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Chinese Museums to be aired
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CHINESE Museums, a TV series which explores 100 museums in China, will be soon be broadcast after three years of production costing 20 million yuan.
The result of co-operation between the State Bureau of Cultural Relics, the Shenzhen Municipal Publicity Department of the CPC, and Guangxia (Yinchuan) Holdings Ltd, the series undertakes a journey of 370,000 kilometres, exploring the social changes in China mirrored by the 100 outstanding museums chosen from over 1,800 nationwide.
The series has won wide acclaim since its first trial broadcast in 1999, including a Jinying (Golden Eagle) award, the highest TV prize in the nation.
The producers held a seminar in Beijing on March 16, inviting domestic history scholars and culture tycoons to discuss the show.
"Although quite a young city, I think Shenzhen can be a fair judge of history," said respected scholar Yu Qiuyu. "I appreciate the tone of the series, which is just like a dialogue between a young person and his grandfather," Yu added.
"The series' strength lies in its dynamic expression of static cultural relics. It's a combination of these relics and the stories behind them," said film professor Yang Enpu. Yang gave an example of the Guandi Temple. The series not only introduces the Guandi Temple in China, but also analyses the Guandi worship phenomenon in history, which is viewed as an embodiment of loyalty and righteousness in the nation.
Zhang Wenbin, director of the State Bureau of Cultural Relics, also thought highly of the series: "It revives China's splendid history through a documentary format."
Many experts hope the series can be released abroad, to let more overseas Chinese learn more about their roots.
(Windy Shao)
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