Emotion Matters

The series focuses on the societal impact of emotions like anxiety, anger, disgust, and sadness. It follows the work of professionals at Shanghai Mental Health Center, who have analyzed numerous cases. This program objectively explores issues such as high parental control, domestic violence, the emphasis on scores in schools, and the narrow range of societal values. It portrays individuals facing life's challenges and their efforts to overcome personal barriers.

2024-06-13 16:10

A Mouthful of Sunrise Season 2

BILIBILI-produced food and cultural documentary series, uses breakfast as a lens to explore the diverse aspects of Chinese life. With stunning visuals and storytelling, it captures the warmth of the morning light and continues the series' style by delving deeper into unique breakfast cultures and eateries across China, showcasing the enticing world of Chinese breakfast and the tender emotional stories of its people.

2024-06-13 16:06

Living Spectacles

Co-produced by Chinese National Geography and BILIBILI, and hosted by Mr. Zhang Chenliang, the educational series integrates scientific exploration with adventure, showcasing Asia's unique ecosystems and species through episodes filmed in China and Malaysia.

2024-06-13 15:57

Sound Beyond Strings - Lyu Wencheng, Master of Cantonese Music

This is the first systematic documentary about the life of the Grandmaster of Cantonese music Lyu Wencheng and the changes in Cantonese music. The destinies of the characters in the film, the development of Cantonese music, and the turbulent national situation are intertwined. The documentary aesthetic employed in the film enhances its visual impact in an objective, composed, and purposeful manner. It uses music compositions by Lyu Wencheng from various periods and classic Cantonese music pieces to reflect Lyu Wencheng's influence on Cantonese music, Cantonese opera, and even Chinese folk music. It also portrays the succession of generations of Chinese musicians represented by Cantonese musicians, who have enriched the connotation and extension of the inheritance spirit and innovation spirit of the "Chinese music school" continuously.

2024-06-13 14:43

The Quadrant

The Quadrant is a social realist documentary on the rise of a small baseball town in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China. It is a story of a group of people of different ages, including teenage baseball players, coaches, parents, community members, and many others who have been fully devoted to local baseball development. The documentary consists of two episodes, with 30 minutes for each.

2024-06-13 14:40

"Lighting Up the World"

China has entered a critical phase in developing core technologies for the new wave of industrial revolution, such as "smart manufacturing". Against this backdrop, China's manufacturing sector is striving to become a new hub of high-quality development. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area stands as a world-leading manufacturing hub. In the northwest of Zhongshan, Guangdong, lies Guzhen Town, famously known as the "Lighting Capital of China". Guzhen Town represents over 70% of the domestic lighting market, with its products reaching more than 130 countries and regions worldwide. The documentary series "Lighting Up the World" will spotlight Guzhen, exploring the prominent figures in the town. It will capture their stories during the era of change, showcasing how their wisdom and creativity will once again astonish the world and lead the way forward.

2024-06-13 14:37

Chinese Odyssey

Chinese Odyssey are co-produced by China Intercontinental Communication Center and China Media Group, with the participation of the French company TROISIEME OEIL Productions. The 3 episodes are Fantastic Gift, Fantastic Journey and Fantastic Life. In each episode, Food Influencer Antoine, Music Blogger Alice and psychological consultant Sandy, who come from France, travel to rural areas to find out the dramatic changes on the vast lands of China. Chinese Odyssey has been broadcasted on CCTV Documentary Channel and the French channel TV5Monde.

2024-06-13 14:35

Museum inspired

In this brand new series, with unprecedented access to the most prestigious Chinese ancient collections, we will be tapping on different artists as they embark on a mission to immerse themselves in Chinese art and culture, and translate them to a modern language. Combining history and artistry, this series takes us on a visual feast and take the past into the future.

