Our Fairylands②--Over the Hills

“它的主峰，像一座金字塔一样鹤立鸡群于它的姊妹峰之上，高耸着直冲苍天。”

“Its main peak, rising like a pyramid above its adjacent peaks, towers straight up into the sky.”

“景色如此壮观，难以用语言来描绘它那非凡的全景。”

“Capturing the extraordinary panorama of such spectacular scenery in words proves to be quite challenging.”

在玉龙西的莫溪山上，当美国植物学家和探险家约瑟夫·洛克第一眼看到雄伟壮丽的贡嘎山主峰时，他惊讶万分，并在日记中写下这样的话。

On Moxi Mountain in Yulongxi, when American botanist and explorer Joseph Rock got his first glimpse of the majestic main peak of Gongga Mountain, he was profoundly astonished and penned the aforementioned words in his diary.

贡嘎，被称为蜀山之王。贡嘎山之“贡”，藏语乃高大之意，“嘎”，乃洁白的意思，有人将其形象地翻译为“至高无上，洁白无暇”。

Gongga Mountain is known as the “King of Sichuan’s Mountains”. The character ‘gong’ in Gongga Mountain means ‘tall’ in Tibetan, and ‘ga’ represents ‘pure white’. Therefore, some people translate its significance vividly as ‘supreme, lily, and flawless’.

在这里，可以体验到“一日有四季，一地有四季”，也被人称为“一半在仙境，一半在人间”。

Earning the reputation of being ‘half in fairyland and half on earth’, this locale has the breathtaking scenery of ‘experiencing four seasons in one day and one place’.

康定杜鹃、康定木兰、阔叶林、针叶林、桦树林，贡嘎山区内垂直带谱明显，植被完整；金丝猴、扭角羚、雪豹、绿尾虹，在这里的雪山和彩林之间，一瞬间闯入万物生灵的天堂。

The Gongga Mountain area boasts a distinct altitudinal zonation with a rich variety of vegetation, such as Kangding rhododendron, Kangding magnolia, broad-leaved forest, coniferous forest, and birch forest. Golden monkeys, takins, snow leopards, and Chinese monals inhabit the snow mountains and colorful forests here, making this place the paradise of all living beings.

2021年10月12日，在联合国《生物多样性公约》第十五次缔约方大会上，中国正式宣布设立三江源、大熊猫、东北虎豹、海南热带雨林、武夷山等第一批国家公园。

On October 12, 2021, at the 15thmeeting of theConference of the Partiesto the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, China officially designated its first group of national parks. This includes Sanjiangyuan National Park, Giant Panda National Park, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, and Wuyi Mountain National Park.

截至目前，国家在四川布局3个国家公园。大熊猫国家公园获得首批设立，若尔盖国家公园获批创建，贡嘎山国家公园已纳入国家公园空间布局方案。

Up to now,the country has outlined plans for three national parks in Sichuan Province. The first to be established was the Giant Panda National Park. The Ruoergai National Park was approved to be established. Additionally, the Gongga Mountain National Parkhas been included in the spatial layout scheme of national parks.

“推进国家公园建设”写入2024年政府工作报告，人与自然和谐共生的美丽中国，举世关注。作为当下四川“最年轻”的国家公园，贡嘎山区展现出的生命力吸引着来自世界各地的户外爱好者、登山家、动植物学家等等。在一次次重返贡嘎中，寻找属于自己的答案。

As the ‘youngest’ national park in Sichuan today, the vitality showcased by the Gongga Mountain area attracts outdoor enthusiasts, mountaineers, zoologists, and botanists from all over the world. Through multiple visits to Gongga Mountain, they search for their own discoveries.

全国两会期间，生态环保再次成为热议词。

During the two sessions in China, ecological and environmental protection once again emerged as a prominent topic of discussion.

为深入贯彻习近平总书记来川视察重要指示精神，向世界讲好中国生态文明建设故事，由四川国际传播中心重磅推出，五粮液冠名的《与国家公园同行》系列双语纪录片，同知名博主、海外攀登者、旅行作家、摄影师等，深度走访若尔盖国家公园、贡嘎山国家公园及大熊猫国家公园，以他们的视角和方式感受、记录和讲述中国丰富瑰丽的地貌，多样化的动植物资源，展现人与天地和谐共生的故事。

Sichuan International Communication Center and Wuliangye Group are set to launch bilingual documentaries titled “Exploring National Parks: Our Fairylands”. Tracing the footsteps of renowned bloggers, overseas climbers, travel writers, and photographers, we will delve deep into the Ruoergai National Park, the Gongga Mountain National Park, and the Giant Panda National Park. Through their perspectives, China’s rich and magnificent landscapes, along with its diverse flora and fauna resources, are able to be appreciated, recorded, and narrated, thus showcasing the story of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

《与国家公园同行》第二期之《重返贡嘎》邀请到曾获2012年金冰镐奖提名、开辟了半脊峰和雀儿山的传统路线的美国登山家曾山再次来到贡嘎山区，通过一次徒步之旅，讲述他与山、人与自然的故事，探寻贡嘎山国家公园的“生长密码”。

The second episode, titled “Over the Hills”, from the series “Our Fairylands”, features American mountaineer Jon Otto. Otto, nominated for the 2012 Golden Ice Axe Award and pioneered the traditional routes of Banji Peak and Chola Shan, embarks on another journey to Gongga Mountain. Through a hiking trip, he narrates his stories about mountains, humanity, and nature, exploring the ‘growth code’ of Gongga Mountain National Park.