《美丽中国》是第一部表现中国野生动植物和自然人文景观的大型电视纪录片，是中国中央电视台（CCTV）和英国广播公司（BBC）第一次联合摄制的作品。
影片从长江以南的稻米之乡开始，到酷热的西双版纳雨林，极寒的珠穆朗玛峰，中国的标志长城，中华文化发源地黄河流域以及蜿蜒曲折的1.8万公里海岸线等。
《美丽中国》曾荣获第30届“艾美奖新闻与纪录片大奖”最佳自然历史纪录片摄影奖、最佳剪辑奖和最佳音乐与音效奖。
In Winter, Arxan, a city in northern China becomes a world of ice.冬天 中国北部的阿尔山市切换到了冰雪世界的模式。
Its rivers become frozen All except one.市境内大大小小的河流悉数封冻但有一段河流例外。
Upstream of the Khalkhyn Gol River, there is a stretch around 20 Kilometres long.这是哈拉哈河上游的一段河流长约20公里。
Even in winter, when the air temperature typically drops to minus 40 to 30 degrees celsius, this section remains ice free.即使在冬天低至零下三四十度的气温也不能使其封冻。
People call it The Unfrozen River.人们称它为不冻河。
Its secret lies deep beneath the river bed, Where the river passes over an area of geothermal activity near Arxan.不冻河的秘密深藏在水面之下与阿尔山的火山群密切相关。
The heat from below, raises the temperature allowing the river water to stay above freezing point.人们推测岩浆带来的地热和水下的保温岩使得这一河段可以保持零度以上的水温。
And so it remains ice free.不会被封冻。
During the harsh winter, it even becomes a spa for animals.寒冬里不冻河成了动物们的温泉浴场。
A group of cattle are strolling along on the river bank.一群牛在河岸漫步。
They can't wait to wade through the water.它们迫不及待要趟进水里了。
Look closely and you'll see steam rising from the surface of the river.如果你足够细心你会发现河面上还冒着热气。
洗个温泉浴一定很舒服！
Let's leave the cattle to enjoy it !让牛群静静地享受吧！
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