Efforts to make China self-reliant in steel resulted in 10% of the country's forests being felled to feed the furnaces.
This had a profound impact on China's environment,
with effects, in some cases, lasting until the present day.
Mao's policy towards the countryside has been described in the phrase, "Man must conquer nature."
Quite different from the ancient concept of harmonious co-existence with nature.
As modern China engages with the outside world, which of these attitudes seems likely to prevail?
To find the answers, we'll travel to the far reaches of the heartland
to see how its traditional cultures and unique creatures are faring today.
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[00:04.72]Efforts to make China self-reliant in steel resulted in 10% of the country's forests being felled to feed the furnaces.
[00:18.72]This had a profound impact on China's environment,
[00:22.71]with effects, in some cases, lasting until the present day.
[00:30.73]Mao's policy towards the countryside has been described in the phrase, "Man must conquer nature."
[00:37.58]Quite different from the ancient concept of harmonious co-existence with nature.
[00:47.06] As modern China engages with the outside world, which of these attitudes seems likely to prevail?
[00:55.00]To find the answers, we'll travel to the far reaches of the heartland
[00:59.50]to see how its traditional cultures and unique creatures are faring today.
Efforts to make China self-reliant in steel resulted in 10% of the country's forests being felled to feed the furnaces.
This had a profound impact on China's environment,
with effects, in some cases, lasting until the present day.
Mao's policy towards the countryside has been described in the phrase, "Man must conquer nature."
Quite different from the ancient concept of harmonious co-existence with nature.
As modern China engages with the outside world, which of these attitudes seems likely to prevail?
To find the answers, we'll travel to the far reaches of the heartland
to see how its traditional cultures and unique creatures are faring today.
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:04.72]Efforts to make China self-reliant in steel resulted in 10% of the country's forests being felled to feed the furnaces.
[00:18.72]This had a profound impact on China's environment,
[00:22.71]with effects, in some cases, lasting until the present day.
[00:30.73]Mao's policy towards the countryside has been described in the phrase, "Man must conquer nature."
[00:37.58]Quite different from the ancient concept of harmonious co-existence with nature.
[00:47.06] As modern China engages with the outside world, which of these attitudes seems likely to prevail?
[00:55.00]To find the answers, we'll travel to the far reaches of the heartland
[00:59.50]to see how its traditional cultures and unique creatures are faring today.