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- Flying Over Altay 飞过阿勒泰 Every summer, Aydana moves with her family to the highland pastures. Dreaming of becoming a legendary eagle trainer, she gets the chance to care for the falcons at home. Her childhood friend Hasen takes her to a grand eagle-training competition, where she sees a woman trainer win first place. Everything seems to be heading toward a bright future, until one night the family’s falcons are found dead and the woman trainer dies suddenly. The truth concealed beneath rumors and lies wrapped in sincere 243kHeat241kPopularity20kReaders
- The Lion Dance Begins 出狮 Since the Han dynasty, lion dancing has been a festive tradition that heralds good fortune and prosperity, bringing people together in celebration. Hainan's lion-dancing tradition has been recorded since the Ming dynasty. Performers draped in cloth costumes, bamboo frames fashioned into lions and cranes, and dances performed on foot make for a celebration shared by all. The Dragon-Chasing Lion Dance is a Hainan troupe with a legacy spanning more than four hundred years. Though its lineage once c 22kHeat9.4kPopularity1.3kReaders
- The Code of Lacquer Art 漆艺的密码 The Yun and Lin families, masters of traditional lacquer art in Chengdu, have passed down their craft through four generations over 200 years. The two families have always lived and worked in harmony, using their lacquerware to spur the development of the entire ancient town. Yun Shuiyi and Lin Yizhe, childhood friends who love each other, seem destined to marry. But just when everyone expects them to wed without a hitch, the two families become bitter enemies in the span of a single week. Deter 21kHeat11kPopularity1kReaders
- Thirty Years of Pillars of the Nation 大国栋梁30年 After enduring hardship, the hidden mountain village of carpenters produces one pillar of the nation’s construction industry after another. Spanning three decades, from 1990 to the present, this story delves into the growth and revival of China’s construction industry. 19kHeat63kPopularity1.1kReaders
- The Secret of the Painting 画案图密码 A mural depicting nine fish appeared out of nowhere, and the peaceful city of Ye was shrouded in a blood-red mist. Who was the real culprit, and who was the scapegoat? Who was the king with power over the court, and who was the wretched dog crawling at his feet? Imperial schemes and underhanded dealings were laid bare in all their bloody horror across one mural after another. 15kHeat65kPopularity1.1kReaders
- The Flying Songs of Funan 扶南飞歌 A boat, an acrobat troupe, and the Mekong River: their lives were bound together, each relying on the others. At the crowded groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Techo Funan Canal, a new focal point of China-Cambodia Belt and Road cooperation, a Sichuan acrobat troupe found its fate entwined with the project. A family feud hidden for thirty years was also brought to light. The ceremony called for an acrobat troupe to perform, offering the Sichuan-based Shu Arts Soar to the Clouds t 15kHeat11kPopularity1.1kReaders
- 18 Degrees North 北纬18度 Hainan, a beautiful island, is joined by mountains and sea and boasts an exceptionally rich diversity of species. Its breathtaking scenery makes it seem like the garden out back of Nüwa's creation. Nearly 200 rare and endangered plant species grow here, and even plants that have vanished elsewhere can still be found in this tropical rainforest. Lin Mu is a top botany student from one of China's leading universities. After a series of upheavals, he, a social recluse, voluntarily returned to his h 14kHeat22kPopularity1kReaders
