- 09/07/2025
This five-episode documentary series, "The Pamirs Today", reveals a diversity of cultures in the unique region, but also a commonality of values, dreams and hopes shared by people in its different countries. It recounts their efforts and perseverance in seeking a better life for their families, and above all, the opportunities brought about by the BRI.
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00:00Lying at the boundary between Central Asia, East Asia and South Asia, the Pamir mountain
00:06range is one of the world's highest. As such, it forms the largest geographical barrier
00:12along the route of the ancient Silk Road that has historically connected China with the
00:18Western world.
00:29Throughout its long history, the role of the Pamir region as a strategic trading route
00:35has subjected it to the influence of numerous outside cultures, many of which have left their
00:40mark.
00:45At the crossroads of a continent, this inspiring land on the roof of the world is itself the
00:51meeting point between different worlds.
01:14Gashi Tongzhou is a mountain trekking guide with 24 years' experience.
01:21His home is in the eastern mountains of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, with its high altitude and
01:26winding mountain roads, few people live here. When he was 15, Gashi Tongzhou climbed near
01:31the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, with its high altitude and winding mountain roads, few people live here.
01:33When he was 15, Gashi Tongzhou climbed nearby near Sanau Snow Mountain, its snowy peak towering 5,200 meters above sea level.
01:40For the first time.
01:41Gashi Tongzhou is the first time.
01:42Gashi Tongzhou is a mountain trekking guide with the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, with its high altitude
01:47and winding mountain roads, few people live here. When he was 15, Gashi Tongzhou climbed nearby Sanau Snow Mountain, its snowy peak towering 5,200 meters above sea level, for the first time.
02:03That was the year he began this challenging profession. Over the years that followed, he has trekked across all the major snow-capped mountains of southwestern China.
02:24This summer, Gashi Tongzhou received a new task. After completing his farm work, he and his friends in the village will assist mountaineers trekking across a peak of 7,500 meters elevation, Muztag Atta.
02:49Muztag Atta is located on the eastern side of the Pamir Mountains and has an elevation of 7,546 meters.
03:05Muztag Atta is located on the eastern side of the Pamir Mountains and has an elevation of 7,546 meters.
03:19Mostagata slopes are quite gradual, but beneath the seemingly gentle surface, hidden dangers
03:34abound.
03:35The main challenges climbers face are altitude sickness, snow slides, weather vagaries and
03:41lurking ice fissures.
03:53By the time the mountaineers arrive, this summer pasture, located part way up Mostagata, will
03:59have come to life again after half a year's winter silence.
04:03The Chiaotuo Mako pasture is located below the snow line of Mostagata and is the closest
04:09pasture to the base camp.
04:11In summer, the grass here, glistening with snow melting from the lofty peak, attracts pastoral
04:17nomads from the foot of the mountain.
04:22Among these nomads are Kuzbek and his wife Tumar.
04:34Departing from their settlement in Tsubashi village, with all their belongings, they
04:38relocate to the summer pasture, a further 650 meters above sea level.
04:45The children must be in the same way.
04:46Please, without taking care of the mountaineers, they will reach out to the south.
04:48If you do want a mountaineers, they will be able to ride the Catholic people.
04:50It is the same as the south side of the mountaineers.
04:52Besides the Masters, you're a bit more so that there is going to be another mountaineer.
04:53As I met the mountaineers before the mountaineers this year, I'm a economist.
04:54Of course, this one means the size of the mountaineers continue the game.
04:55The food is about the mountaineers.
04:56The food is about the most important andοΏ½οΏ½οΏ½ Marine laws.
04:57The food is about to the south, it should be about the top, but under the first
04:58of the mountaineers.
04:59The food is about to enter the northeers.
05:00The food is about to get the mountaineers.
05:01This stone house and the Mongolian yurt serve as their summer home.
05:22Soon enough, their most valuable assets also arrive.
05:31They are a very rich man, I am a very rich man.
05:38They are a very rich man.
05:41They are rich man, they are rich man.
05:44I am rich man.
05:47The Mostagata trek itinerary has been finalized.
06:01Gashi Tongzou and his fellow villagers begin checking their bags and equipment.
06:17Soon enough, Ba Rao Climbing Team, a mountaineering group founded by Gashi Tongzou,
06:46leaves the mountains and heads through Chengdu on the way to Kashgar in western Xinjiang.
