With the theme of ecological conservation and rehabilitation of the Yangtze River, this episode tells a touching story in protecting the “Mother River” of the Chinese nation by building a strong ecological security shield and promoting ecological conservation as well as high-quality green development in the Yangtze River Basin.

This episode tells the triumphant story of China regaining a blue, haze-free sky with its continuous improvement of the ecological civilisation system over the past decade, which promotes pollution and emissions reduction, industrial upgrading, and optimises the energy structure.

From “sand forcing humans to retreat” to “trees forcing sand to retreat” – Illustrating China’s pursuance of systematic management of all mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands and deserts; promotion of desertification control in the Northwest; and implementation of key ecological projects such as restoring farmland to forests and grasslands, the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, etc., thereby providing China’s exemplary stories about achieving global desertification governance.

Building a shared future for all life on Earth – Visiting the national parks to enjoy the beauty of nature and the charm of the ecological culture; and illustrating China’s pursuance of the concept of harmonious co-existence between human and nature, as well as the unremitting efforts that China has made in ecological construction and biodiversity protection.

Yellow River becomes the happiness river that benefits the people – Telling the stories about improvement of the ecological environment and water pollution control for the Yellow River Basin that is susceptible to siltation, dyke breaching and course changes, with a view to showcasing the major changes and new development in the ecology of the basin from the three rivers’ origin to the Bohai Sea coast under various control measures.