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The herdsmen of Inner Mongolia have freely roamed the plains for many centuries with their livestock grazing on fertile grasslands stretching across the horizon.
幾百年來，內(nèi)蒙古的游牧民族一直在廣闊的草原上徜徉，牲畜在延伸到天邊的草原上吃著鮮美的嫩草。
But now their age-old customs are being stamped out because of relocation the Chinese government claims will help curb environmental damage.
但是，由于政府希望控制環(huán)境惡化，進(jìn)行了重遷計(jì)劃，這個(gè)古老的傳統(tǒng)馬上就要消失了。
In 1949, the ratio of Mongols to Han Chinese in this Northern China province was reported to be 5 to 1;
1949年，在中國(guó)的北方省份，蒙古人和漢人的比例是5比1；
now there is only one Mongol for every six Han Chinese.
而現(xiàn)在，蒙古人和漢人的比例僅僅是1比6。
Along with mass migration came assimilation, as Mongolians were required to give up their nomadic lifestyles and to move to permanent settlements.
隨著大規(guī)模的遷移，蒙古人也被同化，蒙古人不得不放棄游牧的生活習(xí)慣，永久定居下來。
"It was better before when we were free to roam the grasslands.
“以前我們可以在草原上自由游蕩的時(shí)候比較好。
Now if we ventured into other people's grasslands, our sheep would be confiscated. Things are controlled now."
現(xiàn)在，如果我們闖入了別人的草原，我們的羊會(huì)被沒收。現(xiàn)在一切都受到控制。”
Han Chinese are cultivating crops and raising animals here, competing with the Mongolian herdsmen.
漢人也在這里種植作物，養(yǎng)殖牲畜，與蒙古牧民競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
Modern technology has also impacted the grasslands in a profound way.
現(xiàn)代科技也對(duì)草原有著深遠(yuǎn)的影響。
While some do ride motorcycles rather than horses and others have more modern conveniences,
有人騎摩托車，而不是騎馬，還有一些人則使用更現(xiàn)代化的交通工具。
other reports claim that it's the Han Chinese agricultural practices that are causing the most damage.
有報(bào)告說，漢人的耕作習(xí)慣造成的危害更大。
The Genghis Khan Mausoleum in Erdos City serves as a cultural reminder of the Mongolians' proud heritage
鄂爾多斯市伊金霍洛旗新街鎮(zhèn)甘德爾敖包代表了
before the Chinese government exercised its control. The Mongolians have a long and unique history and multifaceted culture.
中國(guó)政府實(shí)施控制以前的內(nèi)蒙古的傳統(tǒng)。蒙古有著悠久，獨(dú)特，多樣化的歷史。
"During Genghis Khan's era, he used people of different religious faiths. He didn't discriminate different races or religious beliefs.
“在成吉思汗時(shí)代，他重用有著不同宗教信仰的人。他不對(duì)任何種族或者宗教信仰產(chǎn)生歧視。
I think they have the ability to assimilate and adapt well to different environments. Mongolian culture is very open and embracing."
我認(rèn)為他們有同化和適應(yīng)不同環(huán)境的能力。蒙古文化是非常開放和包容的。”
Climate change and overgrazing have rendered huge swathes of land barren and caused frequent sandstorms in Inner Mongolia and its neighboring provinces.
氣候變化和過度放牧使大片的土地變成荒漠，導(dǎo)致內(nèi)蒙古和鄰近省份頻繁出現(xiàn)沙塵暴。