07:16After a night of rest, the guides and the mountaineers meet and continue their journey by land to Mostagata.
07:23Every summer, this base camp at an elevation of 4,300 meters becomes extraordinarily busy,
07:30a service hub for the mountaineers.
07:46Mountaineering tourism has brought many jobs to the residents.
07:53One such person is Kurban Bai, a young Kyrgyzman living at the foot of Mostagata.
07:59This is a person that is from the foot of Mostagata.
08:22However, the job itself isn't that glamorous.
08:43As part of the logistics team, Kooban Bai and his manager oversee the removal of trash.
08:51Before they leave, they must clear all the waste from the base camp and the surrounding area.
08:57Also, wash all the dishes.
09:00I have a lot of fun.
09:03I have a lot of fun.
09:08I have a lot of fun.
09:12I don't know how to do it, but I'm not sure.
09:17I've been able to do it for a while.
09:22I'll try it.
09:24I'll try it.
09:33Throughout the whole summer, Koban Bai heads back and forth
09:36between the base camp and the foot of the mountain,
09:39clearing away trash.
09:42At the base camp, some of the mountaineers who have just arrived are already starting
10:06to experience altitude sickness.
10:13Earlier that day, a climbing team was forced to cancel their plan to reach the top.
10:27Gashitongzo and his team are planning the details of their route.
10:35He's going to be in the middle of the mountaineers.
10:42He's going to be in the middle of the mountaineers.
10:50Today's task is to sleep in the middle of the mountaineers.
10:57Several hours after the expedition team went to bed,
11:05Khurban Bai is just setting out for the evening at the foot of the mountain.
11:13His mother and sister have different ideas about how a young man should dress.
11:24Someone from the village is holding a wedding tonight.
11:26The wedding dance presents a great opportunity to meet young women.
11:40To get to the dance, Khurban Bai borrowed a friend's car.
11:53Tonight he has a major quest.
11:56People who are judges who believe tennis can't NajοΏ½.
12:03I think in her team, they are playing as big as possible.
12:13It's been hard for the future when the koskaer was reconfigured there.
12:16But it appears that Koban Bai misjudged the proportion of men to women at the wedding.
12:46The dance is more than half way over and Koban Bai has yet to make any progress.
12:56He decides a more proactive approach is in order.
13:16The dance is more than half way over and over.
13:33The dance is more than half way over and over.
13:39It's not the same.
13:48The dance is more than half way over again.
13:54The dance is more than half way over and over.
13:57The dance is more than half way over and over again.
14:02I am not happy about the dance.
14:05Back at the base camp, Gashi Tongzou and his team are giving technical trainings to the
14:23amateur mountaineers. Now the real work begins. Gashi Tongzou lives at high altitudes year-round,
14:41has undergone professional training and has abundant experience. Thanks to his help and
14:47that of his team, even amateur enthusiasts get the chance to trek to the top of Musatagata.
15:17As a trekking guide, aside from ensuring the safety of the team, Gashi Tongzou must also
15:31attend to the mountaineers' needs.
15:34As the elevation continues to rise, the climbing team gets their first taste of how hard it is.
15:57As the elevation continues to rise, the climbing team gets their first taste of how harsh the
16:04weather up here can be.
16:22The team quickly heads down to the base camp. After a days trekking, everyone feels drained.
16:27The base camp is covered in snow and the team must put the trek on hold. All anyone can
16:52do is stay in their tents.
16:55The weather changes from minute to minute. The sky will be clear soon at the base camp.
16:57But up the mountain, there are still flurries of snow.
16:59The weather changes from the base camp. The weather changes from minute to minute. The sky will
17:06be clear soon at the base camp. But up the mountain, there are still flurries of snow.
17:11The sky will be clear soon at the base camp. The sky will be clear soon at the base camp.
17:18The sky will be clear soon at the base camp. The sky will be clear soon at the base camp.
17:23We need to be safe.
17:25If it's not the weather, it's not the weather.
17:29We will be able to leave.
17:31The weather is not a problem.
17:33We need to be safe.
17:35This is my goal.
17:37The weather is not a problem.
17:39We need to be safe.
17:41This is my goal.
17:53As summer vacation begins, Kuzbek's son and daughter return from school to the pasture.
18:13Both children go to school in the county seat of Akto, about 200 kilometers from their parents,
18:25and live with relatives they have there.
18:29How are you?
18:31How are you?
