Journeying through six Asian countries, this documentary series record lives along the Lancang-Mekong river. In the first episode, three families from China, Cambodia and Laos give the low-down on making a living from this mighty river.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

Life belongs to nature. In a way, the Chinese garden is a place where mankind and nature are brought together and harmonized in an endless dream.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

The owner of the Garden of Cultivation in Suzhou, Wen Zhenheng, wrote a book called Treatise on Superfluous Things in the Ming Dynasty. The garden and the book reflect an era of style and culture almost unrivaled in history.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

Over a period of six years, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, an artist-emperor, dedicated himself to enhancing the Genyue garden with mother nature’s finest creations.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of the Chinese garden. Tang gardens both inspired and were inspired by the literary giants of their time, serving as sanctuaries for scholars wounded by the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

Over 2,000 years ago, Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty hunted and established Shanglin Imperial Park, the largest hunting ground of China’s imperial ages. Surprisingly, some traces of the park still remain today.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

The Chinese garden’s one-lake-and-three-islands layout formulated during the Han Dynasty has endured for centuries. Rocks, a lake, plants and pavilions - the basic elements of the Chinese ideal of heaven on earth.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

Joseph Needham’s study of science and civilization in China has had a worldwide influence. After he passed away, many scholars have been inspired to continue with his work.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

After his three years of travelling in China in the 1940s, Joseph Needham, prompted into action by the neglect of Chinese science and civilization in the West, striving to get China back on the map of human civilization.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou

Appreciating Chinese ingenuity in a variety of scientific fields, Joseph Needham strengthened his resolve to write a book exploring China’s technology and civilization.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou