Heavenly Messenger

The Siberian white crane has a population of fewer than 4,000 and is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. During migration, one of these rare birds separated from its flock and unexpectedly ended up in Taiwan’s Jinshan area. The male bird, which remained for more than 521 days, sparked great excitement from conservationists around the world and even inspired experts from the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, China and other nations to visit Taiwan to catch a glimpse of his elegance. Inspired onlookers gained a new sense of appreciation for the land and became more committed to protecting the environment.

  • MING YUAN CHIU
    Director
  • JEN HUI LIAU
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    小白鶴的報恩
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    ecology
  • Runtime:
    58 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 8, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Mandarin Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Golden Bell Awards
    Taipei
    July 8, 2017
    best director award, best editing award
Director Biography - MING YUAN CHIU

Born in 1966, graduated from the master's program of the School of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University.

His belief in life is "to be a person who contributes to society".

He has studied architecture, landscape and ecology, and published many professional and literary works. He worked in the National Highway Construction Bureau of the Ministry of Communications Having worked as a road engineering department for 15 years, he single-handedly promoted the third generation of expressways, expecting the symbiosis between roads and the environment.

At the age of 40, following in the footsteps of his mother, promoting the revival of the Bayan settlement, helping butterflies cross the road on the highway, protecting Siberian white cranes, and proposing the vision of the Jinshan Initiative.

In 2018, the documentary "Little White Crane's Repayment" was affirmed by two Golden Bell Awards.

He likes history, thinking, travel and literature, and loves photography and documentary creation.

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