Out of Eden Walk in China

Описание: Walking to people: A historic 3600-mile trek across the Middle Kingdom clears its first hurdle—the eastern Himalayas.

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National Geographic Explorer and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek is walking across the globe in the footsteps of our ancestors. Learn about Out of Eden Walk: https://outofedenwalknonprofit.org

Read stories from this chapter of the Walk: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/pr...

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Video description: The video opens with the filmmaker walking behind a monk, a person leading a horse through a forest, and two people walking along a mountain trail in the snow. This is followed by a person in a cap leading a pack horse; the boots and trousers of the filmmaker as he walks along a dirt path; a person in a cap and jacket standing outside, smiling at the camera; a person picking flowers in a field; and a scene with spiders hanging along power lines, which then pans down to a hiker walking through a village. This is followed by prayer flags blowing along either side of a roadway; the filmmaker walking slowly across a bridge made of cables and wooden planks; prayer flags blowing in the wind along the bridge, which crosses a river; a landscape scene of a mountainous area; people harvesting rice; a person walking a pack animal through a village in the mountains; a village nestled on a hillside beside a river gorge and terraced farming; flags blowing in the wind; and a person weaving. These clips are followed by people hiking along a roadway while carrying umbrellas; street scenes in a mountain town; scenes at a temple and inside a coffee shop; a person in camouflage clothing walking a pack animal along a mountain path; two people talking in a mountainous area; people walking along a stone pathway; exterior shots of a wooden building; water and leaves flowing in a river; two in caps and jackets people drinking tea over a fire; a person hiking alongside buildings in a village; a person hiking along a bridge with prayer flags lining either side; a person hiking along a mountain path; office and car chairs arranged along the outside wall of a stone building with faded prayer flags strung above them; food warming inside a building with a kettle beside it; an old photo hanging on a wall beside a mirror, which shows the reflection of a person looking at their mobile phone; intricate window frames; food being prepared on a stove as a person rests beside it; the view out a window onto a snowy landscape followed by a clip of the white and blue exterior of the small building - a pickup truck draped in a cover beside it on the right and a motorbike on the left; a person inside the building sleeping with hiking clothing on plus slippers and a hat pulled down over their face; a person hiking along a roadway in a snowy mountain valley; a feather wedged in a brick wall that has been painted a golden color; a child and an adult walking around a prayer wheel; a person hiking over a wooden plank bridge in a rocky and mountainous area followed by two people walking over a small bridge, lined with stones, that crosses a stream; three people hiking down a mountain in a forested area that is covered in snow; a mountain landscape scene with falling snow; an intricately decorated building; a snowy landscape scene; and a person singing outside - she is wearing earrings, a colorful head wrap, and a coat. This is followed by a snowy scene with prayer flags criss-crossing over a stream and a person hiking along a roadway beside a prayer wheel in a mountainous region with evergreen trees; the boots and trousers of the hiker as he walks through snow; people in a temple courtyard participating in a Tibetan festival day, including dancers; steam rising from a building and catching the light of the sun against a mountain; a stupa with prayer flags beside mountains; roadways crossing over mountains with powerlines along the ridges; a mountain range with very steep and rocky peaks; prayer flags fluttering in the wind; two people standing outside a hut, talking; a person hiking along a pathway; people sitting in an orchard, cleaning fruit; a person playing music outside, their shadow reflected against the ground; people clearing a path with a stick as they hike through dense foliage; people hiking along highways; people in a city square dancing to music while pedestrians walk on the sidewalk beside them; a person in a mountainous area, hiking across logs placed on boulders on either side of rushing water; a panning clip of painted figures; a landscape scene looking down from a mountainside to a valley with farms and a few homes; a person hiking along a snow-covered roadway between mountains; people praying; a person singing while sitting along the side of a wood and cable bridge that crosses a river; and finally, a red flag blowing in the wind. The sky is blue with a single white cloud, and sunlight shines through the flag.