Aerial China (Chinese: 航拍中国), also known as Bird's-eye China, is a Chinese documentary television series showcasing the country's landscape via only aerial videos. It aimed to consist of a total of 34 episodes and cover all of China’s 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities and two special administrative regions.[1]
| Aerial China | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Yu Le |
| Narrated by | Li Longbin (Mandarin version) Trevor Lee Cheuk Him (Cantonese version) Owen Grant (English version) |
| Composer | Wang Bei |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | China Central Television |
| Release | January 28, 2017 – November 17, 2022 |
The first four episodes of the first season was aired in January 2017 on CCTV-9, the rest of the season was aired in March.[2] A second season was aired in 2019 from March 3, 2019 to March 9 on CCTV-1 and CCTV-9.[3] The third season was aired since May 21, 2020 on CCTV-1 and CCTV-9.[4] The fourth season will air since Nov 7, 2022 on CCTV-1 and CCTV-9.
Episodes
editSeason One
edit| Episode[5] | Original airdate | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 3, 2017 | Xinjiang |
| 2 | March 4, 2017 | Hainan |
| 3 | March 5, 2017 | Heilongjiang |
| 4 | March 6, 2017 | Shaanxi |
| 5 | March 7, 2017 | Jiangxi |
| 6 | March 8, 2017 | Shanghai |
Season Two
edit| Episode[6] | Original airdate | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 3, 2019 | Zhejiang |
| 2 | March 4, 2019 | Sichuan |
| 3 | March 5, 2019 | Inner Mongolia |
| 4 | March 6, 2019 | Gansu |
| 5 | March 7, 2019 | Guangdong |
| 6 | March 8, 2019 | Fujian |
| 7 | March 9, 2019 | Jiangsu |
Season Three
edit| Episode[7] | Original airdate | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 21, 2020 | Yunnan |
| 2 | May 22, 2020 | Anhui |
| 3 | May 23, 2020 | Guizhou |
| 4 | May 24, 2020 | Shandong |
| 5 | May 25, 2020 | Tianjin |
| 6 | May 26, 2020 | Shanxi |
| 7 | May 27, 2020 | Jilin |
| 8 | May 28, 2020 | Hunan |
| 9 | May 29, 2020 | Hebei |
| 10 | May 30, 2020 | Ningxia |
Season Four
edit| Episode | Original airdate | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 7, 2022 | Beijing |
| 2 | November 9, 2022 | Guangxi |
| 3 | November 9, 2022 | Qinghai |
| 4 | November 10, 2022 | Hubei |
| 5 | November 10, 2022 | Hong Kong |
| 6 | November 11, 2022 | Tibet |
| 7 | November 11, 2022 | Macao |
| 8 | November 14, 2022 | Chongqing |
| 9 | November 14, 2022 | Henan |
| 10 | December 6, 2022 | Liaoning |
| 11 | April 29, 2023 | Taiwan |
References
edit- ^ "Aerial China". www.chinapictorial.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "央视大型系列纪录片《航拍中国》第1季开篇聚焦海南 -- 今日海南 -- 海南省人民政府网". www.hainan.gov.cn. Retrieved 2020-06-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "《航拍中国》第二季". tv.cctv.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Documentary series on China's aerial views to be aired - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "《航拍中国》_CCTV节目官网-纪录片_央视网(cctv.com)". tv.cctv.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "《航拍中国》第二季". tv.cctv.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "《航拍中国第三季》—纪实台_央视网(cctv.com)". jishi.cctv.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.