Meet the Chinese Characters

《Meet the Chinese Characters》

Meet the Chinese Characters
  • Reg:
    C-Drama
  • No. Ep:
    Total 25 Episodes
  • Ep Duration:
    5Minutes
  • Premiere:
    Apr 23, 2022
  • Genre:
  • Update:
    It will be broadcast on the CCTV Documentary Channel from April 3 to May 23, 2022.
  • Synopsis:
    China in Chinese characters is a huge written world, which may be larger and more leisurely than we imagine.Behind these words are the extraordinary imagination and romantic feelin ...

《Meet the Chinese Characters》 Summ

China in Chinese characters is a huge written world, which may be larger and more leisurely than we imagine.Behind these words are the extraordinary imagination and romantic feelings of our ancestors, as well as the wisdom and philosophy of their lives.There are three seasons of this series.The first season aired 25 episodes, with one Chinese character in each episode.The themes are: “Under the World, ”The Origin of Civilization, “Where to Go, Initial Life, ”The World, and Them.

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《Meet the Chinese Characters》Related Info

《“Word”From Meeting You》is a cultural documentary produced by China Central Radio and Television and directed by Liu Hongyan.

The film starts from the most basic Chinese characters, combines the life situations and historical scenes of the Chinese characters, tells the story of the origin and evolution of the Chinese characters, and explores the cultural codes behind the Chinese characters.

Rating news

As of May 26, 2022, the documentary has been viewed more than 21 million times online, with 16 hot searches on various platforms. The topic has been read more than 420 million times, and the overall audience size has exceeded 106 million people.

behind the scenes

The title of the film was inspired by Wang Tong, the film's commentary director. He usually has the habit of writing by hand, but he types too much on the computer and often forgets to write when he picks up his pen. One sentence that often comes to his lips is: “Hey, that wordHow to write it?”So he thought that he was not the only one who forgot to write when he picked up his pen, and many viewers would do the same, so he suggested using this sentence in the title sequence.

Work evaluation

《“ Zi” From Meeting You 》 vividly tells the story behind “ Zi” to the audience in the form of short videos of 5 minutes per episode.The film combines specific life situations and historical scenes to narrate the origin and development of Chinese characters.“Interesting” is the distinctive feature of this film.Each episode starts with the shape and meaning of characters. Although it is not long, it combines various expression techniques such as scene reproduction, character interviews, animation simulations, etc. to vividly tell the origin of culture.In the close-up shooting, each stroke of the Chinese characters is even more delicate and charming.The beginning of the film, “Ouch, why is that word written?, echoes the ending of the film, ”Have you written today?, enhancing the audience's sense of immersion in a humorous atmosphere.Rich historical explanations and interesting and vivid expressions make the words written in ancient books come alive.(People's Daily Online Review)

《“字”From Meeting You》Each episode focuses on a Chinese character, and every 5 characters form a theme.In 5 minutes, it tells the thousand-year history of writing. The documentary is condensed and easy to understand, allowing people to appreciate the beauty of Chinese characters.The film not only tells the origin and evolution of words, but also vividly explores the living customs, customs, cultural thoughts, philosophy of life and other fields behind the words in the form of storytelling, allowing the audience to feel the rich connotations related to words., the concentration of knowledge points.Different from the textbook-like answers to questions and answers, the film's commentary uses a youthful voice and a variety of audio-visual methods, including three-dimensional animation, scene reproduction, character interviews, audio and video collections, etc., to express interest more closely to the current aesthetics.Let young audiences take the initiative to understand Chinese characters and enter the vast world of Chinese characters.(《Xinyang Normal University Newspaper》Commentary)

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