China Youth Daily Client News (China Youth Daily • China Youth Daily reporter Wu Xiaodong) It is a top hunter who emerges at night; it is a lone king who appears and disappears; it is a snow mountain spirit that shuttles through the cliffs of the valley. The top of the mountain and the source of ten thousand waters, China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the habitat of most snow leopards in the world. How do snow leopards survive in such a frozen kingdom? As the first in the series "Four Seasons of the Wild: Rare Wild Animals in China", the documentary "The Frozen Kingdom of Snow Leopards" will be held at the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations " Convention on Biological Diversity" (COP15). The Kunming Conference) will be broadcast on CCTV-9 record channel at 20:00 on October 11th.
"The Frozen Kingdom of Snow Leopards" is 50 minutes long. The story focuses on a hidden valley in the Sanjiangyuan region of China. Through long-term tracking and shooting, it records snow leopards mating and breeding, hunting training, protecting cubs, and predation in winter. The show runs through the four seasons, showing the plateau scenery, and presents the little-known natural state of wild snow leopards with a true and warm story. It is the first attempt by mankind to record the life of wild snow leopards in such a close and detailed manner with images.
Snow leopard is an important big cat carnivore and flagship species. It is named "Snow Leopard" because of its frequent activities near the snow line and in the snow. However, due to its concealed nature and the steep and inaccessible topography of its habitat, people's understanding of snow leopards is extremely scarce, and even professional researchers can hardly observe them at close range.
In 2019, in a hidden valley over 3,500 meters above sea level in Qinghai Province, an international joint production team opened an unprecedented in-depth record of the wild snow leopards living here. After two years of shooting and careful production, this beautiful and mysterious big cat finally gradually became clear in front of the camera.
Through the lens of the documentary, we are able to understand the cold and harsh plateau environment in which snow leopards live, various sudden and difficult survival moments, the hunting process of life and death, and the infinite hope and helpless parting brought by new life. Here, a mixture of joy and sorrow. The snow leopard story slowly unfolds; here,The concept of protecting biodiversity and building a community with a shared future for the earth has been mentioned and valued.
documentary through the high integration of technology and art, let the audience feel a different perspective, depth and storytelling method, aiming to pay attention to the true situation of China's natural ecology and wildlife protection, and present the survival and survival of wild animals in China's natural environment. The wild story of reproduction preserves precious video files of historical significance and scientific value for China's animal national treasures.
It is reported that the entire series of "Four Seasons of the Wild: Rare Wild Animals in China" consists of 5 parts, each with 50 minutes, which is supported by the " record China" communication project of the Central Propaganda Department (State Council Information Office). Initiated by the main station, it unites with many top wild animals around the world to form an international team to jointly produce. After the snow leopard, the team will continue to produce documentaries with themes of rare animals such as Siberian tiger , golden monkey, Tibetan antelope and Asian elephant.
Source: China Youth Daily Client
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