CGTN Documentary

Aug 01 2024 211 ep. 63

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CGTN Documentary, launched in 2011, is the first international documentary television channel to provide global audiences quality documentaries including real-life stories, history, arts and nature. The TV channel is currently available in 129 countries and regions in the world.

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China's Greatest Treasures 01 Family and Ancestors

Alastair Sooke from England is embarking on a journey to explore some of China’s greatest artistic treasures. Take a listen to this 3,000-year-old bronze cauldron for worship ceremonies of the eastern civilization. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

China's Greatest Treasures 02 The Art of Character

How characters or the basic building blocks of written Chinese work. Follow Alastair Sooke’s journey into a calligraphy shop to discover how these “characters” have shaped the very character of a nation. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

China's Greatest Treasures 03 Cosmopolitan China

Xi’an, an ancient capital city of China, witnessed the golden age of Tang Dynasty. Through this journey into Xi’an, you will understand how a cosmopolitan China first began to take shape some 1,500 years ago, marking its own indelible print on world culture and civilization. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feiz

China's Greatest Treasures 04 Made in China

In this episode, let’s get into a container port in the metropolis of Shanghai to find out the links between trade and culture, taking a closer look at made-in-China. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

China's Greatest Treasures 05 The Art of Technology

How an ancient bridge is renovated in the present? A 360-degree panoramic digital imaging technology may hold the answer. The artistic odyssey by Alastair Sooke continues. Editor:Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

China's Greatest Treasures 06 The Art of Food

In this episode, Alastair Sooke discovered how an abundant food supply in China created the conditions necessary for the flourishing of all the other great arts, while defining the identity of the ancient Chinese nation. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

Blossom Matters 01 Migration

With knowledge of the botanical abundance of the East to the West, this episode talks about museums, libraries and botanic gardens across the world and finds out how the boom in plant discovery resulted in a massive global migration of flowers. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

Blossom Matters 02 In the Company of Flowers

Out of the ever-changing seasons and the rhythms of life, a new discipline developed, horticulture - the art of growing plants not for sustenance but for the sake of spiritual satisfaction. In Episode 2, we closely examine this ancient, intimate relationship with flowers via fine examples of Chinese and English gardens, examining how the efforts of flower breeders have shaped the w

Joseph Needham and the Science and Civilization of China 01 The Road to China

Joseph Needham, one of the greatest versatile figures in Cambridge University’s recent history. He was a brilliant biochemist and a groundbreaking Sinologist. Here is what he found after venturing to war-torn China in the 1940s. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

Joseph Needham and the Science and Civilization of China 02 Spirit of the Masters

In 1943, Needham came to Sichuan where he met with some of the greatest minds in China’s modern history. The optimism, serenity, and persistence of these people inspired him for the rest of his life. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou