Aerial China

2017
Aerial China

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Beijing Nov 07, 2022

Beijing, the capital of China, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, adjacent to Tianjin and neighboring Hebei. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, Beijing's topography is high in the west and low in the southeast. Our journey will start from Tiananmen Square - the center of Beijing, the capital, and the political center of the country.

EP2 Guangxi Nov 09, 2022

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, located in South China, is bordered by Beibu Gulf, the largest bay in China, to the south, and the West River system covers more than 80% of the land area of the region from west to east. The journey into Guangxi starts from Li River, breaking into a secret landscape, reading the past and present of a city, then going to Longji Terraces, participating in a fiery red festival, flying over the top of South China and overlooking the meeting of mountains and sea of clouds.

EP3 Qinghai Nov 09, 2022

Qinghai Province, is located in the northern part of the Tibetan Plateau. In the south, the source of the three rivers, the Yangtze, the Yellow and Lancang rivers were born here, in the west, the arid Qaidam Basin, and in the east, the Loess Plateau is connected. The journey of Qinghai begins with a large lake, along a small river, seeing the past life of the great lake. Traverse the river and follow the adventures of a group of inspiring little fish. Finally, go to the grasslands to memorialize that distant place.

EP4 Hubei Nov 10, 2022

Hubei, located in central China, is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The Yangtze River comes from the west and spreads numerous lakes along the way, giving birth to the impression of a thousand lakes between land and water. Finally, the Yangtze and Han rivers meet in Wuhan. On this journey, we will climb a famous mountain with a fairy atmosphere, visit our extended family living deep in the dense forest, and finally, look for the quiet great lake in the clouds.

EP5 Hong Kong Nov 10, 2022

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, located in the southern coast of China, the sea gives it the mission of a port, Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the "New Territories" make up its land, the mountains occupy more than half of the land area, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Our journey will follow a group of guests who have come from afar to start a new day with a most familiar ceremony, touch the financial engine of the world's port in a cluster of buildings, and then restart in the most Hong Kong way.

EP6 Tibet Nov 11, 2022

Tibet, located in southwest China, is known as the roof of the world. The vast territory of the northern Tibetan plateau is pale and wild, thousands of lakes are dotted among them, and the interaction of rivers and mountains brings fertile fields, dense forests and civilization. Let's start our journey to the top, starting from Lhasa, to get accustomed to the high-altitude air first, then to the Lodu Peak for further training, after that, all the way to the west, the highest point of the earth is summoned in the mountains.

EP7 Macau Nov 11, 2022

It is a brand new city with its speed and passion; it is an ancient city with a unique history and a distinctive way of life. People praise its return to the motherland, and together they continue the unchanged Chinese folklore. In the skies above Macau today, one sees a world that has entered China and a confident China that has integrated into the world.

EP8 Chongqing Nov 14, 2022

Chongqing is located in the southwest of China and is more than 90% mountainous, hence the name "Mountain City". Our journey begins in Chongqing's Mother City, where we explore how ropeways shape three-dimensional transportation, travel to the different styles of sky bridges and encounter the masterpieces of space utilization, and finally follow the train as it gently burrows into a building.

EP9 Henan Nov 14, 2022

Henan is located in the middle of China. It has the poise and culture of the Central Plains; it is rich in products and people; it is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and has nurtured the history of Chinese civilization for thousands of years! Let's follow the aerial journey of Aerial China Season 4, stroll through the clouds and overlook Henan.

EP10 Liaoning Dec 07, 2022

Liaoning Province is located at the throat of the rooster of China's map, and its name takes the meaning of eternal peace in the Liaoning River Basin. The Liaodong Peninsula separates the Bohai Sea from the Yellow Sea, and the Liaoning West Corridor connects the Northeast and the Central Plains, and it is known as the cradle of New China's industry. The journey of Liaoning starts from the grand winter of Liaodong Bay. Accompanying the steel giant to get energy, meeting with grain carriers going south, half iron bridge can become a monument, and special moments, the city will stop to look back to the way it was.

EP11 Taiwan Apr 29, 2023

What does the treasure island look like in your mind? We reunited in the drizzle of Taipei, reminiscing in the calm harbor, feeling the romance of the treasure island; volcanoes, wind and rain, sea and land changes, through the accumulation of time, the vicissitudes of the sea, the land is constantly changing. But what never changes is the familiar taste of home, the blessings inherited for thousands of years, the cultural traditions of the same root and common ancestors, and the wish for family reunion every charming night. This episode will show you the beauty of the island from the perspective of aerial photography: from the Yushan cypress in the Central Mountain Range to the beautiful coastal highway; from the Sun Moon Lake read in elementary school texts to the Penghu Bay sung in folk songs for many years .....
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Synopsis

The large-scale aerial documentary "Aerial China", produced by CCTV and contracted by CCTV Records International Media Co., Ltd., is a documentary film that overlooks China from an aerial perspective and comprehensively and stereoscopically displays History of China's historical and cultural landscape, natural and geographical features, and economic and social development and changes. The series consists of 34 episodes, each lasting 50 minutes, covering 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions across the country. This film will be entirely completed through aerial photography, with each episode selecting the most representative and ornamental historical, cultural, natural, and modern landscapes from various provinces and cities. Using aerial flight routes as clues, it will showcase a beautiful China, ecological China, and civilized China that the audience is familiar with and full of freshness through storytelling.

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Cast

Longbin Li

Director

Producted By

CCTV

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Longbin Li as Self - Narrator (voice)