I

　　A Bite of China: Celebrating the Chinese New Year

　　《舌尖上的新年》

　　Keywords：

　　the Chinese New Year, gourmet

　　Length：

　　89 mins

　　Release Time：

　　2016. 01. 07

　　Directors:

　　Chen Lei, Deng Jie, Li Yong

　　Synopsis:

　　As a spinoff of the TV documentary --- A Bite of China, this documentary-film sticks to exploring delicious food of Chinese characteristics, presenting over 30 kinds of traditional Chinese food from more than sixty regions in China and different ways of celebrating the Chinese New Year. What distinguishes it from the previous TV documentary is that it was shot during the Chinese New Year, a period of celebration and reunion. With the rapid development of China’s economy, more and more people choose to work in big cities for better life, leaving hometown and its traditional cuisines behind. Fortunately, this food-documentary helps us to experience the atmosphere and traditions of Chinese New Year which are being diluted in fast-growing China.

　　II

　　Homesickness (Season Four)

　　《记住乡愁》

　　(第四季)

    Keywords:

　　traditional ways of life, ancient towns and villages in China

　　Length:

　　30mins (60 episodes)

　　Release Time:

　　2018. 01. 02

　　Director:

　　Li Xinyan

　　Synopsis:

　　The Chinese New Year is a time of reunion, when wanderers return to their hometown, and Homesickness is a bridge connecting the wanderers and their hometown. Focusing on ancient towns and villages in China, such as Furong Town, Huiyuan Town, Zhaojun Town and so on, it introduces the landscapes, history, and current situation of them and explores traditional conventions, ethics and moral norms, and folk culture in these places. It reflects present situation of traditional Chinese culture by telling folk stories of these ancient towns and villages and discovering ups and downs they went through, which arouses homesickness of people working and living in cities far away from their hometown.

　　III

　　Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hometown

　　《回家过年》

　　Keywords:

　　the Chinese New Year, reunion

　　Length:

　　25 mins (10 episodes)

　　Release Time:

　　2017. 02. 11

　　Directors:

　　Zhang Xu, Luo Chong, Luo Shanshan, Zhao Qing, Xie Fang, Zhang Zhiqiang, Song Haiyan, Zhang Xuejiao, Liu Ningning, Zhong Yong, Wang Haixu, Wu Xianglie

　　Synopsis:

　　This documentary is set in a period of time before the Chinese New Year when people are preparing for returning home. It records stories of ordinary people, and among them are migrant workers planning to returning home by motor bikes, couriers delivering packages during the Chinese New Year, a family leaving Beijing for their hometown Sha County, soldiers guarding the frontier during the festival, a tour guide from South Africa planning to celebrate the Chinese New Year in China with his parents, and so on. Chinese people’s desire for reunion, their love for families as well as their hope for better life are revealed in the documentary.

　　IV

　　Celebrating the Chinese New Year

　　(Season Two)

　　《过年》

　　(第二季)

　　Keywords:

　　the Chinese New Year

　　Length:

　　50mins (5 episodes)

　　Release Time:

　　2016. 02. 07

　　Director:

　　Li Xiang, Xie Fang

　　Synopsis:

　　This documentary records lives of more than 30 ordinary families in villages of northeast China in a year, including families of Korean ethnic minority in the canyon of Changbai Mountain, a village of Manchu nationality in the former site of ancient Hetuala, people of Hezhe nationality at Sanjiangkou Town in Heilongjiang Province, fishermen living in the coast of the Yellow Sea and so on. Topics of the five episodes are gifts of nature, happiness of reunion, harvest after hard work, traditional craftsmanship, and the reunion dinner. It reflects the significance of the Chinese New Year for Chinese and their expectation of reunion.

　　V

　　A Bite of China (Season Three)

　　《舌尖上的中国》

　　(第三季)

　　Keywords:

　　traditional Chinese foods, cuisine culture

　　Length:

　　50 mins (8 episodes)

　　Release Time:

　　during 2018 Chinese New Year

　　Director:

　　Liu Yanhong

　　Synopsis:

　　After the launch of the popular season one and the controversial season two, season three of A Bite of China is confirmed to be released around the 2018 Chinese New Year. The new season continues to introduce various kinds of Chinese delicacies and the cuisine culture in the global context. It also tells stories of people behind the food in order to explore the close relationship between Chinese people and Chinese food. What’s more, it adopts a more international and foreigner-friendly approach in order to spur interest of Chinese food and traditional culture among audience abroad.