Xu Jian’s personal deeds

Xu Jian is a freelance photographer who has traveled to almost every corner of China and taken countless photos. In the photos he takes, natural scenery and local customs account for only a small part. More often, his lenses capture the most endangered wild species that are unique to China and that receive little attention. Promoting people's protection of these precious natural heritages in China through his own images and actions is what Xu Jian has been dedicated to doing over the years.

Thus, through Xu Jian’s lens, people saw the Chinese white dolphins in Sanniang Bay, Guangxi, the Asian elephants in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, the parrots in Simao, the geckos in the karst of Guangxi, the magnolias in Wenshan, Yunnan, and Wu, Guizhou The Wuchuan stink frog in Sichuan, the Chinese sturgeon in the Yangtze River, the alligator in Changxing Reserve in Zhejiang, and the only 4 spotted softshell turtles in the world... Most of these creatures are endangered or unknown to people, and some of them are not even detailed yet. image recording. Through careful desk work, Xu Jian went to places where these creatures had been recorded to look for them, observed their living environment and habits, and photographed them. After that, the shooting results will be turned into reports to let the public know and pay attention in various forms such as magazines, the Internet, newspapers, lectures, etc.; at the same time, reports will be submitted to relevant departments of the local government and suggestions for protection will be made.

Since 2008, a number of senior wildlife photographers and conservation workers led by Xu Jian have jointly initiated the establishment of the IBE Image Biodiversity Survey Institute. The purpose of the survey institute is to record and display Biodiversity in China. They independently innovated and pioneered a biodiversity survey method, mainly using digital photos and videos of wild animals and plants with scientific data to conduct biodiversity survey, assessment, monitoring and publicity display. This method, which they call IBE, can not only provide scientists and governments with scientific data on biodiversity, but also provide a large number of wonderful image materials for public protection propaganda. They have used the IBE method for TNC, FFI, Xishuangbanna National Protected Area, Guangxi Environmental Protection Department, Tibet Tourism Co., Ltd. and many other institutions in southwest Guangxi, Yunnan Meili Snow Mountain, Lijiang Laojun Mountain, Xishuangbanna, Sichuan Shiqu, Tibet Ya The Luzangbo Grand Canyon and other places carried out 13 IBE surveys in 7 areas. They worked in the field for nearly 300 days and captured more than 100,000 wonderful pictures and a large amount of high-definition video material. Many of the species were photographed for the first time in China. . These images and scientific data are playing an important role in protecting biodiversity in these areas.

This is Xu Jian’s job. A few years ago, he quit his job at China National Geographic magazine and gave up his monthly salary of tens of thousands of yuan to specialize in wildlife photography and protection. He also established an organization, hoping to promote the protection of China's biodiversity through his and his team's photography and protection actions. In his view, such work is "more meaningful."

During the filming process, Xu Jian could always see the various destructive behaviors of humans to the environment, which made him worried. "In the context of rapid economic development, when we talk about protecting animals, we always It seems very feeble. We know that we are very feeble, but at least we understand this truth. We have the responsibility to appeal and promote protection. Doing it is definitely better than not doing it, so we must do it whenever possible."

Xu Jian said: "If I go to the places I visited ten years ago, many animals that were easy to see before are rare. Almost all wild animals are the first to see people after seeing them. The first reaction is to run wildly, because their parents or grandparents are likely to die at the hands of humans. They have been taught since childhood that when they see a two-legged human being, they must run wildly." Xu Jian used this. The example tells the public that protecting animals is more about people's ideological work, which is more important than directly protecting animals. “While we are endlessly pursuing a better life, we should stop and take time to think about how to enrich our souls and how to enable our descendants to live long and happily on this earth.

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