A Chinese story I want to tell the world

Distinguished judges, ladies and gentlemen and dear fellows, good morning. My story took place on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Thin air, heavy breath, fierce storm, BANG---the sound of trigger. The gunmen approached, and peeled off the fur of the animals. The land was left with corpses of Tibetan antelopes and was filled with the scent of massacre. The mass shooting by poachers reduced the number of Tibetan antelopes to the edge of extinction. This was the scene of Hoh Xil in the 1990s. 

So a group of Chinese people with no powerful weapons gathered together to protect the species. On January 18, 1994, the leader of the protection group, Sonan Dhage, was ambushed and killed in the confrontation. He died, but his soul and his strong will to protect the antelopes remain forever on. 

After Sonan Dhage, more Chinese followers devoted themselves to the cause of Tibetan antelope protection in solitude and high altitude. In the choice of family or protecting antelopes, they chose the latter. And at some point, they sacrificed themselves with no hesitation. They never gave up, and they turned Hoh Xil from hell to heaven. 

A line in the film Kekexili goes: “Ever seen people prostrating on a pilgrimage? Their faces and hands are filthy. But their hearts are pure.” More and more Chinese are becoming devout pilgrims on the path to get along with nature. This idea of “harmony between human and nature” was first proposed by the great Chinese thinker Chuang Tzu. Modern-time Chinese are implementing the theory. And we, will make China a better place for wild animals. That is the Chinese story I want to tell the world. Thanks for listening.