The second season of the documentary "China" will air next week, starting with the encounter between Li Bai and Du Fu

New Express News reporter Xu Shaona reports that the second season of the large-scale historical documentary "China" will be broadcast every Monday to Thursday from December 27. This season consists of 12 episodes, continuing the narrative and theme selection ideas of the first season, with the development of ideas, systems and culture as the main line, starting from the Tang Dynasty and continuing to the open and enterprising New China, spanning the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in the middle. In the grand historical process, the documentary selects those characters and events that have brought far-reaching influence, great representativeness and epochal significance to today's China, intercepts important nodes that were groundbreaking, turning or iconic at that time, and traces how China has come all the way through vigorous images and vivid narratives.

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 years, and reflects the style of the Tang Dynasty 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 and other historical figures on a time axis, simplifying history and allowing the current audience to form emotional resonance with its spirit and thought.

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 everyone, 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, the recovery of Taiwan, etc., with vivid narratives, unveiling the emotions and hearts of the characters.

At the same time, the second season achieved more tolerance and innovation on the basis of the first season, using more ink and ink to explore 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 realized the cross of the cultural gap between China and the West by studying the Chinese and Chinese dialects and culture; 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 two countries.

The second season of "China" invited Zhou Tao and He Jiong as commentators. Zhou Tao's interpretation is full of affection and expresses depth and thickness, while the delicate and gentle voice line also 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 emotion of the narrator, conveying the mental state and historical feelings to the audience.

Although there is only a large panoramic freehand picture, different rhythms of narration are maintained for different historical figures, and the narrative of "personal history" is added to enrich the audience's sense of presence. For example, in the first episode of "Shocking Change", the film interprets du fu and Li Bai's prosperous encounter: "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. The easy-to-understand commentary allows the audience to immerse themselves in the scene, and the famous scene of "confidant encounter" in the Tang Dynasty is reproduced in their minds, as if returning to the spiritual hometown of Chinese poets and listening to the echoes of the deep history.

Source: New Express