唐玉林一家的世世代代，都生活在位于九寨溝的四川白河國家級自然保護區。這裡有一個村子，叫作太平村，數百年來，村民和川金絲猴和諧共生，踐行着人與自然的和諧相處，也流傳着很多傳說。
For generations, the Tang family has lived in the Baihe River National Nature Reserve located in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan province. In this area, there is a village called Taiping where villagers have coexisted with the golden snub-nosed monkey for centuries, enjoying a harmonious relationship with the animals and passing down many legends.
“在古代，有個獵人把槍對準一隻猴子，可是那隻母猴條件反射，把孩子抱過來，轉過身，後背對着獵人，就好像在說‘不要打我的孩子’。
就這樣，這個傳說流傳下來，我們本地人，就一直沒有人打金絲猴，是以金絲猴就在這個區域住下來了。”唐玉林說，太平村的每一個村民都很愛護金絲猴，這是一個傳統。
"In ancient times, when a hunter aimed his gun at a monkey, the mother monkey would reflexively grab her child and turn her back to the hunter, as if to say, 'Don't shoot my child.' This legend has been passed down, so local people have never hunted the golden snub-nosed monkeys, and the animals have settled in this area," Tang Yulin said. Every villager in Taiping village loves the monkeys. It is a tradition.
唐玉林從小就跟着在保護區工作的舅爺、父親觀察金絲猴。
他了解金絲猴的喜怒哀樂，總是覺得金絲猴像人一樣有着豐富的感情，而他也和這些感情深深地連接配接着。他認為金絲猴的叫聲裡至少蘊含七種以上的感情：“噗噗”——笑；“甲甲”——報警；“哎哎”——打招呼；“咕嘎”——驚吓；“哇哇”——撒嬌；“嗚嗚”——高興；“喔喔”——喊叫。
Tang has observed the golden snub-nosed monkeys with his granduncle and father, who worked in the reserve when Tang was a child. He believes that these monkeys, much like humans, experience various emotions, to which he is deeply attuned. He thinks that the monkey's calls display at least seven emotions: "Pupu" - laughter; "Jiajia" - alarm; "Ai ai" - greeting; "Guga" - fear; "Wawa" - flirtatious; "Wu wu" - happiness; "Wo wo" - shouting.
“你的照片沒拍出金絲猴的美，你看他們多好看。”在和中國日報記者交流的過程中，唐玉林的字裡行間都透露着他對金絲猴的喜愛，以及希望更多人了解、愛護金絲猴的願望。
"Your photos didn't capture the beauty of the monkeys. Look at how stunning they are," Tang said. During his conversation with China Daily, every word he spoke, every gesture he made reflected his love for the monkeys, as well as his desire for more people to understand and protect them.
上世紀60年代，白河金絲猴自然保護區建立，唐玉林的舅爺成為了第一批入駐保護區的從業人員。他在這裡二十多年如一日，每天在山裡巡視，觀察金絲猴的健康狀況，也嚴防火災，保護猴子賴以生存的生态環境。
In the 1960s, the Baihe River National Nature Reserve was established, and Tang‘s granduncle was one of the first staff members to move there. He spent over 20 years in the reserve, patrolling the mountains every day, observing the health of the monkeys, preventing fires and protecting the environment.
耳濡目染，唐玉林的爸爸也成了金絲猴專家，也在保護區裡工作了二十多年。唐玉林已經是白河金絲猴自然保護區的第三代護林員。
Influenced by his family, Tang’s father also became a golden monkey expert and worked in the reserve for over 20 years. Tang himself is now the third generation of forest rangers in the Baihe reserve.
唐玉林對白河保護區的一草一木如數家珍，被稱為這裡的“活地圖”。
他介紹道，保護區的總面積是一萬六千多公頃，最近一次的“猴”口普查顯示，這裡大概生活着1700多隻川金絲猴。這些猴子分為六個群落，每個群落都由幾個大的金絲猴家庭組成，跟人類的村落很像。
Tang knows every plant and tree in the reserve, earning him the nickname "living map." He explained that the total area of the reserve is over 16,000 hectares, and the most recent "monkey census” showed that there are roughly 1,700 golden snub-nosed monkeys living here. These monkeys are divided into six communities, each of which are similar to a human village and consist of several large golden monkey families.
位于九寨溝的白河金絲猴自然保護區，與2021年10月正式建成的大熊貓國家公園中的大熊貓保護區高度重疊。
Located in Jiuzhaigou, the Baihe reserve overlaps significantly with the Giant Panda National Park, which was established in October 2021.
唐玉林說：“保護區裡還有很多國家保護野生動物，比如黑熊、斑羚、鬣羚，以及大熊貓。其中，一級保護鳥類就有好幾種，比如綠尾虹雉，金雕等等。”
"There are many nationally protected wild animals in the nature reserve, such as black bears, antelopes, Tibetan gazelles and giant pandas,” Tang said. “There are also several species of first-class protected birds, such as the green-tailed pheasant and golden eagle."
金絲猴又稱仰鼻猴，因為它們的鼻子向上翹而得名，分為川金絲猴、滇金絲猴、黔金絲猴、怒江金絲猴、越南金絲猴五個物種，其中，前三種都是中國特有的珍貴動物。
The golden snub-nosed monkey gets its name from its upwardly turned nose. It is divided into five species — the Sichuan golden monkey, the Yunnan golden monkey, the Guizhou golden monkey, the Nujiang golden monkey and the Vietnamese golden monkey. Among them, the first three are unique to China.
