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Welcome to Hong Kong.
欢迎来到香港
Tonight we are inviting you to the world's biggest party
今晚我们邀请您参加世界上最大的盛会
as all over China
此时整个中华大地
翻译 flankerjun
翻译 样子
翻译 真不准
families are geting together to celebrate Chinese New Year.
家家户户都团聚起来庆祝春节
Now we are overlooking Victoria Harbour.
我们现在正在远眺维多利亚港
This is one of China's largest and busiest ports.
这是中国最大 最繁忙的港口之一
翻译 小开心
翻译 lsmlive
翻译 hareless
Apart from our boat, it is fairly quiet.
除了我们的船 这里真的很安静
That's because this is a national holiday.
那是因为现在是国家法定假日
But don't be fooled, you see, later on
但别这一幕骗了 稍后
翻译 七里田间
翻译 竹影幢幢
literally hundreds of thousands of people
你就会看到真正的人山人海
will gather right here for the highlight of the festivities.
聚集到这里观赏庆典的重头戏
and we will be joining them on the final leg of a journey
我们会探索直至中国的遥远边隅
时间轴 JaneZYX
时间轴 样子
that has taken us to the far corners of China
并在这次旅途的最后一程中
to discover how the people here celebrate this
继续探究这里的人们是如何庆祝
英字补充修正 样子
英字补充修正 JaneZYX
the most important time of their year.
这个一年中最重要的节日
It is New Year's day, the first day of the year of the monkey
现在是中国新年 猴年的第一天
校对 骆驼
压制 会飞~杨
字幕特效 lsmlive
and the culmination of our journey.
也是我们此次旅程的高潮
For the last two shows
在前两期节目中
技术支持 北极隐士
技术支持 西风瘦马
we witnessed the incredible migration of people all over China
我们目睹了中国各地惊人的人口迁徙
as they travelled home for the Spring Festival.
人们为了春节赶回家中
本字幕仅供学习交流 严禁用于商业用途
I met families flying home in Beijing Airport.
我在北京机场遇到了要飞回家乡的家庭
All around me people are coming together.
我周围都是团聚的人们
It's just lovely.
真是太感人了
And I explored the magical ice city of Harbin
我探索了神奇的冰城哈尔滨
where families gathered before New Year.
许多家庭会在农历新年前聚集于此
And I get to turn on the very last building.
我打开了最后一个建筑的灯光
And the Hairy Bikers
还有大胡子摩托客
found out what New Year's Eve in Beijing was like
他们去探究北京的除夕夜是什么样子
when they cooked a special reunion supper with a local family.
他们与当地的家庭共同烹饪了特殊的团圆宴
It's magical, it is great.
真神奇 好棒
New Year's Eve is all about getting together with family,
除夕最重要的就是全家齐聚
but here in Hong Kong the days after New Year
但是在香港这里 新年后的一天
are when the people hit the streets.
人们会走上街头
And we have been right at the heart of the preparations
我们就在这场盛典
of this spectacular party.
准备现场的中心
We will be celebrating Chinese New Year Hong Kong style.
我们将会以香港的方式来庆祝春节
I will be finding out about the ancient art
我将要去探究古老的
of dragon and lion dancing.
舞龙舞狮艺术
It's surprisingly heavy when you are doing this!
这样舞动时 真是沉得出奇
Oh, sorry.
喔 对不起
Let's go.
我们走
And I will be enjoying some genuine Hong Kong glamour
我将在壮观的新年夜间游行上
at the spectacular New Year 's night parade.
欣赏香港真正的魅力
It's loud. It's noisy. It's a carnival atmosphere,
这里非常吵闹 完全是狂欢的氛围
Everyone is dancing.
每个人都在跳舞
Happy New Year!
新年好
And the party doesn't stop in the rest of China.
在中国其它地方的庆典也不停息
Dave and Si are discovering
戴夫和塞正在探索
what Beijingers traditionally do on New Year's Day.
北京人在新年这一天会有些什么传统活动
新年快乐
Happy Chinese New Year!
新年快乐
中国新年 2016
In amongst the glazy buildings that line Victoria Harbour
在维多利亚港排成一线的玻璃建筑中
凯特·韩波
安特·安斯泰德
are older colonial buildings that were once the headquarters
夹杂着老旧的殖民地建筑 它们曾是
of the British Administration that ran Hong Kong.
管理香港的英国政府总部
On the fist of July 1997,
在1997年7月1日
Hong Kong was formally handed back to China
香港正式被交还给中国
ending 156 years of British rule.
结束了英国156年的统治
Although it shares many cultural traits with China,
尽管它与中国有着许多共同的文化特征
as a global centre of finance and with its international history
作为全球金融中心 加上其国际历史血脉
Hong Kong has always maintained its own unique identity.
香港始终保持着自己的独特性
The region of Hong Kong is on the southern coast of China
香港位于中国南部海岸的
at the Pearl River estuary,
珠江口地区
an area composed of more than 250 islands,
这片区域由250多个岛屿组成
the urban core of Hong Kong is Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
香港的市中心是香港岛和九龙
Kong is the Chinese word for Harbour
"港"在中文是港口的意思
and Hong means fragrant or picturesque
"香"的意思是芳香的或者风景如画的
and indeed before this came the metropolis it is today,
确实 在香港成为如今的大都市之前
it would have been very picturesque,
的确是一个风景如画的
a tiny little fishing community.
小小渔村
Now it's an entirely different sort of picturesque.
现在的香港完全是另一番景色
This is one of the most recognised
这是世界上最容易识别
and photographed skylines in the world.
上镜率最高的摩天城市之一
Hong Kong truly is a vertical city.
香港的确是一个垂直城市
Because of its geography, space is at a premium which means
由于其地理条件 香港的空间十分宝贵
it has one of the highest population densities in the world.
这意味着香港的人口密度在全球名列前茅
There are over 7 million people here
这里有七百多万人
with 57,000 people per square kilometre in places.
基本上每平方公里达五万七千人
To house them all, the city has had to build upwards.
为了安置所有人 城市必须向上建造
Today Hong Kong has over 460 skyscrapers 100 metres or taller.
如今香港有460多座百米甚至更高的摩天大楼
London, just 49.
伦敦只有49座
And its tallest is the International Commerce Centre.
香港最高的建筑是环球贸易广场
You can take the shard and put Nelson's column on top three times
往夏德大厦上垒上3座纳尔逊纪念碑
and it will still be smaller.
仍然不及它高
Hong Kong is also one of the world's most important
香港还是世界上最重要的
financial trading centres
金融贸易中心之一
and is home to 55 billionaires.
有55个亿万富翁
There are more Rolls-Royces per person in Hong Kong
香港的人均劳斯莱斯拥有率
than any other city in the world.
远高于世界上任何其它城市
Plus, last year, one local businessman
此外 去年一位当地商人
bought a diamond ring for 32 million pounds.
花了3200万英镑买了一枚钻戒
It was for his seven-year-old daughter.
是给他７岁的女儿买的
Since 1997, Hong Kong has been run
自1997年以来 香港一直作为
as a special administrative region of China
中国的一个特别行政区进行管理
but with its own government and law.
但有着自己的政府和法律
Unlike much of mainland China,
与中国众多地区不同
people in Hong Kong speak Cantonese
香港人说粤语
and are fiercely proud of their culture, language,
他们对自己的文化 语言 尤其是饮食
and especially their cuisine.
有着强烈的自豪感
So varied is the food here
这里的食物无比繁多
that people fondly joke that Cantonese
人们爱开玩笑说 广东人
will eat anything with four legs that isn't a table!
四条腿的东西 除了桌子啥都吃
No other city impresses Chinese New Year celebration
再没其它城市会如香港这般
with such energy, enthusiasm...
以如此的精力 热情和大把金钱...
新年快乐
and sheer expenditure as Hong Kong.
将春节庆典深印人心
Despite its modern appearance,
纵然有着现代化的外观
Hong Kong still respects ancient customs at Chinese New Year.
香港仍然尊重古老的春节习俗
Especially when it comes to food.
尤其涉及食物时
One very popular New Year meal is fish.
一道极受欢迎的年菜就是鱼
And throughout the holidays,
整个假期
Hong Kong's fish markets go into overdrive.
香港的鱼市都要加班加点
This is Aberdeen Fish market.
这是香港仔鱼市场
It's the biggest wholesale fish market in the whole of Hong Kong
它是全香港最大的鱼类批发市场
and it's always busy but in the run-up to New Year
市场总是很忙 但在新年前夕
it is absolutely frantic.
那里简直忙得要命
The fish that is sold here will go out to hotels, restaurants
这里的鱼会卖往全市的酒店
and food markets all over the city.
