Denis and I have been indulging ourselves with nature lately. Nature on DVD, that is. I've become a David Attenborough groupie, but that's a post for another day.
I think the BBC has the absolute best nature programming going, so when Denis told me that he had added Wild China to his Netflix queue, I knew it would be good...but I had reservations.
Hopefully I'm not the only person around here who has a tendency to think of China as wall-to-wall people. Just how "wild" could China be?
The BBC showed me in spades. Each segment covers a different section of the country, and not only spotlights the natural world but also features a few of the traditions of the people who live there. An added bonus is the narrator, Bernard Hill (King Theoden in the Lord of the Rings films).
This two-disc set showed me just how breathtakingly beautiful parts of China are, and in addition I came away with an appreciation of how the "country folk" have worked with nature for hundreds of years. If you haven't seen this already and you enjoy nature programs, I highly recommend it. To conclude this post, I'll see if I can whet your whistle with a small clip:
