Born to Be Alive
In 1990s Qinghai’s Maji County, rampant poaching plunged the region into poverty. Deputy County Head Dorje’s mountain patrol team shifted from mineral exploration to protecting antelopes. Bai Ju, a fearless female officer raised by a Tibetan doctor, grew into a leader fighting for a nature reserve with her comrades and journalist lover, only to face Dorje’s mysterious disappearance. Decades later, as coal mining threatens the eco-balance again, Bai Ju reunites with allies to solve the cold case and uphold the legacy of safeguarding the Tibetan Plateau’s untouched beauty.
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- Mandarin Chinese
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- CCTV-8
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- 2026-01-30
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Season 1
Bai Ge Gen, the team leader in charge of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway project, and his wife Zhang Qin Qin adopted a lost little girl and treated her as their own daughter, naming her Bai Ju. Bai Ju, who grew up in the Gobi Desert, was moved by the selfless dedication of the Bai family and was nurtured by this simple land. When she grew up, she became a police officer and joined the mountain patrol team. The story focuses on Bai Ju's journey and the relationships she made as she fought to protect her homeland, the beautiful Tibetan Plateau in Western China. (Source: Chinese = Weibo || Translation = MyDramaList)
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