In the past year, the CGTN Nature film crew has been to most places in the Altay Region in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and recorded stunning landforms and the life of many species, including the Sino-Mongolian beaver.

In this video, we show how the crew found and filmed this elusive creature that only resides in the Ulungur River region in Xinjiang.

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(Cover photo and video editing: Zhao Ying.)

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