Spectroscopy of broad absorption line quasars at $3\lesssim z \lesssim
  5$ -- I: evidence for quasar winds shaping broad/narrow emission line regions
  We present an observational study of 22 broad absorption line quasars (BAL
QSOs) at $3\lesssim z \lesssim5$ based on optical/near-IR spectroscopy, aiming
to investigate quasar winds and their effects. The near-IR spectroscopy covers
the \hb\ and/or \mgii\ broad emission lines (BELs) for these quasars, allowing
us to estimate their central black hole (BH) masses in a robust way. We found
that our BAL QSOs on average do not have a higher Eddington ratio than that
from non-BAL QSOs matched in redshift and/or luminosity. In a subset consisting
of seven strong BAL QSOs possessing sub-relativistic BAL outflows, we see the
prevalence of large \civ-BEL blueshift ($\sim$3100 km s$^{-1}$) and weak \oiii\
emission (particularly the narrow \oiii$\lambda$5007 component), indicative of
nuclear outflows affecting the narrow emission-line (NEL) regions. In another
subset consisting of thirteen BAL QSOs having simultaneous observations of
\mgii\ and \hb, we found a strong correlation between 3000~\AA\ and 5000~\AA\
monochromatic luminosity, consistent with that from non-BAL QSOs matched in
redshift and luminosity; however, there is no correlation between \mgii\ and
\hb\ in FWHM, likely due to nuclear outflows influencing the BEL regions. Our
spectroscopic investigations offer strong evidence that the presence of nuclear
outflows plays an important role in shaping the BEL/NEL regions of these
quasars and possibly, regulating the growth of central supermassive black holes
(SMBHs). We propose that BEL blueshift and BAL could be different
manifestations of the same outflow system viewed at different sightlines and/or
phases.