餐厅和食品市场
Covering 15,700 square metres,
占地15700平方米
it's a place that reflects Hong Kong's international flavour
这个市场能体现出香港的国际味儿
with catches coming from as far afield as the USA,
有着捕自美国 爱尔兰和澳大利亚
Ireland and Australia.
这些遥远地区的鱼类
Fish from the main market are brought to smaller markets
来自主市场的鱼被运往小市场
like this one in Bowrington Road
例如这个位于宝灵顿道的市场
and locals will come here everyday to find the freshest fish
当地人每天会来此寻找香港供给的
that Hong Kong has to offer.
新鲜鱼类
The choice is overwhelming.
选择多得令人无从下手
Luckily, I have a guide to take me around the market,
好在 我找到了一位带我逛市场的导游
local chef David Lai.
当地厨师大卫·赖
David, one thing I have noticed in Hong Kong
大卫 我发现香港的
is that there don't seem to be supermarkets anywhere really
超级市场似乎并不怎么多
that most people seem to buy their food
大部分人好像都会选择
in little street markets like this one.
类似这样的街市购买食物
In supermarket it tends to be a lot of imported stuff,
超级市场往往有许多进口货物
but at the market it is mostly caught locally.
而街市主要售卖当地货物
Wherever in the world, you go to a Chinese restaurant,
在全世界任何地方 你去中餐馆
you go to China Town, there is always a fish tank,
唐人街时 总会发现鱼缸
they always keep their fish alive as much as possible.
人们总是努力确保鱼活着
- Right - For example,
- 对的 - 例如说
The fish that is swimming in the tank,
在鱼缸里游的鱼
they worth almost twice amount
价钱几乎是
as the ones that are out of the water.
离水鱼的两倍
Hong Kong began as a fishing village
香港起初是个渔村
so I think people have become used to the idea that,
因此我觉得人们习惯于认为
you know, fish should be very fresh.
鱼就必须是新鲜的
I was just looking when you said how fresh it is.
我正好在看你所说的新鲜程度
I'm looking at... there are literally
我看到... 那些盘子里的鱼
fish hopping about in the trays.
真的在蹦跶
And it is clearly a very important dish for New Year
鱼显然是道很重要的年菜
But why is it? Because there...
但是为什么呢 因为...
there seem to be a lot of beliefs around certain foods
似乎存在许多关于一年这个时候的
for this time of year.
特殊食物的信仰
The word fish, in Chinese, in Cantonese is Yu.
鱼这个词 在中文 在粤语中同 "余"
Yu means plentiful.
"余"表示富足
Does that then mean that by eating fish,
这是不是表示吃鱼
the idea is that you have a bountiful year coming on?
意味着你会迎来富裕的一年呢
That's the idea!
就是这个意思
Fish is such an important part of the New Year festivities
鱼是新春佳节非常重要的一部分
and the shoppers here are experts
提及料理的最佳方式时
when it comes to the best way to prepare it.
顾客皆是专家
Can you tell me how you might cook it?
可以说下你准备怎么煮这鱼吗
这些用来蒸梅菜
Traditionally, fish should be cooked whole,
习惯上 鱼应该整条进行烹煮
including the head and tail, to suggest completeness,
包括有头有尾 寓意圆满
and the head should always face the elders at the table
并且鱼头应该朝向餐桌上的长者
as a mark of respect.
以示尊敬
Fish should always be the last dish on the menu
鱼应该作为菜单上的最后一道菜
and it is particularly auspicious
并且最后剩下一些
to have a little left over at the end.
表示有余 会特别的吉利
Well, as you can see, the people of Hong Kong
嘛 如你所知 在吃鱼这方面
are absolutely spoiled when it comes to fish,
香港人完全被宠坏了
it's really easy for them to have
对他们来说桌上有数种鱼
any number of species on their table.
是再平常不过的事情了
But there is a community in northern China
但是安特发现 在中国北方
that has to go to extraordinary lengths
有一群人为了捕鱼
to catch fish, as Ant discovered.
不惜费尽辛苦周折
He travelled thousands of miles north to Chagan Lake.
他向北数几千公里来到了查干湖
It is five in the morning.
现在是早上5点
And I've come to what feels like the very ends of the earth.
我来到了彷若天涯海角的地方
This is a way of life that has remained unchanged for centuries.
这是一种保持了数个世纪的生活方式
I'm travelling with a convoy of fishermen in Jilin Province
我在香港东北方向近三千公里外的吉林省
1,800 miles north-east of Hong Kong.
与渔民船队一起出行
This is Chagan Lake.
这是查干湖
The temperature is an eye watering -40 degrees.
气温是能冻哭人的零下40度
Chagan means literally sacred or white.
查干的意思是圣洁或白色
And it is certainly white,
它完全是白色的
that's because this entire lake is covered in ice
这是因为这整个湖都被厚达1米的
up to a metre thick.
冰层覆盖着
For locals this is something of a sacred place,
对当地人而言这个湖有些像圣地
that's because this vast lake is the home of bighead carp.
因为这个大湖是胖头鱼的家园
Bighead carp is a local delicacy that the Chinese believe,
胖头鱼是一种当地美食 中国人认为
like all fish, brings good luck for New Year.
像其它鱼一样 胖头鱼会为新年带来好运
The people here have been fishing for carp
这里的人们以这种方式捕鱼
in just this way for over a thousand years,
已有一千多年
it is in their blood.
已经深入人心
This group is led by Mr Zhang,
这一队的队长是张先生
an expert in tracking down shoals of bighead carp.
他可是追踪胖头鱼群的行家里手
Finding a spot here is no easy task.
找寻下网的地点可不容易
Chagan Lake is a featureless ice sheet.
此时查干湖是茫茫一色的冰盖
I look around, all I can see is horizon.
我环顾四周只能看到地平线
It's 25 miles long and covers a surface of 160 square miles.
冰盖有40多公里长 面积有414平方公里
That's basically the size of Glasgow.
差不多有格拉斯哥市那么大
What's incredible is that
难以置信的是
Mr. Zhang just seems to know where to look.
张先生似乎知道在找寻什么
There's no street signs, there's no map.
没有街道标志 也没有地图
I'd need a sat nav.
我可想要卫星导航了
我们打渔的这个技巧是啥呢
根据我们这个多年的一种经验
但是我们就知道 就是说鱼往哪边走
但是啥 我们有个风向
最难啊是咱们温度降低的时候
我们在冰上是最难
我们最喜悦的是啥呢
我们打着好多好多的鱼
最多的鱼 我们是最喜悦了
They start by cutting a big hole in the ice.
一开始他们在冰面上凿一个大洞
The first hole is critical,
第一洞至关重要
it's the entrance through which they will eventually feed the net.
整张网就是通过它进入水下的
The team launched a 50 metre pole into the water
捕捞队将50米长的杆子伸入水下
which is attached to a rope like a giant needle and thread
一端附有一根绳子 就像巨大的针线
which in turn is connected to the net.
这些杆依次连接着渔网
Moving out from here,
从这里开始
they dig a series of 200 smaller holes
他们打下200个较小的洞
so they can reach through the ice
好在冰面上
and guide the poll and met in the right direction.
引导网头往正确的方向移动
Using traditional tools
使用传统工具
and with ice up to a metre thick, it is tough work.
考虑到冰面有一米多 这真是苦差事啊
And I've offered to help
我提出可以帮忙
but I'm not sure the locals are too keen.
但当地人对此似乎没多大兴趣
It is a sharp metal prod on the end of a wooden handle
木杆的尾部都有一个锋利的金属刺头
and he is using it to dive into the ice
就是用它扎入冰面
and create these smaller holes.
凿出这些小洞的
Give me this one, my friend.
把这给我吧 朋友
You can relax.
你歇会儿吧
Once they've used the axe to pick at the ice and create the hole,
一旦凿开冰面 凿出一个小孔
we then use the shovel to try and scoop it out.
我们就用铲子把雪铲走
你这样不对
What?
什么
What's wrong?
哪儿不对啦
I'm doing my very best, my friend.
伙计 我可尽力了
He makes it look so easy.
他做起来太轻松了
You see now he has broken through the ice,
现在他凿穿了冰面
water is coming through,
水冒出来了
this hole is almost done.
这个洞就算打好了
And they are just going for the next one.
他们又去打下一个
Whilst they dig more holes,
当他们还在打更多洞时
back at the start, it is time to cast the net.
在起点位置 现在要撒网了
Now the guys are just spreading out
这些人们四下散开
making sure it feeds into the hole.
以确认网要通过孔洞
That's an astonishing two kilometres' long.
那可是惊人的2千米长啊
What happens is If it has any snags
如果哪里卡住了
it won't spread under the ice
网就没法在冰面下铺开
so we wanted to spread nicely
所以我们要布网一定要小心
and catch as many fish as possible.