2024-06-13 14:32

Soaring Across the Lake of Sky

The film takes Jiuzhaigou Valley as the core theme, Minshan Mountain and Minjiang River as the narrative thread, and connects Dujiangyan, Songpan Ancient City, Yellow Dragon and other famous natural and cultural landscapes in Sichuan. Through the low-altitude flight, the ground shooting characters can talk and interact with the aerial camera, the beautiful natural scenery and unique national culture are gathered in the ultra-high-definition visual language, and a magnificent air journey is displayed to the eyes of the TV audience, which is a trans-era image upgrade of the Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong World Natural Heritage!

2024-06-13 14:27

Pearl on the Good Earth

This documentary reproduces the legendary story of Pearl Buck, an American female writer, through a fragmented and stream of consciousness narration style. As the daughter of American missionary Sai Zhaoxiang, she came to China by boat at the end of the 19th century and grew up in Zhenjiang. Having lived in Jiangsu and Anhui for nearly 40 years, she named herself the daughter of Zhenjiang, and the daughter of China. Nurtured by the spirits of Confucianism and Western civilization,Pearl Buck is a hybrid wandering in between the Oriental and Western worlds, both geographically and spiritually. These unique experiences render her distinctive spirit as an individual and a writer, in which she incorporated into every one of her literary masterpieces. Though a solitary pursuit, her empathy and desire for connection obligated her to actively engage in the real world .With the deep love of humanitarianism, she remained closely attached to the land where she grew up. Almost all of her works are related to her oriental homeland, which are not only limited to big cities, but also deeply concerns the small villages and lives of the unprivileged.Her famous trilogy 'The Good Earth', illustrating the farmer’s life in northern Anhui, had won her the Nobel Prize. Moreover, she is the first person who translated “Water Margin” and introduced the book to the Western world, making her an exceptionally influential figure who gave Westerners a rare insight into the subtleties of the oriental world.

2024-06-13 14:18

Splendor of the Yangtze

From an entirely new perspective, Nanjing Broadcasting System has launched a major cultural documentary, "The Splendor of the Yangtze River". The series explores themes and draws inspiration, and gains strength from the treasure trove of Chinese traditional culture, focusing on the culture of the Yangtze River. For the first time, it comprehensively summarizes the characteristics of Yangtze River culture across the Nanjing area, preserves the cultural memory, and tells vivid stories through specific cultural relics. Through a review of current development, it highlights contemporary issues of the Yangtze's conservation and prospects, and vividly showcases Nanjing’s implementation of Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization. The documentary emphasizes the interplay between natural beauty and culture, and between history and the modern times, effectively conveying the historical facts and spirits of Yangtze River culture and inspiring a hopeful vision for the future of the Yangtze River. To better preserve the cultural memory of the Yangtze River, the creative team consulted top domestic and international experts in hydrology, geography, climate, archaeology, and history to ensure rigorous accuracy. The narrative style uses specific cultural relics to bring history to life and express it more vividly. In post-production, it strives to present the most beautiful and authentic splendor of the great river, preserving genuine and precious visual materials for contemporary Nanjing and China. “The Splendor of the Yangtze River" consists of 12 episodes, each about 30 minutes long, and focuses on major themes such as civilization, waterway network, urban development, cultural significance, the pioneering role of modernization, environmental protection, and opening up. It portrays the characteristics of Yangtze River culture, from a close relationship with the city to its long history, diversity and harmony.

2024-06-13 14:15

City Wall

The five-episode cultural documentary series “City Wall” expounds on the far-reaching historical and cultural significance of the ancient Ming and Qing city walls in China, with the main focus on the City Wall of Nanjing, covering the efforts of 14 cities and their attempts to have their Ming and Qing city walls be designated as World Heritage Sites. Using the Ming City Wall as a starting point, "City Wall" explores a variety of issues, including the relationship between city walls and traditional Chinese culture, their political and economical influence in the Ming and Qing dynasties spanning over 600 years, their connection to the Chinese military, how these walls could "make or break" a city's development, and the cultural significance and impact these walls still have on people's lives today. The series offers an in-depth introduction to Ming and Qing city walls and expounds on the historical significance and influence these walls have had throughout Chinese history.

2024-06-13 14:12