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slargestcommuniststatebecomingitsmostpowerfuleconomy?
Canthisancientcivilizationsurviveitsbreakneckjourneyintothefuture?
Andwhatisthepriceofthiswhirlwindofchange?
ThisisthestoryofthegreatesttransformationonEarthandofthepeoplelivinginitsheart.ThisisthestoryoflifebehindtheGreatWall.
wordstochew:
1/breakneck:
movingatveryhighspeed;
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abreakneckpace"
2/awhirlwindof...:
somethingthatisasrapidasawhirlwind
(1)
Dawn,thePeople'
sRepublicofChina.AcrossthecityofShanghai,thousandsgatheredtopracticetheancientartofTaiChi.Overathousandmilesaway,Mongoliannomadsprepareforthebiggesthorseraceintheworld.InBeijing,theForbiddenCityopensitsdoorstotensofthousandsoftourists.Tothewest,inLanzhousteelworks,No.5furnacecomesonline.Andinthesamemoment,12-year-oldJinYangdreamsofOlympicglory.XiaoCuiperfectsakungfumovefivecenturiesold.AndbillionairepropertytycoonVincentLowseesafutureoflimitlessopportunity.
ItisnowpredictedthattheChineseeconomywillbecomethelargestintheworldinlittlemorethantwentyyears.Chinaalreadyconsumesmorethanonethirdoftheworld'
ssteelandalmosthalfoftheworld'
sconcrete.
Inanysingleminute,theChinesenationnowburnsalmost2,500tonsofcoal,24millionwattsofelectricityand210,000gallonsofcrudeoil.
Ithasbeenestimatedthatwithin30yearswewillneedanotherplanetearthtosatisfyChina'
sever-growingappetiteforrawmaterials.
Butforallthisextraordinaryexplosionofindustry,Chinastillrestsontraditionsthatarethousandsofyearsold.
InthefarsouthofChinaliethepaddyfieldsofLongShan.Andhereit'
sthefirstdayoftheannualriceplanting.
Thisisabusyseasonforus.Thisisthetimeofayearthateverythingneedstobeplantedoutinallthefieldsandthericepaddies
1/butfor:
although,inspiteof
2/paddyfield:
ricefield
paddy:
anirrigatedorfloodedfieldwherericeisgrown
(2)
Mrs.LiaoandherfamilyareplantingoneofthestaplefoodsofallChina-rice.Theyhaveworkedtheseterracesalloftheirlives,andtheirfamilieshavelivedhereforover20generations.Thisworkisintheirblood.
Wegetupatsix.Assoonasweeatbreakfastweheadouttothefields.Wedon'
tcomebackhomeuntil8or8:
30.Onlyuslocalscouldhandlethework,youcitytypeswouldn'
tbeabletokeepup.
ThericeterracesofLongshanareanagriculturalwonder.Floatinghighabovetheclouds,stretchingalong20milesofpeaks,theseterraceshavebecomeknownasthedragon'
sback.Chinesefarmerscarvedthesepaddiesfromthesteepslopesofavastmountainrangealmosteightcenturiesago,shiftinghundredsofthousandsoftonsofearth.Butallofthislaborwasforgoodreason.Forallofitsvastarea,lessthan10%ofChinacanactuallybefarmed.Everyusablepieceoflandhastobeputundertheplough.Andifaharvestfails,theeffectscanbedevastating.Mrs.Liaocanstillremembertheterriblefamineof1959.
Lifewasveryharshbackthen.Therewasnothinginthericefields,andthenmanypeopleinourvillagestarvedtodeath.Mygrandmotherdiedofstarvation.
(3)
FourgenerationsoftheLiaofamilystilllivetogether.Atthetimeofthericeplanting,theygettogetherforafamilyfeasttocelebratetheharvesttocome.Aspartofthecelebration,theycooktraditionalricedumplingwrappedinleaves.Thisancientpracticeisstillapowerfulsymbolofafamily'
swealthandsuccess.
Everychildtakesthespecialdumplingtoschoolonthedayafterthefeast.It'
slikeagreatbigcompetition,theyallshowoffandcomparethemwitheachothertoseewhohasgotthebiggestandthebestone.
GrandpaLiaoisheadofthefamily.HeisalsoaleadingfigureinthelocalCommunistParty.HeisresponsibleforrelayingdetailsoftheParty'
spoliciestotheremotereachesoftheDragon'
sBack.He'
sfoundtheperfectwaytogettheParty'
sdirectivesouttohisfellowfarmers.Heturnsthemintosimpleslogansandpoems.
Growingcropswillincreaseourfood,soeveryfamilyneedsaplanthat'
sgood.Youcanrelaxatharvestandastoreofcropsmeanscashtospend.
Mr.Liaohassethisblackboardoutonthevillagesquarefortwodecadesnow,adirectconnectionwiththeCommunistPartyheadquartersinBeijing,athousandmilesaway.
In2004,IwashonouredasanoutstandingPartymember.Iputthecertificateuponthewall,sotheyoungermembersofthefamilycanseewhattheirgranddadhasachieved.
Until1978,theCommunistPartydirectlycontrolledallofChina'
sland.Butthentheyannouncedanextraordinarychangeinpolicy.ThePartydecidedtohandthelandovertothepeasantstorunthemselves.Theaveragepeasantincomerocketedbymorethan1500%,andthelivesofLiaofamilychangedbeyondallrecognition.
Eversincethelandwasprivatized,lifehasbeengettingbetterandbetter.
Wenoweatmuchbetter.wenoweatbetterandwehavebetterclothes.
Nowwe'
veevenboughtafridgeandaTV.
ButiflifeisimprovedinChina'
sruralheartland,thegreatestrevolutionhasoccured.
(4)
(Thegreatestrevolutionhasoccurred)inthecities.TheretheCommunistPartyhastoldentrepreneurstobuildtheirownbusinesses,announcingthattogetrichisglorious.ThishasledtooneofthegreatestmigrationsinhumanhistoryastensofmillionsofChinesehaveabandonedthetraditionalfarminglifetoseektheirfortunesinChina'
sgreatcities.
SongFengcametoShanghaifromthecountrysidealmostayearago.Herehehopedtofindwealthandsuccess.Littledidheknowhewouldendupdoingoneofthemostperilousjobsinthecity.
It'
sareallydangerousjob.That'
stheworstthingaboutit.ThefirsttimeIsteppedintothebasket,IwasterrifiedthatIwouldfallout.Whenyouarelowerdowntheropeandyouhitsomething,it'
sreallyfrightening.Nowmyheartdoesn'
traceasmuch.Nowit'
sjustlikestandingontheground.
Already8timesthesizeofNewYorkcity,Shanghaiisexpandingeveryday.Investorsarepouringmorethan10billiondollarsayearintothecity,raisingaskyline,theequalofanyintheworld.Inapopulationofover20million,over3millionaremigrantworkerslikeSongFeng,butit'
safarcryfromthesmallruraltownwherehegrewup.
WhenIfirstcametoShanghai,Ifeltcompletelylost.Shanghaierstendtopushoutsidersaway.Gettingtoknowpeoplehereisdifficult.
Andalthoughheisearningmorecashthanheevercouldathomeevenasawindowcleaner,SongFengisstillpayingahighpriceforhismonthsaway.
Thehardestthingisnotseeingmydaughterwhoisjustsoadorable.Sheonlyneedstosmiletomakemeforgetalltheworriesinmylife.
Injustafewweeks,SongFengwillseehisdaughterforthefirsttimeinmonthswhenheheadshometocelebrateChineseNewYear.Butfornow,allhecandoisworkashardashecanandearnasmuchashecantosupporthisfamilybackhome.
(5)
TheChinesecalltheirnationthe“MiddleKingdom”,becausetheybelieveitsitsattheverycenteroftheworld.Chinacoversover3.5millionsquaremilesofland.Totheeast,liegreatcitiesandports.Tothesouth,theimpassablepeaksoftheHimalayas.Tothewest,greatstretchesofbarrendeserts.Thisgreatlandishometoover50differentpeoples,eachwiththeirownculture,history,andtradition.
StretchingacrossnorthernChinaliesInnerMongolia,thousandsofmilesofopengrasslandsandruggedmountainranges.AlthoughtheyhavebecomecitizensofGreaterChina,thepeopleofInnerMongoliastillholdontotheiruniqueculture.Onceayear,theygatherforthefestivalofNaadamtocelebratetheancienttraditionsthatsetthemapartfromtherestofChina.ExtraordinaryskillinhorsemanshipliesattheheartofMongolianculture.AndtheclimaxoftheNaadamFestivalcomesatdawnonthethirddayinwhatit'
sthebiggesthorseraceintheworld.
Bytradition,alltheridersarechildren,selectedfortheirlightbuild.Overtwohundredwillbecompeting,racingacrosssomeofthemostremoteterrainonEarth.Asthestartiscalled,thejockeysrushtotheirmountsandthunderoutacrosstheopengrasslands.TheridersstillfollowancientMongoliancustomtotheletter.Theyhaveneithersaddlesnorstirrups,makingthehorsesfarhardertocontrol.Itisatrialofridingskillandendurancewithoutequal,atestamenttothesurvivalofuniquetraditionsandculturesallacrossChina.
Chinaisanationsodiverse,itspeoplestillspeaksevendifferentmajorlanguagesandovereightydifferentdialects.Thereisjustonebondbetweenthemall.Theycanallreadandusethesamewrittencharacters.Over40,000uniquesymbolsthatcancaptureeveryessenceoflifeinthisimmensenation.
1/jockey:
someoneemployedtoridehorsesinhorseraces
2/stirrup:
supportconsistingofmetalloopsintowhichrider'
sfeetgo
(6)
ButChinaisshapednotjustbyitsland.Thiscountryal
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