这样才能捕到尽可能多的鱼
A massive team of people.
如此庞大的一队人马
Everybody knows exactly what they are doing.
每个人都清楚自己该做什么
But absolutely freezing cold.
只是快冻成渣了
We now have travelled around two kilometres
从大清早开凿第一个洞算起
from the first hole we dug in the early hours of this morning.
现在我们已经在2千米之外了
And this the end of our journey. This is the exit hole.
这里就是终点了 出网口
It's here that they gonna pull the net from under the ice.
他们将从这把网从水下拉出
We may be in the middle of nowhere
我们原本前不着村 后不着店的
but it draws quite a crowd.
但这里吸引来大批人群
Locals buying their fresh fish from the lake
当地人想直接从查干湖买到新鲜的鱼
mingle with curious tourists
游客们则充满好奇
looking to take home a New Year's treat.
要把新年的乐趣满载回家
The net has been under water for three hours now,
网在水下已经布了三小时
so it is time to bring it in.
是时候收网了
Fishing in this way is a traditional method,
这种捕鱼方式很传统
it's 1,000 years old,
差不多有上千年历史
and they're still using those techniques today.
如今他们还是用这一技艺捕鱼
This is called the capstone and is driven by horsepower.
这叫顶石 要用马来转动才行
What the horses are doing is they're rotating a central pivot
马所做的就是旋转这根中轴
and pulling the rope through.
把绳子收紧
That rope is drawing the net from under the ice.
而绳子则在水下拖网
It's so heavy
这很重
that the fishermen themselves wouldn't be able to do it.
渔夫们自己可拉不动
They rely on the strength of the horses.
所以需要采用畜力
The harder it gets, the more weight, the more horses they use.
拉得越紧 分量越沉 也就需要越多马匹
In this case, four horses is enough.
这次四匹马就够了
It is pretty strange,
说来也奇怪
there is a kind of expectant calm before the storm.
满怀期待的气氛好似暴风雨来临前的宁静
The whole place is really busy. But it feels really quiet.
整片地方都忙碌着 但感觉却非常安静
People realize that the catch is coming.
人们知道渔获快要上来了
After about an hour of the net not really producing any fish,
起网差不多一小时都没什么鱼
it is now filled to the brim with fish.
可现在满网都是鱼
Wow, wow, wow. They're pulling it out. Pulling it out.
哇 哇 拉上来了 拉上来了
Everybody is just getting involved. There is fish everywhere.
所有人都加入进来 到处都是鱼
There is a real sense of excitement.
真是太激动人心了
There are some real monsters in these nets,
网里有些堪称庞然大物
some massive massive fish.
超大超大的鱼
You could feed a whole family with just one of these.
一条鱼就够一大家子吃的了
This is it,
看这条
this is the bighead carp that I came here for.
这就是我来此要捕获的胖头鱼
Mr Zhang says I can take a fish home.
张先生说我可以带一条回家
All I need to do is find someone to cook it for me.
我要做的就是找个人为我烹饪了
The harvest takes two hours to pull in
整个一网要两小时收上来
and it's a bumper catch.
真是大获丰收啊
The fish are packed into baskets
鱼被装入篮子里
and taken back to the shore of the lake
然后带到湖岸边
where they will be packed and distributed all across China.
这些鱼从那里被分装销售到全国各地
It's been a long day.
真是漫长的一天
The hole has been a good one.
这一洞收获不错
And now we are finally off the ice,
现在我们终于可以离开冰面了
I really want to see what all the fuss is about.
我真想知道这一通忙活的原因所在
The traditional way to cook bighead carp is to braise it
胖头鱼的传统做法是炖
with chilies, ginger and spring onions.
加入干辣椒 姜 小洋葱
And here it is.
做好了
It looks and smells absolutely fantastic, doesn't it?
看上去 闻起来绝对醉人 不是吗
This is the bit I have been waiting for the most
在冰面上辛苦劳作了整整一天
after a long hard day grafting on the ice.
期待的就是这一口了
This is the reward. I get to try the fish.
这就是犒赏 我得尝尝这鱼
Caught in the morning, cooked in the evening.
一早去捕捞 晚上做大鱼
That is absolutely sensational.
味道太美了
You can really taste the flavours.
的确吃一口就能尝出风味
You don't get fresher than this. Guys, dig in, dig in.
没法更新鲜了 伙计们 下筷啊 吃吧
This is amazing, this is why the people of China
太奇妙了 这就是为什么中国人
really embrace fresh fish in Chinese New Year.
在新年里这么爱吃新鲜的鱼了
香
The fish is an important animal symbol at Chinese New Year
鱼在中国新年里是一种重要的象征
but there are many others.
但还有许多别的动物
One powerful, mythical creature
有一种特别有威力 神秘的动物
that holds enormous significance in Hong Kong
对香港 乃至全中国都有
and indeed all of China
特别重大的意义
is the Dragon.
那就是龙
Think of a Chinese New Year celebration
这是中国新年的庆典
and you are almost guaranteed to see this,
我们被允许看一出
the ancient tradition of dragon dancing.
古老的民俗表演 舞龙
It is especially important at New Year
新年里 这很重要
as Chinese legend has it that dragons are famed
因为在中国人的传说里 龙非常著名
for bringing good luck to any new venture.
它可以给任何新事业带来好运
This traditional art still thrives
在21世纪的香港
even in 21st-century Hong Kong,
这一传统民俗仍旧盛行
where the city's skilled Dragon dancers
技术娴熟的舞龙艺人
are always highly sought after.
始终凤毛麟角
In Kowloon,
在九龙
Andy Kwok leads the Kwok Kung Fu and Dragon Lion Dance Team,
安迪·郭创办了功夫郭和舞龙舞狮队
one of hundreds across China.
这样的表演队在中国有几百家
I have come to see the team's final preparations
我前来探班 看他们为节日庆祝所做的
for the festivities.
最后彩排
- Hello. - Good morning. I'm Kate. Nice to meet you.
- 你好 - 早上好我是凯特见到你很高兴
My goodness, this is amazing.
天啊 这太神奇了
This is called Dragon dance.
这叫做舞龙
And also we call this is daylight Dragon dance.
我们也管这叫日光龙
Daylight Dragon dance?
日光龙?
What is the significance
龙对于中国的新年
of the dragon for Chinese New Year?
有什么特殊的意义吗
Why is it so important?
为什么它这么重要
In your country,
在你们国家
the dragon is
龙有一点
- a little bit evil, right? - Right.
- 有点邪恶是吗 - 是的
- But we are not. - You are not evil.
- 但我们不的是 - 你们的龙不邪恶
- So your dragon... - It's god.
- 你们的龙．．． - 它是神
- It's kind, It's benevolent? - Yeah.
- 是和善仁慈的 - 是的
Also, bring all the good luck, money,
也给人带来好运 财运
happiness to people.
还有幸福
So this is a key part of any Chinese New Year celebration
所以这是中国新年庆典里重要部分
- is having a dragon being part of that? - Yes.
- 就是得有舞龙 - 是的
Dragons and lion dance and kung fu.
舞龙 舞狮和功夫
Dragon lion dance and kung fu. So they are all connected?
舞龙 舞狮和功夫 这些都相关吗
Yeah, yeah, just like...
是的 就像这样...
The lion dance is also like this.
舞狮也是这个动作
- OK? - OK. OK.
- 哦 - 是的
So you see the Dragon dancer?
你看那些舞龙的人
Can I have a go and just see what it is like to hold?
我能试一下吗 想试试握着那杆的感受
Lovely, OK.
太棒了 好的
- Can I? Yeah? - Yeah.
- 真的可以吗 - 可以
- So, this one? - Yeah.
- 拿这根 - 是的
Traditionally, the dragon was a sign of strength and power
传统上 龙象征着力量和权力
and it was often used by China's emperors as their own symbol.
中国的皇帝经常拿它作为自己的象征
It is surprisingly heavy when you are doing this.
这样舞动时 真是沉得出奇
The most revered of the mythical animals,
它是最神秘和令人敬畏的动物
its movement in the performance must demonstrate
表演中的每个动作 都是在彰显
its power and dignity,
自己的权力和尊严
and the longer it is, the more luck it will bring the community.
舞龙越长 越是能给社区带来好运
Oh, my goodness. OK.
哦 老天啊 好了
And you do start to feel
我开始感觉到
part of this amazing animal.
这一神奇的动物了
Sorry.
不好意思
Oh, my goodness. OK.
我的个天啊
准备一 二 三
准备一
I thought I was quite fit,
我还以为我身体蛮好呢
but you use
可这得
every part of your body, don't you?
动用全身的力量 是吗
- Yeah. - Every muscle.
- 是的 - 每一块肌肉
So that is where the kung fu comes in, that...
这就是功夫有用地方
that physical training.
这是种体育锻炼
And you are all absolutely working as a team, don't you?
而且还要绝对地协调一致 是吗
- Like breathe together. - Yeah.
- 连呼吸都要同步 - 对
How long have you been doing this?
您舞龙有多少年头了
Because my father is the master,
因为我父亲就是舞龙大师
maybe in my mother's... inside my mother.
也许在我娘胎里就开始了
You were dragon dancing before you were born!
你一出生就注定是舞龙的啦
Yeah.
耶
But dancing dragons are not the only creatures
但新年庆典中 舞动的龙
that play a part in New Year celebrations.
并不是唯一的动物
There are lions that dance, too.
还有舞狮
Only the most advanced kung fu artists
只有功夫最高超的师傅
are allowed to be lion dancers.
才有资格舞狮
It takes two performers in complete synchronicity,
两名表演者需要完全同步
like a highly acrobatic pantomime horse.
这类似于技艺高超的哑剧马
Really interesting is that
真是有意思
you know, for many people, a lion is a frightening animal,
对许多人来说 狮子是让人生畏的动物
but here it is funny, comic.
不过在这里 狮子又有趣又滑稽
Yeah.
是啊
Frightening is just one face for the lion.
让人害怕只是狮子的一面
He also has many other faces.
它还有很多其它特点
Right.
对
Just like now, he is drinking wine.
就像现在 它在喝酒
It's brilliant.
太精彩了
We will always create some new story
我们总是会编些新故事
to let the performance more modern.
使表演更有现代特点
More modern, yeah.
是的 更现代
It's brilliant.
太精彩了
And do you perform full-time?
你是不是全职做演出
Is this your full-time profession?
这算是你的全职工作吗
This is my full-time, my full-time job.
这是我的全职工作
So there is enough work?
有那么多业务吗
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
对 对 对
Andy's elite team are in demand year-round
安迪的精英团队一年到头都有人邀请
in Hong Kong and across China.
从香港到全国各处都有
I caught up with them again at their latest booking,
我赶上了他们的最新一次演出
a Hong Kong shopping centre's New Year celebrations.
香港购物中心的新年庆典
It is the most incredible performance.
演出效果好得难以置信
If that does not give the shopping centre
如果说这么好的演出还不能
good luck and prosperity for the rest of the year,
给购物中心带来全年的好运和繁荣的话
I don't know what will.
就没什么能行了
On New Year's Day,
在春节期间
shows like these can be seen across China
类似的演出在全国各地上演
as people come out for a bit of fresh air.
人们也喜欢在这时出门走走 透透气
1,200 miles north of here, in Beijing,
在距此两千公里的北京
the Hairy Bikers have been finding out
大胡子摩托客正在探寻
what Beijingers get up to on New Year's Day.
北京老百姓在新年第一天起来做的事情
In Britain, on January the 1st, New Year's day,
在英国 新年第一天1月1日
what is the first thing everyone wants to do
当大家从梦中醒来的时候 每个人会做的
once they have woken up?
第一件事情是什么
You have probably spent the day before overindulging
前一天你可能在吃 喝 玩 乐
so you might think,
然后你会想
I need to go for a bit of a walk.
我应该出去散个步吧
Exactly.
对了
And in China, it is no different.
中国的情况没什么两样
Now, on New Year, you see, in China,
可以看到在中国的春节期间
塞·金
戴夫·迈尔斯
when all the feasting and celebrations are over,
该吃的吃完了 该庆祝的也庆祝完了
the people of China like to come to one of these,
中国人就喜欢到这样的地方来玩
which is a Temple Fair.
这叫做庙会
It is tradition that dates back hundreds of years.
这一民俗的来由可以追溯到几百年前
It's an opportunity to get out into the open air,
逛庙会能让你到外面透透气
you know, to burn off a few calories
消耗掉一些卡路里
and go for a stroll with your family
可以带全家一起出去走走
or your best chum.
或是跟最好的朋友
What do you have to do?
这个要怎么玩
I think the coin has got to cover the round thing.
我觉得是要把硬币扔出去 盖住那圆圈
到那边开就能开
那边 你看拿去多少了
Get it... What...
命中... 什么...
That was mine.
那是我的
It's mine.
我的
Oh, come on, throw on and you'll get presents.
来吧 继续扔 你会拿到礼物的
It's a moth.
这是只蛾子
I'm collecting fruit.
我收集的是水果
- How nice are they? - Oh, great.
- 它们好看不 - 好看
Here, the monkey
是猴子
- Get us one, Dave. - I have,
- 戴夫帮我们拿一个 - 拿了
- Dave, you are a lovely man. - Well, it's for good luck.
- 戴夫你真招人喜欢 - 这代表好运
But you can't just rely on a lucky monkey.
要想好运来 仅靠幸运猴子可不够
There are some serious rules you have to follow
有些正经规矩必须得好好遵守
if you don't want to completely mess up the year ahead.
否则 新的一年就会被你搞得乱七八糟
Rule number one.
第一条规矩
No medicine on the first day of the lunar New Year
农历大年初一不能吃药
because it is believed that if you take any medicine
据说如果你在初一吃了药
on the first day of the year you will be ill all year.
你全年身体都会不好
That is no good.
这可不妙
Rule two,
第二
no porridge.
不能喝粥
- But I like porridge. - You can't have it.
- 可我爱喝粥啊 - 这可不行
It is a peasant food
粥是乡下人吃的东西
and you will be eating poor food and be poor
吃了穷人的东西你就会变穷
all year if you eat porridge on the first day of the year.
新年第一天喝了粥 一年都会穷
Rule three,
第三条
no sweeping because it means you are sweeping away
不能打扫卫生 如果搞了卫生
the wealth of the new year to come.
就会把新年里的财运统统扫掉
Make sense.
有道理
- Ni hao. - Hello.
- 你好 - 你好
新年快乐
- 新年快乐 - 新年快乐
新年快乐
Now, even granny's in.
啊 连老奶奶都来了
Temple Fairs became especially popular during the Qing Dynasty.
庙会在清朝尤其盛行
In Beijing, there are four cosmological temples
北京有四大祭祀坛庙
which occupy the four points of the compass.
分别位于紫禁城的四个方向
We have the Sun in the East,
东边有日坛
Heaven in the south, the Moon in the West,
南边有天坛 西边是月坛
and here, we have the Temple of Earth in the North.
这里是北边 是地坛
At the Temple of Earth, every New Year
每年的新年一到
the emperor would come to worship the God of Earth.
皇帝准备进行祭天仪式了
Nowadays, people gathered to watch
如今 人们可以聚集来观看
a re-enactment of this ancient ritual.
这个古代仪式的昨日重现
- Where is the Emperor, Si? - There he is.
- 皇帝在哪呀老塞 - 这儿呢
Every year the Emperor would leave his palace in the forbidden city
每年皇帝都会离开他在紫禁城里的宫殿
and go and negotiate with the gods
去与诸神商榷来年
for a prosperous and auspicious New Year for the people.
降福人间使国运昌隆 人民幸福的事宜
It is a real nod to China's imperial past, isn't it?
这对古代中国的皇家来说很重要 对吗
Yes, very much so.
嗯 非常重要
The Qing Dynasty was the last great imperial dynasty to rule China,
清朝是中国最后一个由皇权统治的朝代
until their fall in 1911.
终结于1911年
Hello, Happy New Year.
你们好 新年快乐啊
In recent years, in the People's Republic of China,
近些年来 在中华人民共和国
there has been a revival of interest in the imperial past.
人们又重拾起对已逝的帝国时代浓厚的兴趣
Going back in time, isn't it?
仿佛时光倒流了 不是么
We've been given the chance to catch up with the Emperor himself.
我们得到了和皇帝本人交流的机会
Mr Qi Xue'en.
齐学恩先生
I have never met an emperor before.
在这之前我可从没见过皇帝呢
That was the most wonderful spectacle.
那可真是最为精彩的表演了
One thing I have learned this New Year,
这个新年我学到了一件事
the Chinese have a love of family and a love of tradition,
中国人热爱家庭 也珍视传统
And out there, it just encapsulated all of the love and tradition
而刚才就囊括了在现代中国所能看到的
that you see in modern China.
所有的爱与传统
对 对 对 你说这很对
中国人特别重视这个
古老的文化
家庭的观念
跟国家这观念特别相通的
Dave and I were wondering, the next time that you talk to the gods,
戴夫和我想问问 下回你和神祇们沟通时
can you put a word in for both him and I?
能不能给我俩也美言几句啊
那肯定应该的
从今天开始就是朋友了 是吧
就是朋友了 这个永远得想着
Way down south, as night falls,
一路南下 夜幕降临了
the main New Year's Day celebrations
元旦当天的一大庆典
are just about to get started.
