Wild China is a six­part nature documentary series on the natural history of China, co­produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and CCTV and【小题1】(film) in high­definition(HD 高清).

For centuries, tales of magical landscapes and surprising creatures【小题2】 (tell) by travelers to China. Chinese civilization is the world’s oldest and today, it’s largest, with【小题3】over a billion people. It’s home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups and a wide range of traditional lifestyles, often in close 【小题4】(partner) to nature.

Let’s catch a brief glimpse of several great wonders of it.

Land of the Panda

Protected by the Great Wall in the North and fed by the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, China’s eastern heartland is the center of a flourishing civilization【小题5】 spans over 5,000 years. To outsiders, this is a mysterious land【小题6】 (contain) splendid man­made structures and appealing tourist【小题7】 (attract) and it’s home to some of China’s【小题8】(rare) and most charismatic (超凡魅力的）creatures.

Tides of the Change

This is the area which shows the greatest contrast【小题9】China’s past and it’s future. Today China’s eastern seaboard is home to 700 million people packed into some of the most dazzling hi-tech cities on earth. Yet【小题10】 remains hugely important is whether these crowded shores can be enjoyed separately by a wealth of wildlife? A lot more out there for you to explore with your eyes open wide. It’s worth your while!

When people hear the word “rat” they may think of dirty animals that spread disease. You may also connect the word “rat” with bad expressions. Indeed, rats generally are not beloved animals either in life 【小题1】the English language. But the rat trainers at the nonprofit organization, APOPO, see the animals very 【小题2】 (different). They consider the rats lifesavers. 【小题3】 (base)in Tanzania, APOPO trains giant rats to find landmines(地雷). And the rats with their extraordinary sense of smell are very suitable 【小题4】 the job. APOPO calls their animal team HeroRats.

Worldwide there are 110 million hidden explosives left over from war. These explosives are still “live,” or able to explode. Such landmines kill or wound 5000 people 【小题5】year. Humans 【小题6】 (use) metal-searching devices to do this work for years. But trained rats do it better and also cost less money. When the rats 【小题7】 (work)in the field find a landmine, they scratch on the ground. That’s how we know. We place a little marker there, and then we can safely remove those and get rid of 【小题8】 (they).

The giant pouched rat is large compared to other 【小题9】 (kind)of rats. However, they still do not weigh enough 【小题10】 (cause) a landmine to explode. So these rats can really be heroes. They   show every day that they are worthy of that name.

When it comes to animals in China, one iconic creature springs to mind: the black and white giant panda. This national animal is 【小题1】 (extreme) rare and protected by the Chinese government. In the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, also 【小题2】 (call) Chengdu Panda Base, you’ll be able to see these soft, clumsy (笨拙的) creatures carefully protected.

Chengdu Panda Base 【小题3】 (consider) as an important institution for panda research nowadays. Built in 1987 to care for rescued wild pandas, the open-air reserve is one of China’s most popular 【小题4】 (destination).It is remarkably successful at introducing new pandas into wild populations and mainly focuses 【小题5】 the conservation of pandas.

Try to visit in the morning 【小题6】 the pandas are most active. Feeding takes place around opening time at 8 am, although you’ll see them eating in the late afternoon, too. Pandas spend most of their afternoons 【小题7】 (sleep), particularly during the height of midsummer.

As well as living, breathing pandas, there are some 【小题8】 (amaze) panda information centers and museums explaining how【小题9】( protect) pandas from dying out. A visit to the base is a perfect learning opportunity for adults and children alike to get closer to 【小题10】 lovely creature.