The Chinese Red Expedition documentary "The Journey of the Brave" will be broadcast on the Discovery Channel to the world

Hand-painted poster courtesy of the crew

Beijing, December 14 (China News Network) (Reporter Ying Ni) The six-episode documentary "The Journey of the Brave" launched the last episode of the season on the evening of the 14th. In this episode, the explorer Yan Xujia, along with the explorer Josie James, traces the footprints of the East River Column in the rescue of american Flying Tigers during the War of Resistance.

In order to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, under the guidance of the External Promotion Bureau of the Central Propaganda Department, the Wuzhou Communication Center, Tencent Video and the Discovery Channel jointly filmed "The Journey of the Brave", and the Weibo topics were read by up to 300 million after the first five episodes of the film were broadcast. It is reported that the film has been translated into multiple languages and landed on the Discovery Channel for broadcast to a global audience.

Episode poster Courtesy of the crew

Explorers retrace the rescue route of the Dongjiang Column The action-oriented documentary is full of historical appeal

In six episodes, explorers Zhong Hanliang, Dou Xiao, Zhang Xinyu, and Yan Xujia, together with Discovery Channel's famous adventure program host and New Zealand explorer Josie James, reinterpreted six stories from the five difficult journeys in the history of the Chinese revolution in the form of modern outdoor adventure. Let the audience experience the great spirit of the Chinese revolutionary ancestors in strengthening their faith in hardships and creating brilliance in suffering in the tense plots of one danger after another.

The retracement of five historical journeys, six distinct challenges of the natural environment, and the new form of artistic expression of action-oriented documentaries have re-energized the historical story to touch people's hearts.

In the sixth episode, the film recreates the historical footprints of the East River Column's rescue of the Flying Tigers.

In the dense forests of Lingnan, on the rough sea, the explorer Yan Xujia will work with explorer Josie James to "cross" this critical moment of emergency rescue and challenge the pursuit and blockade of the pursuers. The descendants of the veterans of the Dongjiang Column who personally participated in the rescue will tell them the story of the sincere friendship between the Chinese and American peoples behind this legend.

Modern perspective recreates the history of the revolution international production explores the form of expression

Telling historical stories well in modern language and letting the young generation feel the glory of history in modern forms of expression is another attempt and innovation of Tencent Video Documentary on historical themes.

"The Journey of the Brave" has received praise since its launch, received a lot of recognition and affirmation, and stimulated strong historical resonance among netizens. Many young viewers wrote down their impressions with popular words such as "immersive experience", and many netizens shared the stories of their elders in the family who experienced the Chinese revolution.

Zhu Lexian, head of the A4 Studio of Tencent's online video program content production department, said in an interview: Chinese does not stop using its own feet to "measure" the mountains and rivers of the motherland, creating a miracle of human history, combining history with the form of survival in the wilderness, can be connected with people's memories at present, echoes revolutionary history from a modern perspective, and is a new exploration of the new expression of red theme works.

Ding Gang, a commentator on current politics, believes that "this is an adventure film and a historical film of the Chinese revolution." It blends the story of the history of the Communist Party of China and the history of the Chinese revolution with the most modern ways of expression."

Wei Keran, vice president of Discovery Media Group, believes that "The Journey of the Brave" has brought China's history closer to the global audience of discovery channels.

"The Journey of the Brave" is an adventure, but also a look back; it is a challenge, it is a tribute; it is history, and it is more reality. Whether it is explorers who go deep into the wilderness, the younger generation that relives history, or overseas audiences who want to know China, they will feel the historical glory of the Chinese revolution from these six films and touch the pulse of modern China. (End)