即将开始了
Here in Hong Kong, they take celebration to a whole other level.
在香港 人们将庆典提升到了新的境界
This is the start of the famous night parade
著名的夜间大游行
which will be kicking off in just a couple of hours.
即将在几个小时之后开始
They think it's going to be the biggest parade ever,
预计起码有15万人排列街边
with 150,000 people or more lining the streets.
这将会是史上最盛大的游行
There are going to be 2,500 performers tonight,
今晚将有多达2500人的表演者参与
one of whom you might just recognise.
其中有一人 你也许认识
My Hong Kong parade preparation has started earlier.
我的香港游行准备工作更早就开始啦
This is the backstage area
这是后台准备区
where all the performers gather before heading out onto the route.
演员们出发到路上前都聚集在这里
And there is definitely an atmosphere of anticipation.
这儿绝对有一种充满期待的气氛
I am not going to be a spectator this evening,
今晚我不只是观众
I am actually going to be part of the parade itself
事实上我本人也是游行的一份子
and I have the privilege of riding
而且我还荣获特许能搭乘上
the Hong Kong Tourism Board Float
香港旅游局的彩车
and here she is.
就是这辆
As you can see, it is brightly coloured with neon lights,
正如您所见 它被霓虹灯妆成了鲜亮的色彩
and, of course, scatter of monkeys everywhere.
当然啊 还满是猴子形象的装饰
The last time someone was allowed to be on a float
上一次有人被允许乘上彩车
was in the year 2000, a certain Jackie Chan.
还是在2000年 那就是成龙
A huge audience the parade draws
来看游行的观众非常之多
attracts performers from all over the world.
这也吸引了来自世界各地的表演者
Where are you guys from?
你们从哪里来啊
The Netherlands, Schiphol
荷兰的斯希普霍尔
- Did you make this? - Yeah.
- 这是你做的吗 - 对啊
Girls, where are you from?
姑娘们从哪里来的啊
- Ireland. - Scotland.
- 爱尔兰 - 苏格兰
There is always one.
总会有一个苏格兰人
There's just time for some final rehearsals.
这是最后的彩排了
Organising this operation,
这场包括两千多位
including over 2,000 performers, is Mason Hung.
演员的活动就是由洪忠兴组织举办的
Mason, you are the grandfather of this event.
您可是这场盛事的创始人啊
So go back to the very, very first event,
让我们回到它的最初去看
what was it like and why did you start?
那时是怎样的情况 你为啥策划了它呢
Originally we... at the beginning we think about
起初我们... 一开始我们想到的是一些
something very traditional.
非常传统的东西
But Hong Kong is an international city
但香港是一座国际化的都市
so we would like to do something in a sense Chinese
所以我们想要做一些很有中国味道
but also in a sense international.
又很国际化的事情
It has become more colourful and exciting.
如今它已经变得更加多彩而刺激了
I have the privilege of being on one of the floats tonight,
今晚我很荣幸能获准登上游行彩车
Yes.
是的
what advice would you give me?
你会给我些什么建议呢
Make sure you don't fall off and enjoy!
确保别摔下来 然后就是尽情享受啦
As the acts go through a pre-show performance,
在正式演出前的预演时
I make my way back to my personal chariot
我回到了我的个人座驾
which is the very last float in the parade.
也就是整场游行里的最后一辆彩车上
Hey, good luck, guys, happy New Year.
嗨 祝你们好运啊 各位 新年快乐
Good Luck!
祝你好运
That is what is absolutely brilliant about this parade.
这绝对是这场游行最为出彩之处
it is not just professional performers,
它不是职业演员的专业表演
children, schools, everybody gets involved
孩子们 诸多学校 每个人都参与其中
and there is a real sense of community and global participation.
构建了真正的共同体意识和全世界的参与
I have got to go and get my jacket on, my red lucky scarf,
我得去穿上我的夹克和幸运红围巾
get on my float and join in this massive parade.
爬上彩车 然后去参加这场盛大游行了
As well as the school kids and me,
除了我和学校的孩子们之外
there are other amateur performers here.
这里还有很多业余表演者
These dancers are genuine airline cabin crew.
这群舞者是真正的航空公司乘务员
This is it,
就是这样啦
we are through the gates and the parade has begun.
我们穿过这些门以后 游行就开始了
There is our man, the organiser.
那是我们的大会组织者
So the first part is simple,
第一部分很简单
this is the VIP area,
这边是贵宾席
there are a thousand VIPs.
大约有一千人的贵宾列席
I'm now being showered with hot metal!
落下的火花淋了我一身呀
I think it's my hair burning.
我的头发好像烧着了
I still have the best view of the parade.
我的视野还是游行队伍中最好的
Kate's stuck out there somewhere there in the crowd.
凯特就在人群里的什么地方呢
It is a forest of mobile phones and selfies.
简直是手机和自拍杆的森林呀
I'm battling my way through.
我在费力挤过来
Look at these lions, they are just fantastic.
看看这些狮子 真是妙极了
Happy New Year.
新年快乐
As we head out on our lap of the city centre,
我们环绕市中心游行出发后
we are going to be passing some of its most famous landmarks.
会经过一些最著名的地标建筑
This is the Clock Tower, built in 1915
这是1915年建的钟楼
and it's here as a symbol of migration from Hong Kong.
是香港这里移民的标志
it's the first thing you see when you enter the harbour
这是进入港口最先看到的建筑
and, of course, the last thing you see when you leave.
当然也是离开时最后消失的
Once we pass the tower, we meet the people of Hong Kong.
过了钟楼之后 就见到香港的群众了
Everyone's loving the Dragons.
大家都喜爱龙
And you see in front of all of the dragons
能看到在所有这些龙的前面
there is somebody carrying a pearl.
都有人拿着一颗珠子
Everyone is touching it for good luck
大家都要摸一下以求好运
and that is supposed to represent wisdom.
因为这珠子代表智慧
and the dragon is in constant pursue toward wisdom.
而龙会一直追求智慧
That's what the pearl means.
这就是珠子的含义
This whole city is partying.
整个城市都在欢庆
Thank you.
谢谢
Amazing, somebody in the crowd has just given me a red envelope
有意思 人群里有人给了我个红包
which is a tradition in China,
这是个中国传统
suppose to bring good luck.
表示会带来好运
At Chinese New Year,
在中国新年
giving red envelopes is a hugely popular custom.
送红包是特别流行的习俗
There is cash inside.
里边是现钱
Thank you very much, my friends.
非常感谢 朋友
These incredible stilt walkers have come from the Netherlands.
这些难以置信的高跷手来自荷兰
Just magical, these dinosaurs.
这些恐龙太奇妙了
Absolutely glorious.
绝对漂亮
Look at you!
看看你
We have entered Canton Road,
我们进了广东道
the Hong Kong's equivalent of our Bond Street
这在香港 就相当于我们伦敦的邦德街
and somewhere here should be Kate Humble.
而凯特·韩波应该就在附近
There she is! I can see her, there!
她在那儿 我看到了 那里
- How are you doing? - Happy New Year, Miss Humble.
- 你怎么样 - 新年快乐韩波小姐
And that's it, Ant has been the finale of this evening,
就是这些 安特就是今晚的收官演出
it's been the most amazing parade.
这可真是美妙的游行啊
But, extraordinarily, the party doesn't end here.
不过非同寻常的是 派对还没有结束
Tomorrow we've got a whole new celebration that will get started.
明天还会开始进行全新的庆祝
The day after New Year's Day is famous in Hong Kong
大年初二在香港以其盛大的
for its massive firework display.
焰火表演而闻名
We are up bright and early in anticipation.
我们一大清早就起来了
How did it feel to be the finale of the parade last night?
昨晚的收官游行感觉怎样呢
It was amazing to be part of a parade
能加入让整个城市都停驶的游行
that shutdown an entire city
可真是妙不可言
and from a performance perspective
而从表演的方面来说
it is better than a front row seat.
那也比前排的位置都好
I will never forget it.
我永远都忘不了
Many Hong Kong residents today, before the fireworks,
很多香港居民在今天焰火表演之前
will be at home cooking and eating together
会在家里烹饪并一起用餐
and as with similar aspects of Chinese New Year,
这个在中国新年里都差不多
what they eat will be carefully chosen
他们吃的东西都经过精心挑选
to bring them luck and good fortune.
会带给他们好的运道
As a visitor to Hong Kong, to get a taste of home cooked food,
对于来香港的游客来说 想品尝家常美味
the places to head for are little food stalls know as Dapaidangs.
要去的就是叫做大排档的小吃摊
So a few days ago I paid one a visit.
