Where will you fly in the sky

What if you had wings like a bird?

Where will you swim to the stream

What if you could dive like a fish?

February 2nd is World Wetlands Day. Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park is the main venue for China's promotion of World Wetlands Day 2023.

On this special day, the landscape film of Xixi Wetland, which has been carefully made for a year, is officially presented to everyone. The film was produced by Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou and was shot by Cheng Fang and Cheng Xiao Studios.

Let's travel through the four seasons in four minutes and discover Xixi Wetland from the perspective of nature.

View from the perspective of nature

Leaves sense the temperature of the wind best

Streams feel the rhythm of rain best

Birds understand the view of the sky best

Fish know the tenderness of the river best

The camera of the film takes the perspective of nature lives, taking the audience to wander between water, land and air

Adopting the perspective of nature's lives transcends the limitations of seeing nature from a human perspective.

The film uses aerial photography, macro photography, underwater photography and other techniques to simulate the perspective of nature lives, displaying the poetry and charm of Xixi in a multi-dimensional and immersive way.

At the beginning of spring, it is time for nature's lives to revive and meet each other.

"It is not too late to meet you" is Xixi's gracious invitation to the world.

It is also a feast of natural images that we witness together through the eyes of nature's lives.

"Wetlands are valued in their original ecology".

The record and presentation of the original scenery are also the starting point of this film.

Talking about the creative experience of the film, the creator sighed:

"During the year-long filming in Xixi, we became friends with the flowers, birds, insects and fish here.

Yet, behind this seemingly familiar landscape, the guardians are hiding in nature.

The so-called primitive ecology is not taken for granted.

It is because of their tireless work that the original wetland scenery can be reproduced.

Today we have the opportunity to describe this pure land through 'the eyes of nature lives.'"

The shooting scene of the landscape film Xixi Wetland

The shooting scene of the landscape film Xixi Wetland

The shooting scene of the landscape film Xixi Wetland

The shooting scene of the landscape film of Xixi Wetland

The film consciously applies the classical aesthetics of Song painting to the shooting with an ultra-wide, weak perspective composition, portraying a beautiful Xixi long roll.

With the help of aerial photography, the camera reaches a high altitude and records the scenery through the eyes of birds.

The ultra-close range of the probe lens allows the camera to go deep into the microscopic vegetation and explore the world through the eyes of insects.

While we are accustomed to the world of tall buildings,

At this moment, in the vast nature,

Do you get a different feeling about life?

When time-lapse photography condenses hours of recording into seconds of light and shadow,

It makes us want to be lazy cats and indulge in this fascinating time.

There's not much character in the film, 

But to turn the characters into natural embellishments

Focusing more on nature, 

Leaves more possibilities and space for the imagination of the audience.

When time and story flow another way,

Waiting under the camphor tree,

Has crossed the ancient and modern

The glances in front of the Hezhu Tower, 

Has transcended the four seasons.

The scenery of the four seasons is like a beautiful song

The natural scenery comes in accordance with the season,

Protects and embraces the lives that come to Xixi in an ancient form.

Spring is bright because nature lives

Look at the egrets on Lotus Beach, the wild ducks in the stream,

How many springs have they passed in Xixi?

Water is the mirror of the sky

Leisurely travel, the heart,

Also, become as clear as the water

To ride on the summer wind,

To soar a hundred meters with the birds,

Enjoy the beauty of the lake.

Xixi,

Hidden in the world,

But is like heaven.

Autumn, write miss in the earth

Autumn is the second spring,

Every leaf is like a blooming flower.

Again the reed catkins fall like snow,

The stories are hidden in the poems,

Seems to fill the heart again.

For thousands of years, people have wandered through this beloved landscape

Please just stay in Xixi for the time being

But who is willing to leave?

The snowflakes passed through the past and fell gently

Again the gentle warm wind caressed the land.

On the day of spring,

It is the time when nature's lives are about to meet,

It is the time I am going to see you in Xixi.

Poster for World Wetlands Day 2023

Translator: Liao Yiyi

Editor: Ye Ke, Liao Yiyi