In the early morning of December 20, the famous TV artist Chen Hanyuan died at the age of 85. Chen Hanyuan has planned and produced documentaries such as "Talking about the Yangtze River" and "Talking about the Canal", and wrote lyrics for the theme songs of TV series such as "Tang Ming Huang", "Wu Zetian" and "Thunderstorm".

Chen Hanyuan has successively served as the editor-in-chief of CCTV, the deputy director of CCTV, and the deputy director of the China Television Drama Production Center, and he has planned and produced many popular documentaries, including the documentaries "Talking about the Yangtze River" and "Talking about the Canal". Chen Hanyuan's "Talking about the Yangtze River" and "Talking about the Canal" and other masterpieces have set many "firsts", of which "Talking about the Yangtze River", which premiered in 1983, set a 40% viewership record.
After being transferred to the China Television Drama Production Center in 1992, Chen Hanyuan proposed that TV drama production must break the cold face of educators. Under his impetus, many masterpieces of realistic themes have been born, including "Documentary of the 9.18 Case", "Beijingers in New York", "The Sky is Above" and so on. Chen Hanyuan also wrote lyrics for the theme songs of many classic TV series, mao Amin sang the theme song of "Wu Zetian" "Since Someone Commented", and Cai Qin sang the theme song of "Thunderstorm" "All My Life to You" are all written by Chen Hanyuan.
Upon learning of Chen Hanyuan's death, many TV people have posted tributes on social media. Documentary filmmaker Chen Xiaoqing said: "He is the industry senior I most admire, extremely smart, and high emotional intelligence. He has a talent that is enviable, but he is very easy to get along with. He is the king of the strips, and there is always laughter in him. CCTV host Zhang Zequn said fondly, "Feelings are his strong strokes, and talent is his rich and moist." He's a capital man. ”