几天前我就去了一次
This is central market which I love
我特别喜欢这个中心市场
because it is like this a little traditional enclave
因为它就像是躲在四面林立的高楼之间
tucked away, surrounded on all sides
在高档购物中心环绕下
by high-rise buildings and designer shopping malls.
一片小小的传统领地一样
Hong Kong foodies head here
香港吃货们要是渴望
when they are hankering after a home-cooked food,
吃上美味的家常烹饪
but they don't want the hassle of cooking themselves.
却又嫌亲自下厨太麻烦的话 就会来这里
At New Year, dishes are chosen
春节期间 选择菜品
because their name sound similar to other auspicious words.
要根据它们名称与吉祥话之间的谐音
Alan Lou, a local entrepreneur, is going to help me
艾伦·卢是当地的小业主 他要帮我
understand this tradition.
来了解这种传统
Tell me about this one.
跟我说说这个
So you've got a pig's trotter stew.
这道是发菜炆猪手
Pig's trotter in Chinese, zhushou shao
我们管猪蹄叫猪手
听起来就像 "就手"
- It's ike easy money, easy fortune. - OK.
- 表示挣钱发财很容易 - 明白
It's served with facai
伴以发菜
which sounds like getting rich, becoming wealthy.
那听起来就像 "发财就手"
It's sort of like this wild vegetable.
这就是一种野生蔬菜
- Facai. - Facai.
- 发财 - 发财
I mean, I hate to say it, it doesn't look great
我不想这么说 这看起来不怎么样
but it's actually very good.
但其实是很好吃的
All right.
好吧
This is close to home cooking as you can get not at home.
这是能吃到的最接近家常烹饪的饭菜了
These places become really popular
这些地方变得很受欢迎
for your everyday, getting off work etc.
比如平常或是下班之后什么的
you know, popping-by kind of local eatery.
顺便来吃一顿的小吃摊
Right.
对
Wow, what's this?
哇哦 这是什么
Thank you.
谢谢
That is the signature dish of Chinese New Year.
这是中国春节一道标准性的菜肴
You've got a turnip cake
这是萝卜糕
which is savory.
很美味
It's made with dried shrimps, dried scallops and air-dried sausages.
用虾仁 干杯和风干香肠烹饪
They call it migao which is the New Year cake.
这个叫做米糕 也就是年糕
That would keep you going for a week, would it?
这些东西一个星期都吃不过来 对吧
Yeah. And you have a sweet version of that
对 你还有甜的米糕
which is kind of a rice cake and it's super gooey.
是用大米粉做的 超黏的
It's super gooey.
超黏呀
Oh, wonderful. It's caramel-ly.
哦 真好吃 有焦糖风味
Yeah. Families have like their really old school recipe.
没错 家里面都喜欢煮些传统的菜
I mean, they made it at home and usually it's super delicious.
他们就在家里烹煮 而且通常都很美味
So it would be equivalent of, you know,
所以这个就相当于是
family in the UK cooking a Christmas cake.
英国家庭做圣诞蛋糕一样
Recipe that has been passed down the family for three generations.
都是家里面传承了三代的菜谱
So, Alan, how would you spend New Year with your family?
那么艾伦你怎样和家人一起过新年呢
Obviously, eating endlessly!
那当然是不停地吃吃吃了
It just doesn't stop, you know. You eat all day long.
从早吃到晚 吃个不停
How many meals are you having in a day?
你一天要吃多少顿呢
You mean apart from breakfast, lunch and dinner?
你是说不算早中晚餐的吗
There is another food
还有另外一种
that is completely ubiquitous in China,
在中国随处可见的食物
well, not just in China, all over the world.
嗯 也不单是中国 世界到处都有
But just because it is commonplace,
虽然是道家常便饭
doesn't mean that it isn't just as important
但仍是每个春节里
for every New Year table.
餐桌上的重中之重
You can be certain of finding one food anywhere in China.
在中国有种食物绝对是你随处都能找到的
Here in Beijing, noodles are on almost every menu.
在北京这里 所有的菜单上几乎都有面条
If you are the manufacture of instant noodles,
如果你是方便面生产商的话
then you are onto a good thing.
那这可是你的大好机会
The Chinese consume more instant noodles
中国人所消费掉的方便面
than any other nation in the world,
比世界上其它任一国家都要多
getting through 40 billion packs a year.
每年的消费量足有400亿包
But noodles are more than just a convenient snack,
但面条不仅仅是一种方便的小吃
they are part of the culture.
同时也是文化的一部分
Chinese archaeologists even discovered them
中国的考古学家甚至发现
in the ruins of a 4,000 year old house.
4千年前的房屋遗址中就有了面条
They are particularly important for birthdays and Chinese New Year
面条在生日和农历新年里尤其重要
while one noodle in particular
特别是其中一种面条
and that is the longevity noodle
它叫做长寿面
because it is supposed to symbolise long life.
因为它被认为有长寿之象征
Now don't think of longevity noodle
但可别以为长寿面就是
as a single strand like spaghetti.
像意大利面那样是一条条的
It is actually made in one enormously long length
它实际上只有很长的单独一根面条
and producing them is quite an art.
而且做起来简直就是一种艺术
The longer the noodle, the more luck and long life you get.
面条越长 就有越多的运气和寿命
So I travelled an hour outside Beijing
所以我离开北京花了一小时
to meet the chef Li Hui,
来会见大厨李辉
holder of the Shanghai Great World Guinness record
他是上海大世界吉尼斯纪录中
for the longest handmade noodle.
最长手工面的保持者
Nihao, good morning, Mr Li.
你好 早上好 李先生
- How are you? - Nihao.
- 你好 - 你好
What type of flour are you using here?
你现在用的是哪种面粉呢
我用的这个是
小麦面粉
只有小麦面粉的筋度
才可以达到我要的效果
And you've got some big mixing machines,
你们也有大型搅拌机
but are the best noodles always made by hand?
但手工做出来的面条才是最好的吗
这个是手工比较好一点
因为用手工和面
它可以有自己的感觉
这个 有时候做面
机器是不能完全替代人的
因为它有一个感觉在里面
就是用心去体会它那个面
Making longevity noodles requires not only skill
做长寿面不仅要有技术
but patience as well.
且还要有耐心
And two hours later we are ready to roll.
2个小时之后 我们准备开始了
I wonder what Paul Hollywood would make of this technique.
面点大师保罗不知道会怎么看待这项技艺
Like that.
就这样
- All the way along - Yes.
- 不停地擀 - 是的
After a lot of rolling you end up with something much longer.
擀了一会儿后 面团就变长了
So our dough has been
现在这面团是经过
rolled, rested, rolled, rested, rolled, rested, three times
擀 停 擀 停 擀 停 这样了三轮
and it now looks like this and the next stage, apparently,
然后就变成了这样 而下一步显然是
involves a performance.
就要开始表演了
Uncoiling.
拉起来
那边
So he's aiming...
他在瞄准
Oh, my goodness, this is bonkers.
天啊 这好厉害
It's like watching a magic trick. It's the most amazing thing.
这就像魔术一样 真是太惊人了
How long do you think this noodle will be when you finished?
你估计最后这面条会有多长呢
按照以前的经验 这一团面做出来应该
在500米左右
How long was the record-breaking noodle?
最长的记录是多少呢
最长的是1918米
Look at that
看到没
All done.
全弄完了
Traditionally,
传统上
longevity noodles are either fried and served on a plate
长寿面不是炒起来装盘
or boilled and served in a bowl with their broth.
就是煮起来盛碗
So the big moment has come,
激动人心的时刻到了
the cooking of the giant noodle.
要开煮超长面条了
And according to Mr Li
据李先生说
the amount of noodle that you put in
你能放进多少面条
is dictated by the size of the bowl.
是取决于碗的大小的
So guess how many centimetres of noodles might go in there?
所以猜猜这碗里能放多少厘米的面条
Your wealth.
就有多少财富
It's four metres!
答案是4米
Got to find the end. That's the tricky bit.
要找到到头 这可不容易
In it goes.
下锅了
The longevity noodle is a metaphor for the long walk of life.
长寿面代表着生命的长长久久
At Chinese New Year, cutting the noodle would mean bad luck.
在中国新年里 咬断面条意味着厄运
So I better have a go at slurping mine whole.
所以我最好一口全部啜完
Really?
真的吗
OK, here it goes.
好吧 开始了
This is a happy New Year slurp.
这是新年快啜
Back in Hong Kong,
回到香港
there's still a few hours to go before one of the world's
还有几个小时才到世界上
biggest pyrotechnic performances.
最大的烟花表演
I'm here at Victoria Harbour
我在维多利亚港
where the crowds are already gathered for tonight's fireworks.
一大堆人都来等着今晚的烟花表演了
The Chinese certainly know how to put on an amazing display
中国人民显然很会进行一场精彩表演
which is no coincidence when you consider this country produces
很自然而然的 正是这个国家生产了
90% of the world's fireworks.
