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The last thing you would expect to find in an ever-expanding city like Beijing is Wildlife. But it's here!
In fact Beijing has a greater variety of bird species than London, New York and Paris.
This 8 part series will explore Beijing's wildlife and the people trying to conserve it.
Beijingers have a long tradition of keeping wild animals as pets, there are records of the royal family in the Qing dynasty keeping song birds and crickets.
Influenced by an ever-increasing awareness of the environment and animal protection. More people are choosing domesticated animals as pets. However some old generation Beijingers stick to their traditional attitude towards animals. In part 7 we meet Mr Liu who keeps crickets in his hutong home.
Written & Video By Alice Carfrae Animation: Guillermo Munro, Alice Carfrae Producer: Flora Yue
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About Alice Carfrae
Alice Carfrae (b.1984) is an English multimedia producer and photographer. Currently based in Beijing China. She works for clients such as The Telegraph magazine, The Welsh Rugby Union, the Youth Justice Board, Devon Life Magazine, and has been published by, Acuphoto France, bbc Wales Online. Alice Graduated from The University of Wales Newport in 2011 with a BA hons in Documentary Photography and is now studying at Beijing Foreign Studies University for an MA in International Multimedia Journalism, under course leader DJ Clark.
