"Travels Afar" Scenic Spot Collaboration Documentary - Huanglong Chapter

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作为国内唯一保护完好的高原湿地，黄龙复杂多样的生态系统为我们提供了非常好的参考；神秘瑰丽的五彩池，也成为璃月「渌华池」的原型。
未来，我们也将继续完善《原神》富有生命力的生态环境，希望在提升玩家开放世界体验的同时，也能激发大家亲自去感受自然、保护自然的心情。
As the only perfectly-preserved plateau wetland in China, Huanglong's complex and diverse ecosystem has provided excellent reference material for us. Its mysterious and magnificent multicolored pools also served as the inspiration for Luhua Pool.
In the future, we will continue to create ecosystems brimming with life for *Genshin Impact*. We hope that this will enhance the open-world experience and inspire the desire to experience and protect nature.

## How to Make an Open World "Real"

海地 《原神》场景美术负责人：开放世界游戏的真实感，源于它遵循自洽的法则，具有完整的生态闭环，形成一个自运转的小世界，而你则是恰巧造访这个世界的旅行者。生态打造的成功与否，或许不是玩家进入游戏马上就能感受到的，但一定是能影响他们长期体验的东西。因此，在《原神》的场景创作过程当中，我们依据完整的法则，制定了每一个地区对应的气候、植被、生物，乃至受此影响的人文与文明形态，使它自成一体，有完整的脉络可循。
Haidi, Environment Art Team Lead: The realism of open-world games stems from their adherence to coherent principles and the presence of a complete ecological cycle, forming a self-sustaining microcosm. As a traveler who happens to visit this world, the success of ecological construction may not be immediately felt by players upon entering the game, but it certainly influences their long-term experience. Therefore, during the scene creation process in *Genshin Impact*, we have based our designs on comprehensive principles, establishing corresponding climates, vegetation, and creatures for each region, as well as the cultural and civilizational forms influenced by them, making it a cohesive entity with a complete framework to follow.

不一定 《原神》璃月 生态场景原画：对璃月生态的规划，在素材收集阶段，黄龙景色就给我们留下了非常深刻的印象，标志性的钙华瀑布也就成了璃月「渌华池」的原型。这种梦幻的气质为整个区域的风貌增添不少的色彩。然后我们发现黄龙由于海拔跨度大，生态多样性也为我们整个游戏的生态提供非常好的参考。
Bu Yiding, Environment Concept Artist: Regarding the planning of Liyue's ecology, during the material collection stage, the scenery of Huanglong left a profound impression on us, and the iconic calcified waterfall became the prototype of Liyue's "Luhua Pool." This dreamy quality adds a lot of color to the entire region's aesthetics. Furthermore, we discovered that Huanglong, due to its large elevation span, provides excellent references for the ecological diversity of our entire game.

孙海芹 《中国国家地理》专家 中国科学院植物研究所：我之所以非常了解黄龙，就是因为我在这之前几乎每年都要去那边开展野外工作。虽然黄龙地处高海拔地区，但是它的生物多样性保护工作做得比较好。那边有生长的一些珍稀的保护植物，比如说兰花，还有一些连香树、雪莲都有分布。还有一些珍稀的动物，比如大熊猫、雪豹都在高海拔地区可以看见。
Sun Haiqin, Chinese National Geography Expert: The reason why I am very familiar with Huanglong is that I used to go there almost every year to conduct fieldwork. Despite being located in a high-altitude area, Huanglong has done a commendable job in biodiversity conservation. There are some rare protected plants growing there, such as orchids, and even some katsura trees and snow lotus can be found. There are also rare animals, such as giant pandas and snow leopards, that can be seen in the high-altitude regions.

六燕 《原神》璃月 生态场景原画：黄龙自然保护区可以说是珍贵的野生植物的种质资源库、保存库。我们将黄龙作为蓝本之一，对璃月进行全面的生态规划。璃月气候特征与我国西南地区相似，春暖秋凉，四季分明。璃月设定上受岩属性的影响，场景以暖色调为主，植被也选取了胡杨作为参考。高海拔地区有槐松，平原及河滩生长着竹、梅、银杏类植物。野外生物则有惯常在岩壁间来去的鹤、蜥，以及河滩上的各式鱼蟹。这些基于现实设计的物种与幻想程度更高的动植物一起，构成了璃月独有的生态。
Liu Yan, Environment Concept Artist: Huanglong Nature Reserve can be regarded as a precious gene pool and conservation repository for wild plants. We have used Huanglong as one of the blueprints for comprehensive ecological planning in Liyue. The climate characteristics of Liyue are similar to the southwestern region of China, with warm springs, cool autumns, and distinct seasons. Influenced by the Geo element, Liyue's scenes are mainly characterized by warm tones, and the vegetation takes inspiration from the poplar trees. In high-altitude areas, there are pagoda trees, while plains and riverbanks are home to bamboo, plum, and ginkgo plants. Wildlife in the wilderness includes cranes and lizards that are often seen moving between rocky cliffs, as well as various fish and crabs found along the riverbanks. These realistically designed species, combined with more fantastical flora and fauna, form the unique ecology of Liyue.

## How to Judge the Final Creation

海地 《原神》场景美术负责人：我个人最喜欢的一个小小瞬间是在瀑布边席地而坐，落日下天空与红叶一色，耳畔流水与鸟雀争鸣，令人暂时忘却远方，而沉醉于此时此地。整个创作团队从前期的白盒规划，到原画设计，再到资源制作及LA的地图编辑，还有后期整体的环境氛围营造，我们一共花了一年的时间。从最终完成的效果上看，基本上达到了我们当时的预期，但是还有很多做得不够到位的地方。整个团队经过璃月和蒙德的历练和磨合积累，相信未来会有更亮眼的东西呈现给大家。
Haidi, Environment Art Team Lead: Personally, one of my favorite moments is sitting by the waterfall, surrounded by a sky adorned with autumn leaves as the sun sets. The sound of flowing water and birdsong fills my ears, temporarily making me forget about the distant world and immersing myself in the present moment. The entire creative team spent a year working on this, from the initial white-box planning to concept design, resource production, map editing, and the overall atmosphere creation in post-production. From the final result, we have mostly achieved our initial expectations, although there are still areas where we could have done better. Through the experiences and collaboration in Liyue and Mondstadt, the entire team has grown and accumulated knowledge, and we believe that there will be even more impressive things to present to everyone in the future.

白兴贵 黄龙管理局营销处副处长：黄龙的彩池有3000多个，错落有致地镶嵌在雪山冰峰之间。这次我们和《原神》合作，向我们所有的原神全球玩家传达我们保护的理念，展示我们保护的成果。
Bai Xinggui, Huanglong Nature Reserve - Deputy Director, Marketing Office: Huanglong's colorful pools number over 3,000, intricately nestled among the snow-capped peaks. Through our collaboration with *Genshin Impact*, we aim to convey our conservation philosophy and showcase the results of our conservation efforts to all the game's global players.

海地 《原神》场景美术负责人：在实地考察了这么多现实美景之后，我们还有一点愿望，就是希望《原神》富有生命力的生态环境，在提升玩家开放世界体验的同时，也能够激发大家亲自去感受自然、保护自然的心情。
Haidi, Environment Art Team Lead: After conducting field surveys of so many real-world landscapes, we have one more wish. We hope that the vibrant ecological environment in *Genshin Impact* not only enhances players' open-world experience but also inspires everyone to personally experience and protect nature.