The second season of the large-scale historical documentary "China", co-produced by Mango TV, Hunan Satellite TV and Beijing Bojing Culture, is scheduled for December 27. Continuing the narrative and theme selection of the first season, with the development of ideas, institutions and culture as the main line, starting from the Tang Dynasty, it has continued to the open and enterprising New China, spanning the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in the middle.
In the grand historical process, select those people and events that have brought far-reaching influence, great representation and epochal significance to today's China, intercept important nodes that were groundbreaking, turning or iconic at that time, and trace how China came all the way through vigorous images and vivid narratives.
Activate historical scenes to record unique moments
The presentation of Chinese history in the second season of the documentary "China" begins with the great poets Li Bai and Du Fu during the Tang Kaiyuan period, and reflects the style of the Tang Dynasty in which they lived through the narration of their fate trajectory, life intersection, and poetic achievements. The whole film presents the main deeds of Song Huizong Zhao Tuo, Zhang Zeduan, Wang Ximeng, Kublai Khan, Basiba, Liu Bingzhong, Guan Hanqing, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zheng He, Xu Guangqi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Zhang Xiao and other historical figures on a time axis, simplifying history and allowing the current audience to form a knowable, perceptible and considerable emotional resonance with their spirit and thoughts.
This season's documentary uses the method of "scene reproduction" to reproduce the flourishing pictures of Tang Dynasty poetry, the prosperity of Song Dynasty aesthetics, and the yuanqu people, and also shows the great integration of the Yuan Dynasty, the reform of Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty, the Kangxi Pacification of San Francisco, and the recovery of Taiwan, etc., with vivid narratives, unveiling the true emotions and hearts of the characters.
Rooted in cultural context, Chinese and foreign vision integration
The second season of the documentary "China" achieves more inclusion and innovation on the basis of the first season. With more ink and ink, he explored the cultural context based on the world vision and opened a Chinese prologue parallel to the world. For example, Zheng He went to the West and Chinese completed a brave exploration of the world; the Italian Matteo Ricci, through the study of Chinese and Chinese dialects and culture, realized the bridge between Chinese and Western cultures; Xu Guangqi diligently wrote and translated "Geometric Principles" in an attempt to introduce the Western natural science system into China and closely connect China and the world; the Qianlong Emperor's reception of the British Magalni Mission was a special collision between the east and the west.
Integrate Chinese and foreign perspectives, while fully undertaking the first season of "China", maintaining openness and inclusiveness towards different cultures and values, and being inclusive with a broad mind. To this day, it is also the choice of China in the new era to seek common progress in diversified development and build a community with a shared future for mankind. While interpreting historical images and historical stories, the documentary explores the source of Chinese spirit, Chinese strength and Chinese self-confidence under international dissemination.
Zhou Tao He Jiong explained the audiovisual feast
The second season of the documentary "China" invited Zhou Tao and He Jiong as commentators. Zhou Tao's interpretation is full of affection, expressing a deep and thick history, and at the same time, the delicate and gentle voice line makes the documentary more warm. He Jiong's voice is thick and kind, fully narrowing the distance with the audience. There is no dialogue and no narration in the whole film, and it is brought in through the voice and color emotions of the narrator, and enters the audience's heart to convey the mental state and historical feelings.
Although there is only a large panoramic freehand picture, the dubbing of He Jiong and Zhou Tao is very "personalized", maintaining different narrative rhythms for different historical figures, and perfectly matching the narrative lyrics of "personal history", which greatly enriches the audience's sense of presence experience. This season's commentary has been polished to the extreme, beautiful and authentic.
In the first episode of "The Shock", the film interprets the golden encounter between Du Fu and Li Bai in this way: "In Luoyang, Du Fu finally met his idol Li Bai. Chang'an lost Li Bai, but fulfilled a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. At this time, Li Bai's career was frustrated, and the infinite scenery disappeared. At this time, Du Fu's future was uncertain, and he was still depressed for many years. Two people like this, at such a moment, met. The wonderful fate and the love of affection make them acquainted quickly. Such a good and understandable auditory presentation allows the audience to immerse themselves in the scene, recreate the famous scene of "confidant meets" in the Tang Dynasty, return to the spiritual hometown of Chinese poets in the brilliant fireworks, and listen to the echoes of miyuan in the depths of history.
It is reported that this season has a total of 12 episodes, which are broadcast simultaneously on Mango TV and Hunan Satellite TV every Monday to Thursday at 19:30, and members watch it for 24 hours.
Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Zhang Nan