18:33How are you?
18:35How are you?
18:37How are you?
18:39How are you?
18:41How are you?
18:43How are you?
18:45As their family's breadwinner, Kuzbek is always on the lookout for new earning opportunities.
18:57From the pasture, the Muzhtakata base camp is just a short trip away.
19:01Kuzbek often goes there to try his luck.
19:05Kuzbek has once been to the top of Muzhtakata before as a mountain porter.
19:07Counting on his mountaineering skills, he wants to become a professional guide.
19:09How are you?
19:10How are you?
19:11How are you?
19:12How are you?
19:13How are you?
19:14How are you?
19:15How are you?
19:16How are you?
19:17How are you?
19:18How are you?
19:19At the base camp, once in a while an expedition team will need assistance from the locals to
19:23send up supplies.
19:24Kuzbek has once been to the top of Muzhtakata before as a mountain porter.
19:29Counting on his mountaineering skills, he wants to become a professional guide.
19:34Kuz Linhubo was also unlawful and he wants to become a professional guide.
19:40How are you?
19:41How are you?
19:42We're not traveling.
19:43We need to be taking care of those people.
19:44You need to be taking care of those who are staying safe.
19:45You may be taking care of those who are staying here now.
19:46You can?
19:47You can make everything.
19:48I can not do that.
19:50I can't do it anymore.
19:51When you finish this job, you can keep your seat to safety.
19:54Do you know people in the mountaineering the mountaineering?
19:56Yes.
19:57I know.
19:58Have you been to the mountaineering for other places?
20:00No.
20:01I have no idea.
20:02Just saying it's like...
20:03You can start now.
20:04With thoughts of a new career, Kuzbek must first seek agreement from his wife.
20:34Now, we have to go to the university. We have to go to the university.
20:49We have to go to the doctor. We have to go to the university.
20:58We have to go to the university.
21:28At the foot of Mustakkata, the resident's traditional lifestyle centers around yak herding.
21:37Subashi village is located in a gentle valley at the foot of the mountain,
21:41and due to ice melt from the glacier, it has a verdant grassland area.
21:47Kurbanbhai also works for the county as a patrol officer.
21:51Aside from clearing trash away from the base cab, he also puts his family's yaks out to graze.
21:57When I was at school, I didn't see it.
22:01When I was at school, I was at school.
22:04When I was at school, I didn't see it.
22:06When I was at school, I didn't do it.
22:09I didn't know what he did and I saw it.
22:16A few years ago, Kurbanbhai's father died of illness.
22:19To take care of his mother and support his family,
22:22Kurbanbhai gave up on his plans to take the college entrance exam.
22:26the school and his environment.
22:28He was not very aware of my father's parents.
22:33You are lucky.
22:34What do you give up on her?
22:35Yes.
22:36My mom did not mind.
22:37He did a lot of money.
22:38But he did not get his hands on his website.
22:39He did not have a professionalism.
22:40I don't want him to lose his family.
22:41He smelled good.
22:42I was given him when I was crying and I was giving him a vehicle,
22:43and I bought the car.
22:44My dad bought his $300.
22:46I bought that $300.
22:48It's a very big one.
22:49I feel so cute.
22:51And he's small.
22:53Yes, he's small.
22:55He's big.
22:57He's small.
22:59He's big.
23:01He's big.
23:03He's big.
23:05He's good.
23:07The last one.
23:09The last one.
23:11My mom is a kid.
23:13He's a kid.
23:15My mom is a kid.
23:17My mom is a kid.
23:19My mom is a kid.
23:21I have my kids.
23:23My dad is a kid.
23:25My mom is a kid.
23:27He's a kid.
23:29He's a kid.
23:31He's a kid.
23:33My mom is a kid.
23:35And he's a kid.
23:37He's a kid.
23:39And he's a kid.
23:41I'm a kid.
23:43During summer vacation,
23:45many university students
23:47returned to the village. Only after finishing a hard day's work does Koban Bai have time
23:52to visit his friends from school.
24:17After the summer, I was a young man. I was a young man. I was a young man. I was a young man.
24:43After summer vacation ends, Khurban Bai's sister will leave again for work.
24:50So most of the time it's just Khurban Bai and his mother at home.
24:54He hopes to add a new member to their family soon.
25:13We are all travelers, in one way or another,
25:42in search of a truth, a light, that will lead us in our quest.
