When did rabbits appear on Earth?
How many front teeth does a rabbit have?
When do rabbits meet humans?
Why do Chinese like the White Rabbit?
Why are rabbits related to the moon?
The Year of the Rabbit is approaching, and the seven-episode micro-documentary "The Wonderful Journey of the Cute Rabbit" produced by the Film and Television Drama Documentary Center of China Central Radio and Television Corporation will be broadcast on CCTV-9 at 19:50 at night and CCTV at 12:00 from January 21 to 27, taking you to understand the many unknown aspects of rabbits!
The pilot film of "The Bizarre Journey of the Cute Rabbit"
Mammals, cultural symbols, philosophical speculation
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What kind of existence is a rabbit?
Putting aside its furry appearance, in the simple documentary image expression, we will be surprised to find this little-known evolutionary history of "cute responsibility" originating from China, and truly enter a funny history of cute rabbit attacks that confirm each other with science and culture.
The micro-documentary "The Wonderful Journey of the Cute Rabbit" is 5 minutes per episode and has a total of 7 episodes. Although the length of the film is short, it is well-conceived, clearly contextualized, and full of dry goods.
Taking the fossils of the model pika-rabbit as the starting point, it is guessed whether the ancient rabbit and rat were "related to each other"; Starting from the idiom "three caves of cunning rabbits", dig deep into the racial talent and living habits of burrowing rabbits and hares;
From the evolution of the symbiotic relationship between humans and rabbits from ancient times to the present, the closeness of rabbits from eating and rubbing cars to domestication and captivity was explained. Starting from the story of "tortoise and rabbit race", the body structure behind the fast running speed of rabbits is revealed, and the meaning of the Chinese characters "rabbit", "yi" and "wrong" is derived;
Starting from the children's song "Little White Rabbit White and White", it tells about the change of rabbit coat color and the emotional connection of human beings to the white rabbit, which symbolizes purity and beauty; Starting from the ancients' questions about whether there are rabbits on the moon, this paper expounds the myths and legends, cultural symbols and space exploration related to rabbits in ancient and modern times.
The documentary adopts the creative method of combining real-life shooting, studio recording and animation effects, highlighting the youthful expression while strengthening knowledge and popularization, and the narrative rhythm is simple and bright, so that the audience can not only "cloud rabbit" to the screen in the whole viewing experience of "aunt laughing", but also have an in-depth understanding of the past and present life of cute rabbits, biological habits, species evolution and cultural phenomena.
Just as human beings seriously think about the "three questions of the soul", the documentary "The Wonderful Journey of the Cute Rabbit" is also straight to the point, and the first episode makes "the rabbit come from ancient times". How is the dignity of the ancient rabbit and its mysterious origin revealed?
The documentary tells us that a mold pika-rabbit fossil unearthed 62 million years ago by the Paleocene strata of Qianshan in Anhui Province is the closest animal to the ancestor of rabbits found so far. The "rabbit ancestor" model pika's upper jaw has two pairs of incisors, one of which is hidden behind the front teeth.
The front teeth are not exclusive to rabbits. The mold pika-rabbit fossils and oriental Xiaojiao mouse fossils found at the same time proved the conjecture that "rabbits and rats were originally related to each other, and then evolved wonderfully and independently".
The sloppy dressed and undercover pika, which is a bit like a mouse, but really a rabbit.
Rabbits from ancient times have now developed into a huge family of cute rabbits. The second episode of the documentary "The Wonderful Journey of the Cute Rabbit" allows the audience to understand: or moved from Europe to China, burrowing rabbits with both "cunning rabbit" and "cute rabbit" attributes, as well as hares who like to wander alone, do not make holes, and only "eat with their ability and do not shudder", their respective living habits, living space and racial talents.
Will rabbits witness the birth of the earliest "decorative arts" of mankind? More than 30,000 years ago, during the era of cave people on the top of the mountain, 12 fossilized skulls of grass rabbits were finely processed to become "the earliest necklace in human history". After isotopic analysis of the fossil remains of hare unearthed at the Yangshao cultural site, it was found that there may be millet and millet in the hare's diet structure.
The third episode presents in a humorous way, rabbits not only rubbed and drank in the fields of the Chinese ancestors, but also went to ancient Rome to eat grapes and "juice", and traveled to all corners of the world.
"Still as a virgin, moving like a rabbit", the fourth episode "Run Rabbit" reveals that the secret of the rabbit's fast running speed lies in the distortion and ejection of the bones of the whole body, and the skull structure has its own shock absorption. In addition, coupled with the side, the ancients extended the dashing and leisurely "Yi", and it was very "wrong" to be held in the cage.
On the "Rabbit Planet", rabbits have selected the "brushing direction" of multi-birth, multi-fertility and winning by quantity in the process of evolution. The ancient Chinese loved the many children and blessings of rabbits, and the rabbit buns and window flowers that have been passed down to this day are proof of this. In 1859, Australia received dozens of rabbits, no natural enemies, full food tubes, sixty years later, it multiplied to 10 billion!
The snow-white cute rabbit has become the emotional sustenance of Chinese and foreign people in ancient and modern times. Relying on a good body, the rabbit was not only a tribute and auspicious in ancient China, but also became the protagonist of a heart-warming story written by a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Most of the cultural relics such as jade rabbits, rabbit pillows, and colorful flower god cups of many dynasties are created by white rabbit "col shape" with human art.
There are also various mythical stories circulating in ancient and modern China and abroad, which skillfully associate rabbits with the moon. In addition to presenting the origin of the mythical story, the documentary "The Wonderful Journey of the Moe Rabbit" also focuses on aerospace technology - the lunar rover used in China's lunar exploration project is called "Jade Rabbit", and the landing area is commonly known as "Guanghan Palace". The "Jade Rabbit II" lunar rover carried by Chang'e-4 will not rest during the Spring Festival of the Lunar Year of the Rabbit, and will continue to carry out exploration and experiments on the back of the moon.
With repeated contact with rabbits, dialogue with history, and deep digging of cultural relics again and again, the documentary "The Wonderful Journey of the Cute Rabbit" will not only lead the audience to clearly understand the evolutionary history of rabbits, but also deeply explain the symbolic symbols and multiple meanings of rabbits in Chinese culture.
New Year of the Rabbit
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May you be the same as the cute rabbit
Be brave and resourceful, dare to dare to do things
Create a new world of your own
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"The Amazing Journey of the Cute Rabbit"
January 21-27
CCTV-9 every night at 19:50
Micro 9 period
CCTV is available at 12:00 every day
Fun to show
Director system丨Zhuang Dianjun
Producer丨Yang Chunguo Zhao Yingxin
Editor-in-chief丨Yang Chang
Responsible editors丨 Cai Tian, Xie Ying, Luo Wei