世界上90%的烟花
The fireworks for tonight's event have been produced
今晚表演所用的烟花乃是来自
and shipped from one particular part of China.
中国的一个特别的地方
In Liuyang, every day starts with a bang.
在浏阳 每天都炮声隆隆
For the people here,
对于这里的人们来说
a day without detonations is a missed opportunity.
一天都没有爆炸声那可就怪了
That's because Liuyang,
浏阳坐落于
nestled in the lush green landscapes of Hunan Province,
湖南省内一处郁郁葱葱的地方
is China's biggest producer of fireworks.
它是中国最大的烟花制造地
Over half the world's fireworks
全世界半数的烟花
are made right here in this region.
都是在这里的这个地方做的
Fireworks is a way of life for the people here.
烟花是当地人民的一种生活方式
One fifth of the population,
1/5的人口
that's over 300,000 people, work with the industry.
共30万人都从事烟花制造业
The tradition of firework making in Liuyang
浏阳制造烟花的传统
goes back more than a thousand years.
可追溯至一千多年前
A local monk called Li Tian
当地一名叫李畋的道士
wanted to frighten off evil spirits,
他想吓走邪灵
so he filled pieces of bamboo with gunpowder and blew them up,
所以往竹筒里装了些火药然后引爆
creating the world's first firecracker.
这便是世界最早的爆竹
Today Li Tian is still honoured
今天李畂仍被敬为
as the inventor of the firework
花炮始祖
with a Taoist temple devoted to him in Liuyang.
浏阳有座道馆就是供奉他的
You can see there's three statues here.
这里共有三尊雕像
On the left we got Cai Lun, this is the guy that invented paper.
左边的是蔡伦 他发明了纸
On the right, Sun Simiao,
右边是孙思邈
this is the guy that many believe invented gunpowder.
许多人认为是他发明了火药
And in the middle you have the main man, Li Tian.
中间的就是我们的主角 李畂
You can see he's holding that bit of bamboo shoot.
你能看到他拿着一小截竹筒
This city owes so much to him, he is held in great esteem.
这座城市十分推崇他 他倍受尊敬
It would be the equivalent of us back in the UK
这就相当于在我们英国
having a temple or shrine to Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
给修铁路的布鲁内尔修庙
Ancestral worship is an important part of Chinese culture,
先祖崇拜是中国文化的重要部分
so local firework makers come here
所以当地的烟花师
to pay their respects to this man who founded their industry.
会来这里瞻仰他们的祖师爷
The constant background of bangs
隆隆炮声也阻挡不了
doesn't put them off venerating Li Tian.
人们对李畂的崇敬
So what's it like living with all those fireworks
生活中老是有烟花的爆炸声
going off all the time?
是什么感觉呢
哦 我们习惯了
一千多年了 一直都是在这个爆竹声中长大的
对我们来说 那就不是噪音了
那是一个吉祥的符号或一个吉祥的象征的
我感觉挺自豪
很习惯这个声音
These days, fireworks are a big business
现在的烟花可是门大生意
and there are now over 800 fireworks companies in the Liuyang area.
浏阳地区现有烟花公司800多家
Dancing Fireworks is a 20-year-old family run company.
东信烟花厂是一家20年的家族企业
It now employs 1,600 people.
现在有雇员1600人
By far the most popular fireworks the Dancing factory makes
目前东信烟花厂制造的最流行的烟花
are what are known as display shells.
就是所称的礼花炮
These are for huge events like the Beijing Olympics,
像北京奥运这种大活动用的
which Dancing supplied.
就是东信的礼花炮
Display shells like the ones in this wirehouse
这房子里的这种礼花炮
got to 300 metres and explode into massive starbursts.
能打上300米高 爆成大片火花
And they are still largely made by hand
而它们仍然多数采用手工制作
in factories like this.
工厂就像这样
The workers at Dancing
东信的工人们
produce an extraordinary 2.7 million shells a year,
每年惊人地生产270万花炮
that's one shell every 12 seconds.
相当于每12秒造一发花炮
Each shell is made of a dome of pressed cardboard,
每个花炮都用球状纸板包住
with a time delay fuse stuck in with string and glue.
塞进延时引信后 再用绳子和胶水封住
The Dancing factory doesn't just assemble fireworks,
东信烟花厂不仅组装烟花
it also comes up with new designs for the global market.
它也会迎合全球市场推出新设计
One of the main ingredients used make gunpowders
制作火药的一种主要原料
is a chemical called saltpetre.
就是一种化学品叫 硝
They use to get it from bat droppings found in caves.
以前是要到洞穴里从蝙蝠粪中提取的
Nowadays, they make it synthetically
现如今可以靠人工合成了
but the principles are about the same.
但背后的原理也差不多
The science behind fireworks, however,
然而烟花里面的科学
that's really involved.
才是真正重要的
And I've been given special permission to come here,
我得到特殊允许来到这里
to the factory development lab to take a look.
进入工厂的实验室一探究竟
Ren Zhong is the lead scientist here.
钟任是这里的首席科学家
He is obsessed with pyrotechnics.
他对烟花制造十分着迷
If you could make any firework,
如果你能随意制造烟花
like your ultimate dream firework, what would it be?
你最梦寐以求的是制造什么烟花呢
在做的 是红色的
圆圆的 大大的
Zhong has agreed to share his secret recipe
钟先生同意告诉我
for red fireworks with me.
红色烟花的秘密配方
What's it like, the moment that you've
当你在实验室里
designed something in the laboratory
设计好了一种烟花
and you get to see it explode for the first time,
然后到外面看它试爆
what does it feel like?
那是怎样一番体验呢
那可以说是欣喜若狂啦
高兴
That's magical, right?
那很神奇 是吧
You've got the best job ever!
你这真是最棒的职业了
I want to do this, I want to make them myself.
我也想做 我想自己做一下
聚氯乙烯
高氯酸钾
这是氧化剂 高氯酸钾
Alright, so mix up
好的 混合起来
and then pour down there.
然后倒进去
The mixture we made is carefully spooned into a tube.
我们把做好的混合物小心地舀进管子里
Time to find out if the recipe has worked.
该检测配方是否有效了
So this is the fun bit, this is Mr. Zhong's test facility
这一步有意思 这是钟先生的试验设备
where I get to set lights to these bad boys
我要点燃这些坏小子
and watch them burn.
看他们燃烧
Hopefully if we got it right, these gonna be red.
如果我们弄对了 就会出现红色
Put them down there.
放在这里
- I've got a lighter. - Boom!
- 我有打火机 - 轰
Hit the lights.
把灯关上
This is the moment of truth.
这是见证时刻
It's happening.
效果没错
It is red! This is it. It is actually red!
是红色 红颜色 是红色
This is fantastic. I am now a bonafide fireworks maker.
这太奇妙了 我现在是烟花制作人
Despite the joys of flashes and bangs,
尽管有让人开心的闪光和爆炸声
making fireworks is a highly dangerous business.
但制作烟花是极其危险的工作
And the Dancing, the most hazard job is the assembly line,
在东信 最危险的工作是组装线
putting explosives inside the shells,
要把火药装进外壳里
takes place in a secluded area cut into the hillside.
这是山坳里一个与世隔绝的地方
In such flammable conditions,
在这样易燃的条件下
it is essential to prevent electrical sparks.
必须防止电火花
As staff enter this area,
员工进入这里
they have to touch this metal pole,
必须碰下这个金属杆
That's to prevent static.
这是为防静电
And it really works.
的确有效
This area has a real calming feel about it
这里感觉非常安静
and that is quite deliberate,
这是人为的
because the job these guys are doing requires precision.
因为这些人做的工作需要准确性
It has to be safe.
必须安全
If they get it wrong,
如果出错
the outcome could be catastrophic.
后果可能是灾难性的
The technician carefully adds the balls
技术员仔细添加让烟花
that will give the firework its colour.
现出颜色的小球
And the ingredient which makes it explode,
以及产生爆炸的原料
rice kernels, coated with a flammable compound.
涂上易燃物的稻米粒
Once the shell is packed with explosives,
一旦弹壳装满炸药
it is time to wrap it.
就把它封起来
Different clients demand a different finish.
不同的客户要求不同的收尾环节
The Americans like a machine wrap,
美国人喜欢机器包装
while the Japanese preferred theirs handcrafted.
而日本人喜欢手工包扎
Everyone here is paid by the firework,
每个人拿计件工资
so they are very fast workers.
因此他们干得很快
So you are really quick at this.
你做得非常利索
How many can you get through a day?
一天做多少个
这个大的呢就是200个
小的呢可以做500个
到600个
一天
The shells are left to dry before being sent all over the world.
