Heart of the Dragon

Summary The improbable egg-carton hills of Southern China seem to float in a sea of glistening rice paddies. This is a landscape full of surprises - next to peasants ploughing with buffaloes are rivers concealing dwarf alligators and giant salamanders, trained cormorants that catch fish for their masters, bats with unusual tastes, and monkeys that hide in caves. But this isn't a nature park - almost 300 million people live here, with a tradition of eating wildlife. So what forces have shaped this remarkable landscape and how do farmers and wild creatures manage to coexist among the rocks and the rice fields?

S1.E1 ∙ Heart of the Dragon

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Bernard Hill

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : May 10, 2008

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Natural History CTV-Media Studio Corporation

Summary The improbable egg-carton hills of Southern China seem to float in a sea of glistening rice paddies. This is a landscape full of surprises - next to peasants ploughing with buffaloes are rivers concealing dwarf alligators and giant salamanders, trained cormorants that catch fish for their masters, bats with unusual tastes, and monkeys that hide in caves. But this isn't a nature park - almost 300 million people live here, with a tradition of eating wildlife. So what forces have shaped this remarkable landscape and how do farmers and wild creatures manage to coexist among the rocks and the rice fields?

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : May 10, 2008

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Natural History CTV-Media Studio Corporation

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