25:55Adventures that will fill our spirit and soul.
26:00An exploration beyond what can ever be imagined.
26:12We are all friends.
26:22We are all friends.
26:25We are all friends.
26:29The weather has improved and the Baro climbing team has successfully made their way to Camp C1.
26:42The team decides to descend to the base camp to renew their strength and choose another day to scale the peak.
27:00Everyone is very careful.
27:05But while heading down the slope, an accident occurs.
27:08Let's go!
27:09Let's go!
27:10Let's go!
27:11Let's go!
27:12Let's go!
27:13Let's go!
27:14Let's go!
27:15Let's go!
27:16Let's go!
27:17Let's go!
27:18Let's go!
27:19Let's go!
27:20Let's go!
27:47As we go through the hospital, we are a large group of teams behind the camera.
27:52The only difference is that we can do our circle.
27:55Next, we do our best-rate.
28:00We have one of the least expectations.
28:01And so we have no chance to dance.
28:03We are very likely to dance together with the team.
28:05Then the boys are in the middle of the team.
28:06They are making photos.
28:07This is not impossible, not impossible.
28:10But they are going to make photos of the body sports.
28:13These snowy mountains are full of danger, but Kuzbek still wants to be a professional
28:30mountain guide, so he approaches the expedition organizer.
28:34Do you want to go out and go out and go out and do it?
28:44Yes, yes.
28:45We have to go to the elevator and go to the hotel.
28:47We are all in this area of such a mountain, so we want to go to the area.
28:53We are not going to visit the airport in the area, but to see the location where we can go.
29:00and we have to go to the high beach and see a camp.
29:07We can go outside for 2 or 3 months.
29:09We can also have a bag of dogs and dogs in your house.
29:15If you think about it, we can.
29:18Though Khuzbek has been offered a job, he needs to get support from his family before
29:33he can accept it.
29:34His wife doesn't like the idea of this new career, so he's going to talk to his son
29:39first.
29:40He is going to be a little bit away from his son.
29:56There's a lot of people in the school,
29:58and there's a lot of people in the school,
30:03and there's a lot of people in the school.
30:08It's better than that.
30:10I have a chance to think about it.
30:15I'm going to go to 3 or 4 months later.
30:21It's been a long time,
30:23My mother is here and I can't do that.
30:29You have to ask,
30:32but you're safe.
30:34You don't have to go.
30:53Settlement number 204 of Subashi village is the nearest village to Mustahgata and must
31:15be passed through on the way up the mountain. With the growth of mountaineering tourism,
31:20the local government has begun to build service facilities and inviting local villagers to
31:25join the businesses.
31:32I want to get married as soon as possible, but relying solely on the money he makes from
31:55clearing trash from the Mustahgata base camp, he'll be hard pressed to afford a wedding.
32:00His friend suggests he rent a stall and do some small business as an entrepreneur.
32:05I want to get married, I want to get married, I want to get married, I want to get married.
32:12I want to get married.
32:30I want to get married for a year.
32:33I don't get married forthat be years ago, it would be so safe to have married.
32:38I want to get married from clubs so that I can't get married.
32:43I want to get married after that.
32:44I want to get married quickly.
32:46Some of the villagers have keener sense of business opportunities.
33:08Some have already started small shops in the village.
33:16What are you doing?
33:36It seems as though his plan to get married next year is a little over-ambitious.
33:49A high-earning job is nowhere within his reach.
33:53More importantly, he's yet to find a girlfriend.
34:06After Kuzbek's son disagreed with his idea of becoming a mountain guide, the relationship
34:26between the two has been a bit awkward.
34:36So I'm going to put them on the back of the dog's head and put them on the back of the dog's head.
34:41Dilishati grows up at the foot of Mustargata, seeing mountaineers come and go.
34:46Climbing to the mountain top is a shared dream for all children raised at the foot of a snow-capped mountain.
34:52Just like his father, Dilishati also wants to become a mountain guide.
34:57Dilishati is a very cool, very cool activity.
35:02I think I should be a very powerful dog.
35:08I think when I grow older, I want to take care of some dangerous things.
35:15I should have no problem.
35:18I don't want to go to Dilishati.
35:21I'm a little scared.
35:26You are not afraid of me.
35:28You are not afraid of me when I go to Malazumi.
35:32Amazingly that I are so much better than though Mush eso.
35:36Wow.
35:38Why don't you stay here today?
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