5月22日，生态環境部和中國科學院聯合釋出了《中國生物多樣性紅色名錄-脊椎動物卷（2020）》，将川金絲猴瀕危等級從“易危”降到了“近危”。名錄顯示，在大陸多個川金絲猴保護區的共同努力下，野生川金絲猴種群從2002年的1.4萬隻，增加到目前約2.5萬隻，種群分布區域也顯著增加，大陸保護野生川金絲猴的工作取得了顯著成就。
On May 22, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly released the Red List of China's Biodiversity - Vertebrate Volume (2020), which lowered the endangered status of the Sichuan golden monkey from "vulnerable" to "near threatened". The list shows that, through the collective efforts of various protection zones in China, the wild Sichuan golden monkey population has increased from 14,000 in 2002 to about 25,000 today, and the distribution of the population has significantly expanded. This shows that protection efforts have been very successful.
唐玉林說，白河保護區的氣候濕潤，植被茂盛，為金絲猴提供了豐富的食物。
川金絲猴的食物來源主要是植被，春天主要以樹木的嫩葉為食，秋天會吃一些野果子，冬天則靠吃樹皮和樹幹為生。
Tang said that the Baihe reserve has a humid climate and lush vegetation, which serves as a rich food source for the Sichuan golden monkeys. The monkeys mainly eat plants, fruits and vegetables. They consume tender tree leaves in spring, wild fruits in autumn, and tree bark in the winter for survival.
“是以，保護好這裡的生态環境，就是對川金絲猴最大的保護。防火是保護金絲猴的一大重點。”唐玉林介紹道，在白河保護區，過去的40多年内，一起火災都沒有發生過。
"So, protecting the environment here is the best way to protect the Sichuan golden monkey. Fire prevention is a major focus," Tang Yulin explained. In the Baihe reserve, there has been no fire incident in over 40 years.
唐玉林說，金絲猴是很團結的物種。每次遇到天敵的攻擊，他們都會團結起來。
“我看到過好幾次，金雕來抓猴子的時候，所有的猴子都會朝着敵人發出嘶叫，還會前赴後繼地跳出來把金雕趕走。有猴子受傷的時候，群落裡的其他猴子會照顧傷員。”
Tang stated that the Sichuan golden monkey is a very tight-knit species. Every time they encounter attacks from natural enemies, they fight together. "I have seen on several occasions when a golden eagle came to catch a monkey, all the monkeys would make screeching noises at the enemy and keep jumping at it one after another to drive the eagle away. Also, when a monkey is injured, other monkeys in the group will take care of it."
唐玉林回憶起1996年，有一位美國專家和中國專家合作，來到白河保護區對川金絲猴進行觀察和研究。那時候，他幫助專家一起觀察和記錄猴子的情況，學習了很多專業知識。
Tang recalls when Chinese and US experts came to the reserve in 1996 to observe and study the Sichuan golden monkeys. At that time, he helped them observe and record the monkeys' behaviors and gained a lot of professional knowledge.
“我們的營地在海拔2500米的地方，猴子離我們很近，差不多三、四百米，我們用高倍的望遠鏡來看。我發現有五隻猴子，每天都抱在一起，在樹上不動。後來才發現，原來是最中間的一隻猴子生病了，其他的猴子都在保護它、照顧它。”
"Our camp was located at an altitude of 2,500 meters, and the monkeys lived very close to us, about 300 to 400 meters away. We used binoculars to observe them. I found that there were five monkeys that were huddled together in the trees each day, and they were not moving. Later, I found out that the monkey in the middle was sick, and the other monkeys were protecting and taking care of him," he said.
唐玉林說，川金絲猴是像人一樣的物種，他們有感情、會保護同伴，天性和一般的動物不一樣。這也讓他對這個物種愈加着迷。
Tang said that Sichuan golden monkeys are like humans; they have emotions and will protect their companions. Their nature is different from other animals. This has made him even more fascinated by the species.
如今，和上世紀80年代相比，白河自然保護區的川金絲猴數量早已經翻倍。
唐玉林說，目前，除了對金絲猴的保護以外，他也很關心保護區得天獨厚的自然資源如何能為當地人帶來一些經濟收益。
Today, the number of Sichuan golden monkeys in the reserve has already doubled compared with the 1980s. Tang said that in addition to protecting the animals, he is also thinking about how to use the unique natural resources in the reserve to bring economic benefits to the local people.
白河金絲猴自然保護區負責人莫誠說：“我們很沖突。這裡的旅遊資源很好，我們想要開放，給老百姓帶來收益，但我們又舍不得開發，不想這裡的一草一木受到破壞。随着科學技術的進步，我們逐漸可以實作在保護環境的前提下進行一些合理的開發，這讓我們看到新的希望。”
Mo Cheng, the director of the Baihe River National Nature Reserve, said: "We are very conflicted. The tourism resources here are very good, and we want to open up and bring benefits to the local people. But we are also reluctant to develop and do not want to damage the plants and animals here. With the advancement of science and technology, we can gradually achieve some reasonable development while ensuring the protection of the environment, which has given us new hope."
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