14:05,131 --> 00:14:08,328 It's probably China's most famous animal, 137
00:14:08,411 --> 00:14:10,686 but very few have ever seen it. 138
00:14:17,611 --> 00:14:21,650 Unlike the monkeys,
this creature has a very specific diet, 139
00:14:23,371 --> 00:14:24,565 bamboo. 140
00:14:30,891 --> 00:14:33,325 It's a wild giant panda. 141
00:14:43,731 --> 00:14:46,803
Secretive, and sensitive to noise, 142
00:14:46,891 --> 00:14:51,407 the giant panda is often gone
before anyone can get close to it.
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