Hi， I'm China：第一级阶梯，中国山河的开篇“屋脊”

摘要：翻开《这里是中国》英文版，第一级阶梯是理解中国的起点。这片平均海拔4000米的 “世界屋脊”，以冰川融水孕育江河，用独特气候塑造格局。从可可西里的荒野到四姑娘山的冰岩，自然奇观与文明根源在此交织共生。

翻开《这里是中国》英文版，第一级阶梯是理解中国的起点。这片平均海拔4000米的 “世界屋脊”，以冰川融水孕育江河，用独特气候塑造格局。从可可西里的荒野到四姑娘山的冰岩，自然奇观与文明根源在此交织共生。

Wilderness areas provide a home for wild animals and plants, and they have become scarce in China. Of the wilderness areas that still exist, one of the most famous is Hoh Xil on Qingzang Gaoyuan. It is host to a great diversity of animals which includes the Tibetan antelope as well as many different bird species and an abundance of vegetation. It is reputed to be the greatest remaining wilderness in China. We must do everything we can to preserve the greatness of this wilderness by keeping it wild.

野生动植物们赖以生存的家园所剩无几。而其中最著名的一处当属位于青藏高原的可可西里。因为可可西里不仅有藏羚羊，还有其他百禽千兽，且有各种植被，堪称中国现存最伟大的荒野。而我们要做的是，让荒野永归荒野。

Human footprints in China

中国人类远足示意图

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Tibetan antelope/Photo by Wu Gang

藏羚羊，摄影吴刚

Baixiang Shan (Baixiang Mountain)/Photo by Qingmu

白象山，摄影青木

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Qumar He (Chumar River)/Photo by Liu Supei

楚玛尔河，摄影刘夙培

Meconopsis horridula/Photo by Zhao Xinlu

多刺绿绒蒿，摄影赵新录

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Ngari: The Civilization of the Wilderness

阿里：荒野文明

Both the ancient Zhang Zhung and Guge kingdoms have been lost to history. Nevertheless, Ngari still retains its unique charm today. It is the best place for stargazing in China and boasts unique flora and fauna and very hospitable people.

Ngari is in the wilderness, yet it is both wild and civilized.

象雄王国与古格王国都已远去。今天的阿里，依然保持着独有的魅力。它拥有中国视宁度最好的星空，拥有中国最独特的动植物，还拥有最纯朴的居民……

阿里，它就在荒野中，既荒野，又文明。

The topographic map of Ngari

阿里地区地形图

An aerial view of Kangrinboqê Feng/Photo by Xiang Wenjun

航拍冈仁波齐峰，摄影向文军

Mapam Yumco/Photo by Jiang Xi

玛旁雍错，摄影姜曦

Gyaring Co/Photo by Sun Yan

嘎仁错，摄影苏岩

There is a land that exists in southwestern China. This land is a world of mountains, a kingdom of mountains. It is a place so inseparable from mountains that even its Chinese name—Hengduan—sounds like it holds a grudge against the mountains. It is Hengduan Shan.

Hengduan Shan covers an area of about 360,000 square kilometers, 98% of which are mountainous. Deep in this mountain area, there are countless well-recognized tourist destinations such as Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong, Ruoergai, Xamgyi’nyilha, Daocheng Yading, Dali and Lijiang.

中国的西南部，有这样一处土地，它是山的世界，山的王国，一个“偏跟山过不去”的地方，就连名字都透漏着“霸气”——横断山。

横断山面积约36万平方千米，其中98%为山地。群山之间，还有无数闻名遐迩的人间胜地，九寨沟、黄龙、若尔盖、香格里拉、稻城亚丁、大理、丽江，一个赛一个，声名远播。

The topographical map of Hengduan Shan

横断山地形及范围示意图

Reflection of Yaomei Feng/Photo by Yang Sutie

幺妹峰倒影，摄影苏铁

The First Curve of Chang Jiang/Photo by Cui Yongjiang

长江第一湾，摄影崔永江

Yunnan snub-nosed monkey/Photo by Hu Qiusheng

滇金丝猴，摄影胡秋生

If we learn the history of Jiuzhaigou’s formation, we will come to understand that to “cultivate” a landscape to a level matching Jiuzhaigou’s beauty, incredible ordeals and disasters must take place. For mother nature, the damage caused by an earthquake is insignificant because all injuries to the land can be healed and the destruction mended.

如果我们了解九寨沟的形成历史，就会明白，一处风景想要“修炼”到九寨沟的级别，它所要经历的“磨难”是超乎想象的。对大自然而言，一次地震带来的损伤实在微不足道。因为对它来说，一切磨难皆是修炼，一切毁灭皆是创造。

Distribution of the main landscapes of Jiuzhaigou

九寨沟景区主要景观分布图

The Nuorilang Waterfall/Photo by Lin Rongsheng

诺日朗瀑布，摄影林榕生

Wuhua Hai/Photo by Zhang Kunkun

五花海，摄影张坤琨

In recent years, a new group of peaks in Western Sichuan has become a major focus of attention—Siguniang Shan. With its picturesque scenery, it is known as the “Queen of Shushan (Mountains of Sichuan).” Among expert mountaineers and rock climbers, Siguniang Shan is even more famous than Qomolangma Feng. Mountaineers and rock climbers from the West often call it “the Alps of the East” or the “Yosemite of China.”

近年来，在四川西部，一处“全新”的峰群以凌厉之势脱颖而出，成为众人瞩目的焦点，它便是四姑娘山。四姑娘山风景优美，人称“蜀山皇后”。在高手云集的登山攀岩界，四姑娘山的名气甚至比珠峰还要响亮。来自西方的登山者、攀岩者喜欢将其称为“东方的阿尔卑斯”或“中国的优美胜地”。

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