"My City Neighbors made me realize that the desk for ecological civilization is actually placed under my own windowsill," Chen Long said with emotion in an interview.
In Shanghai, what natural creatures accompany the citizens' lives? To find the answer, the production team of "My City Neighbors" teamed up with actor Chen Long to follow nature lovers and experts in the field of biodiversity, using images to record the fluttering birds in the city parks, the agile small animals in the dark night, the mosses that stubbornly grow between the cracks of bricks and stones, and the secret insect kingdom deep in the fallen leaves.
"My City Neighbors" is the first national observation program focusing on urban biodiversity conservation. It will be broadcast on Dragon TV at 22:00 on Tuesday, May 20.
The poster of "My City Neighbors" was designed by Luo Xiran. The picture uses red-bellied squirrels, warty geckos, dark green white-eye birds, hedgehogs and musk deer, which are common in Shanghai, as visual elements.
The film was jointly produced by Shanghai Environmental Protection Publicity and Education Center and Shanghai Radio and Television Station Real Media Co., Ltd. and took 4 months to shoot. Through Chen Long's observer perspective, he visited communities, parks, green spaces, and wetland protection areas through field visits and observation dialogues. Combined with the knowledge introduction of 4 groups of species experts and the story sharing of several nature lovers, the film deeply reveals the habitats and living conditions of species, and vividly presents the harmonious coexistence of people and nature in the city.
Chen Long visits city park for bird survey
Chen Long and botanical expert Wang Jian at Songjiang Xiaokunshan Garden
Previously, actor Chen Long went deep into China's environmental protection frontline and practiced the low-carbon concept during the filming of the environmental protection public welfare documentary program "Moving Forward" for two seasons. This time, he returned with a new identity as an "observer" to lead the audience to decode the ecological code of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature in super-large cities. In the program, he not only observed the natural creatures in the city up close, but also raised questions from the perspective of ordinary citizens.
"In 'Moving Forward', we focused on the protection of major rivers, and this time, 'My City Neighbors' made me realize that the desk for ecological civilization is actually under my own windowsill," Chen Long said with emotion in an interview.
Chen Long and insect taxonomists Tang Liang and Song Xiaobin at Guangfulin Country Park
"My City Neighbors" not only shows the daily work of researchers and university experts, but also captures the vivid scenes of citizens participating in public biodiversity surveys. From bird-watching groups formed by retired teachers to species monitoring by community volunteers, these citizen observers use their cameras and notebooks to depict a unique picture of urban biodiversity in the cracks between steel and concrete.
Birdwatchers at Century Park
Community volunteer Zhou Qiyun is maintaining the infrared camera
Through a cordial dialogue between humans and natural creatures, the program vividly presents the harmonious coexistence between humans and all things in nature in the city. It leads the audience to look back at the past, examine the present, look forward to the future, and inspire the public to think about and pay attention to the protection of biodiversity.
This film was jointly produced by the Shanghai Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau and Shanghai Radio and Television Station, and was broadcast simultaneously on platforms such as the Dongfang APP and Kankan News APP.