烟花弹晾干后 再送往世界各地
And here is a finished firework.
这是个烟花成品
Now the factory has to make sure that these definitely work
厂里必须保证产品质量
and the only true way of doing that
唯一办法
is to let them off.
就是实放烟花
And it is nearly dark.
而且天几乎黑了
I'm joined by Dancing factory's General Manager, Eva Chung
我跟着东信工厂总经理钟娟
for an hour's quality control.
进行了一小时质量监控
just a perk of her job.
检验她工作成果
Every evening, the hills of Liuyang are alive
每个夜晚 浏阳山区如白昼
with the sound of fireworks
烟花声声
that each factory detonates its latest designs.
每个工厂都在试射最新设计
Seeing your fireworks in the sky, how does that make you feel?
看到自己烟花在天上 你有什么感觉
I am so proud of it.
我非常自豪
It's my father's business
这是我父亲的事业
and also our family business.
也是我们家族事业
We made it from nothing.
我们白手起家
And we light the night sky.
而且我们点亮了夜晚
The fireworks for tonight's display have been set up
今晚表演的烟花已经
on the three barges out there in the middle of the harbour.
放在码头中间的三艘船上了
The budget for this event
这个活动的预算
is a staggering 3 quarters of a million pounds
是惊人的75万英镑
and it takes months of planning and preparation.
还有好几个月的计划和准备工作
To find out a little bit more,
为了解得更多
I went to meet the brains behind the display, Wilson Mau.
我去见见幕后指挥者 威尔森·茅
Beautiful early morning in Hong Kong
这是香港早晨
and I am heading out to the barge,
我前往驳船去见
which is where Wilson and his crew are working,
在那里工作的威尔森和他的队员们
setting up all the fireworks in preparation for the display.
他们在放置所有准备表演的烟花
It takes a week to load up the barges
在船上装烟花用了一周
with 4.5 thousand kilograms of highly explosive pyrotechnics.
共有4500公斤威力巨大的烟花
Wilson has mapped out a spectacular show,
威尔森计划了一次壮观的演出
so he's making sure they are positioned perfectly
因此他要确保烟花放置准确
to go off at the right place and time.
在正确的地方和时间升空
So those are the launch tubes..
这些是发射管
The actual explosives, the fireworks are stuffed in those?
炸药 烟花被塞进里面
- Yes. - Right.
- 是的 - 对
There is an electric match,
烟花弹配有
together with the shell.
电子火柴
When the electric match ignites,
一旦电子火柴打火
the shell is going to propel from the launch tube.
烟花弹就从发射管升空
Is there any danger when you've got this much explosive
一只板条箱装这么多爆炸物
in one crates, that one will go off and that will
有没有危险 一箱爆炸而引起
- somehow set off the rest of them. - No.
- 余下的爆炸 - 不会
We have very rare incidents
你说的那种事故
like what you said.
很罕见
Although sometimes there may be some fire burn on some wires,
尽管有时电线上会起火
that may happen.
那可能发生
Millions will be watching around the harbour
数百万观众在现场和电视上
and across the nation on TV.
观看烟花表演
So Wilson has devised an ambitious firework
因此威尔森有个雄心勃勃的设计
to celebrate the incoming year.
以迎接新年
We have 60 monkey faces in the show.
有60个猴脸在演出中出现
For the year of the monkey?
为了猴年
For the year of the monkey. That's right.
没错 就是为了猴年
- We have the monkeys. - Oh, look at them.
- 猴子出来了 - 哦看呀
He's spent months timing testing his monkey face design.
他花数月时间计时和测试猴脸设计
But for now, the show exists only in his imagination
但现在 演出仅存在于他的想象
and this computer simulation.
和这台电脑的模拟中
It is still an unpredictable art
这依然是个不可预知的艺术
and is so much you just cannot control.
很多因素都是没法控制的
Sometimes the two-dimensional effect
有时二维效果
does not turn out to be facing to the audience,
最后并没有面对着观众
because the shell is spinning in very very high speed.
因为烟花弹旋转速度很快
If it bursts like this,
如果像这样爆破
you will see the monkey face.
就会看到猴脸
But if it turns out like this,
但如果转向这边
if it burst like this, you will see a line.
如果这样爆破 就看到一条线
You will not see the face.
看不到脸
So you might just get a completely different view.
所以会看到完全不同景色
Oh, yeah.
哦 是的
We can't do any kind of rehearsal.
我们不能做任何排演
That 23 minutes is the moment of truth.
23分钟时间见证真相的时刻
Well, night has just fallen.
夜晚已降临
And there is now over 150,000 people cramming every viewpoint
现在超过15万人挤满了香港
around Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
维多利亚港的各观察点
The barges carrying Wilson's monkey face fireworks
装载威尔森猴脸烟花的船
are over there in position.
已全部到位
You could not hope for a more spectacular setting.
没有比这里更好的景色了
Hong Kong really comes alive at night. Look at that,
香港的夜里真是活力四射 看看
that is the perfect backdrop for tonight's fireworks.
那是今晚烟花的完美背景
It is looking absolutely fantastic.
这看起来太美了
And better still, the conditions tonight
更理想的是 今晚条件
are exactly the way that Wilson hoped they would be.
恰巧正是威尔森所希望的样子
Humidity is low,
湿度低
it's a dry night,
干燥的夜晚
little bit of wind to dispel the smoke,
有点吹散烟雾的微风
I think they gonna be in for a tremendous treat
他们会好好利用这一情况
and it could start any moment now.
现在演出随时会开始
Here they go!
来了
Oh, my goodness!
哦 天哪
On the other side, there is another whole crowd of people,
在对面 有另外一大群人
and there is a constant kind of winking of cameras going on.
能看到照相机的闪光灯不断
It's the monkeys!
是猴子
These are the monkey shell.
猴子烟花
There they go!
出现了
The red bursts are the monkey faces.
红色是猴子的脸
Like Wilson said, quite a few are side on to us,
像威尔森说的 好多侧对着我们
but that is good news for the crowd over there.
但这样那边的观众能看得清楚
Months and months of work,
几个月不断的工作
- and it all goes up in a moment. - I know, I know.
- 一下子就过去了 - 我知道没错
What do you reckon Wilson is feeling right now?
你说威尔森现在怎样想
He's so cool and calm, he is like,
他非常沉稳 他会说
'Yeah, I've done it. I've done it again.'
"是的 我成功了 我又做到了"
Oh, my God!
哦 天哪
That was bonkers!
太疯狂了
I am speechless.
我都说不出话了
That was absolutely extraordinary.
绝对不同凡响
And what a fitting end to what has been an extraordinary insight
用这来结束这次非凡之旅再合适不过了
into the traditions that go into making
我们在旅程中了解了地球上
truly the greatest celebration on earth.
最壮丽宏大庆祝的背后传统
We are pulling it out, we're pulling it out!
我们拉上来了 拉上来了
It is like watching a magic trick!
这就像在看变魔术
This is TV on a huge scale
这是宏大的电视节目
and it is extraordinary.
真是非同凡响
And here it is in all of its frosty glory.
这就是冰城的凛冬奇景
We began our journey in the ice city of Harbin.
我们从冰城哈尔滨开始了我们的旅行
We witnessed the spectacular transformation
我们目睹了夜晚降临时
that happens when darkness falls.
景致壮丽的变化
We have followed millions of people on the move,
我们跟随数百万
heading home to their families.
归乡返家的游客
我已经两年多没回去了
That is so sad, it makes me cry!
哦 真让人伤心 我都要哭了
你看我都着急了
爸 您好呀 过年好
Hot pot.
火锅
恭喜发财
And we have gone behind-the-scenes of this immense festival,
我们进入了这一伟大节日的幕后
as no-one has done before.
这可是前所未有的
They are about to do the performance of a lifetime.
他们将有一次千载难逢的演出
...keeping up at all.
... 跟不上了
他们在这里帮我实在太好了 但是
说的话有点多
We have loved being able to enjoy this celebration
很高兴能与中国各地的人一起
with people all over China.
感受新年气氛
It needs to be the same length.
需要一样长短
新年快乐
活动活动
Stretches.
拉伸拉伸
- Cheers! - Oh, thank you.
- 干杯 - 哦谢谢
Discovering a little bit of what it is
对于在这个巨大国度
to live in this enormous country
在进入猴年之际的生活
as it enters the year of the monkey.
会是什么样子多少有了些了解
My goodness!
我的天哪
Happy New Year!
新年好
A real sense of joy.
一种真正的欢乐
- It has been a real privilege. - It has been fantastic.
- 一次真正的享受 - 太棒了
And all that is left for us to say is
最后让我们道句
happy Chinese New Year.
中国新年好
From Ant and me, in Hong Kong, have a very good night.
安特和我 在香港祝大家晚安