From February 26 to March 31, the Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government will join hands with the Documentary Center of Shanghai Radio and Television Station and the Shanghai World Expo Museum to hold a large-scale historical and humanistic documentary "Greater Shanghai" theme promotion activity in Dubai.
At that time, the uae's main video website Alraddar will broadcast the Arabic version of "Greater Shanghai", and the Expo Museum Pavilion located in the Dubai Expo Park will also be promoted at the same time. This is the first time that a documentary on urban themes created by Shanghai has been translated into Arabic and broadcast overseas. During this period, the audience of The Dubai World Expo and the people of the Arabian Gulf region will also understand the wonderful city of Shanghai and the green ecology of one river and one river through the city image film, understand the urban evolution process since the opening of Shanghai, feel the city's thick history and innovative development, and feel the happiness, sense of gain and security of everyone participating in urban construction.
Shanghai and Dubai are sister cities and are also the host cities of the World Expo. In 2010, Shanghai successfully hosted the World Expo, leaving a strong mark in the history of the World Expo. "City, make life better" has become the main theme of Shanghai's urban development, and continues to create a livable environment for people and a stage to realize value. With the theme of "Connecting Ideas, Creating the Future", Expo Dubai, as the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, has also received widespread attention and participation from all over the world, with a total of 192 countries participating in the exhibition, which is expected to attract 25 million global visitors.
The documentary "Greater Shanghai", created by Shanghai Radio and Television, debuted in Dubai and will continue to update 8 episodes on the UAE's Alraddar video website. The documentary is divided into 8 episodes, each 50 minutes, divided into "The Opening of Shanghai", "The Origin of Chinese Industry", "The Confluence of East and West", "The Birthplace of the Red Revolution", "The Struggle of Life and Death", "The People's Shanghai", "Difficult Take-off", and "Innovative Quality".
"The size of Shanghai is that its connotation is very rich." Xu Guanqun, director of "Greater Shanghai", explained, "The reason why I say 'Great Shanghai' is because it is a very special city, this city has changed the fate of China, it is the birthplace of the party, it has a lot of red sites. Located at the intersection of east and west, it is not only influenced by foreign cultures in the West, but also shaped by the rich historical and cultural traditions of Jiangnan. Shanghai has both tradition and modernity. ”
The production of the documentary took three years. The film crew photographed nearly 100 sites and relics in Shanghai, accumulating more than 1,000 hours of shooting material. At the same time, the film crew also went to more than 20 cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Hong Kong to shoot scenes, visiting more than 150 historical parties, witnesses and related descendants; rushed to 9 countries such as Britain, France, the United States, Germany, and Russia, photographed more than 60 large and small archives and libraries such as the British Library, and found many first-hand archival materials left abroad.
From the birth of the Communist Party of China in Shikumen to the two arduous Songhu War of Resistance; from the shanghainese building a new Shanghai with the spirit of "ants gnawing on the bones" to becoming an important industrial base to support the construction of the whole country; from the birth of the first "Xiaofeile" stock to a new chapter in the development and opening up of Pudong; from the establishment of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to the holding of the first China International Import Expo... With objective and solid history, vivid and powerful stories, and characters full of tension, the film shows Shanghai's urban spirit of embracing all kinds of rivers, pursuing excellence, enlightened and wise, atmosphere and modesty, and the open, innovative and inclusive urban character. The new English version of the city image film "Shanghai, Everyone Shines" will also be broadcast simultaneously.
The documentary "Greater Shanghai" has been translated into English, French, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Thai and other translations. With the promotion and screening of the multilingual version, "Greater Shanghai" has become an important city business card that introduces the history and culture of Shanghai to the world.