00:19:21,051 --> 00:19:25,442
his chance to escape the pressures of city life for an hour or two. 190
00:19:25,531 --> 00:19:27,123 Up here on the rooftops, 191
00:19:27,211 --> 00:19:30,647 Zhou is confident
his charges will be safe. 192
00:19:30,731 --> 00:19:32,164 But in the streets below 193
00:19:32,251 --> 00:19:35,800 lurk dangerous spirits that scavenge and steal. 194
00:19:41,691 --> 00:19:46,685 Deeper into the hutongs,
the influence of modern Beijing recedes. 195
00:19:56,171 --> 00:19:58,890 These alleys
are full of ancient beliefs. 196
00:19:59,891 --> 00:20:01,802 (SPEAKING CHINESE) 197
00:20:18,011 --> 00:20:19,603 (BICYCLE BELL RINGING) 198
00:20:21,691 --> 00:20:26,446 As night falls,
spirits emerge from their hiding-places.
199
00:20:30,731 --> 00:20:32,449 The yellow weasel. 200
00:20:38,411 --> 00:20:39,844 Some people believe 201
00:20:39,931 --> 00:20:43,810
that offending this crafty predator can bring bad luck, 202
00:20:43,891 --> 00:20:47,770 so they turn a blind eye
to the weasel's night-time marauding. 203
00:20:50,971 --> 00:20:55,123 Old beliefs, coupled with
a rising awareness of conservation, 204
00:20:55,211 --> 00:20:59,124 are helping the yellow weasel survive in the middle of Beijing, 205
00:20:59,211 --> 00:21:01,486 despite killing the odd pigeon. 206
00:21:09,691 --> 00:21:10,965 In the south of China, 207
00:21:11,051 --> 00:21:14,566 the relationship with nature appears more brutal. 208
00:21:14,651 --> 00:21:17,848
Cantonese cuisine is famous for its diversity, 209
00:21:17,931 --> 00:21:19,364 summed up in the saying, 210
00:21:19,451 --> 00:21:22,761
\except a table.\ 211
00:21:24,611 --> 00:21:28,399
And though the government has banned the consumption of wildlife in China 212
00:21:28,491 --> 00:21:32,245 and most of the meat here
comes from captive-bred animals, 213
00:21:32,331 --> 00:21:35,767 a significant amount
is taken illegally from the wild. 214
00:21:53,211 --> 00:21:57,443 This restaurant in Hong Kong specialises in serpents. 215
00:21:57,531 --> 00:22:00,284 Most are harmless rat snakes, 216
00:22:00,371 --> 00:22:05,286
but with the odd cobra on the menu, one false move could spell trouble. 217
00:22:14,451 --> 00:22:16,362 Chau Ka-Ling has lost count
218
00:22:16,451 --> 00:22:19,727 of the number of times she's been bitten, 219
00:22:19,811 --> 00:22:23,520 so she always carries a Chinese herbal remedy, 220
00:22:23,611 --> 00:22:25,090 just in case. 221
00:22:27,251 --> 00:22:32,245 We might turn our noses up
at such a strange choice of food, 222
00:22:32,331 --> 00:22:35,846 but eating snakes
is more than just a matter of taste. 223
00:22:35,931 --> 00:22:39,128 The Cantonese believe
it can help to clean the blood, 224
00:22:39,211 --> 00:22:42,521
increase vitality and beautify the skin. 225
00:22:45,691 --> 00:22:47,602 In such a crowded land, 226
00:22:47,691 --> 00:22:51,127 a tradition of eating everything with very little waste 227
00:22:51,211 --> 00:22:53,771
could be seen as commendable thrift. 228
00:22:57,731 --> 00:22:59,801 The problem is
that there are so many people 229
00:22:59,891 --> 00:23:02,121 eating wild food in south China, 230
00:23:02,211 --> 00:23:06,204 that the illegal supply chain
stretches well beyond its borders, 231
00:23:06,291 --> 00:23:10,443 contributing to the disappearance of wildlife not only within China, 232
00:23:10,531 --> 00:23:12,806 but from other countries, too. 233
00:23:18,291 --> 00:23:21,249 A visit to a traditional Chinese medicine shop 234
00:23:21,331 --> 00:23:25,119 reveals another aspect
of the use of animals and plants. 235
00:23:27,891 --> 00:23:31,008 Dr So has been practising for over 20 years. 236
00:23:33,731 --> 00:23:37,770
The most important part of his diagnosis
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