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CHANGSHA, China, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The highly anticipated documentary CHINA, returning for a second season

showcasing East Asian aesthetics and continuing the exploration of China's

legacy across the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, premiered

globally on Mango TV<https://www.mgtv.com/h/410211.html?cxid=7yj5z4xjkda> and

Hunan TV on February 28, 2022.

The documentary's cinematography draws inspiration from Chinese freehand

brushwork and uses symmetrical images to express the beauty of harmony and

generate a pure and sublime quality. With image setting and color composition

placing a huge emphasis on Eastern aesthetic principles, each frame is

transformed into a vivid ink wash painting unfurled before the audience.

Stories are also not unfolded through mere acting, but also symbolic visual

language coupled with minimalist image composition to convey contextual

information. The documentary is also shot in High-Dynamic Range (HDR) to

deliver a fully immersive cinematic experience for its global audiences.

Showing Eastern aesthetic at its finest, the storytelling also takes

inspiration from the essence of the Chinese traditional visual arts which are

characterized by vivid expressions and bold outlines, thus the beauty is

expressed by capturing the inner spirit and force through poetic language as

opposed to a linear description. For example, in a scene of the documentary, Du

Fu, one of the most revered poets in Chinese history, uses Qinqiang Opera to

express his inner monologue whiling wielding a brush pen in the air to write

poems.

Slow-motion is adopted throughout the documentary to deliver a greater sense of

serenity and intimacy, creating a semi-realistic and dreamy condition as the

audience savors the grace of Chinese culture. The result is a documentary that

is elegant without losing gravitas, interesting without losing emotional touch,

easy-to-understand without losing profundity.

About CHINA documentary

Co-produced by Mango TV, Hunan TV and Beijing Bojing Culture, the historical

documentary CHINA Season 2 explores China's legacy from the Tianbao era in the

Tang Dynasty, the turmoil of the Five Dynasties and the national unification of

the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty, to the 1911 Revolution, showcasing Eastern

aesthetics with the latest cinematic technology.

SOURCE  Mango TV

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