Mini Series San Xing Dui Li You Ge Cun (A Village in Sanxingdui) Premieres Online
On September 26, the mini series San Xing Dui Li You Ge Cun (A Village in Sanxingdui) was released on the Xuexi Qiangguo platform. Recommended under the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA)'s "Travel with Mini Series" creation plan, the series is co-produced by Yellow River Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd., the Publicity Department of the CPC Guanghan Municipal Committee, and other partners.
San Xing Dui Li You Ge Cun features a star-studded cast including Huang Pinyuan, Liu Yiwei, Zhao Liang, Zhao Haiyan, and Yang Di. Focusing on the protection of the Sanxingdui Ruins, the series weaves together themes of rural revitalization and youth development. With a youthful narrative style, it serves as an innovative example of how cultural heritage can "come alive" while villages embrace modern vitality.
Mini Series Zu Goal Jiangsu (Foot Goal Jiangsu) Premieres, Bringing "Su Chao" Stories to the Screen
Produced by the Online Productions Department of Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation, the mini series Zu Goal Jiangsu (Foot Goal Jiangsu) was released online. Taking the Jiangsu City Football League (known as the "Su Chao") as its starting point, the show tells the heartwarming story of an ordinary family of five whose lives are touched and healed by the spirit of "Su Chao."
The cast includes popular online influencer Daodao Fu, who gained fame during "Su Chao," as well as Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation's star commentators Hong Chao and Jia Ziting. In addition, the series features the real-life couple Chen Guojian and Sun Yuling, the prototypes of the story, playing themselves. This creative choice allows every person to tell their own story, offering a fresh example of "new popular art."
Red History–Themed Mini Series Yi Du Wei Hui De Bai Nian (Unanswered Messages Across the Centuries) Released in Kunming
On September 26, the launch ceremony for the red history–themed mini series Yi Du Wei Hui De Bai Nian (Unanswered Messages Across the Centuries) was held in Kunming, Yunnan.
The story begins when a young man named He Cong discovers several wartime family letters among his grandfather's belongings. Through an innovative narrative structure of "letters triggering memories—immersive history—real-life inheritance," the series revisits key historical moments such as the Yunnan Army's expedition in 1937, the Battle of Songshan in 1944, and the return of the National Southwest Associated University to the north in 1946.
By highlighting individual destinies amid the tides of history, the series conveys a message of humanistic care: "Every life unrecorded still deserves to be remembered."
Mini Series You Shi Wu Chang Yu (Once Again Tasting the Wuchang Fish) Begins Filming
On September 24, the cultural tourism mini series You Shi Wu Chang Yu (Once Again Tasting the Wuchang Fish) began filming at Xishan Scenic Area in Ezhou, Hubei Province. Inspired by the famous poetic line "Having just drunk the waters of Changsha, once again tasting the Wuchang Fish," the series creatively uses the Wuchang fish—Ezhou's most representative agricultural product and cultural symbol—as a narrative vehicle to construct a fantastical story space that bridge the Three Kingdoms era and modern-day Ezhou. This production marks Ezhou's first major effort to innovate cultural tourism storytelling, attract young tourists, and strengthen its city branding as the "Hometown of Wuchang Fish" and a "Millennial Capital of Wu Kingdom, a Modern Aerotropolis."
Award Ceremony Held for "Millennial Cultural Legacy · Stories of Zhengzhou" Mini Series Script Contest
On September 23, the award ceremony for the "Millennial Cultural Legacy · Stories of Zhengzhou" Mini Series Script Contest was held in Zhengzhou, Henan, where eight outstanding scripts and fifteen shortlisted scripts were unveiled. Launched in response to the national "Mini Series+" action plan, the contest aims to help Zhengzhou to build itself into a "Capital of Mini Series Creation," establish its "Shudian" brand, and leveraging the pass down the city's millennia-old cultural heritage through the emerging mini series format. Since its launch on April 16, 2025, the activity has attracted creators nationwide, receiving nearly 100 submissions. A panel of seasoned industry experts served as the jury, conducting a fair, impartial, and professional evaluation process that ultimately selected 8 outstanding scripts and 15 shortlisted works.
Shanghai Culture Development Blue Book Guides Cultural Metropolis Vision; Experts Address Mini Series Industry Challenges
The 2025 Shanghai Culture Development Blue Book, a major research achievement of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, was recently released. During the exchange session at the launch event, mini series, a rapidly emerging cultural format, became a major topic of discussion. Yang Haiyan, researcher and Deputy Party Secretary of Shanghai Normal University, pointed out that although Shanghai entered the mini series industry relatively late, it should seize the opportunity by addressing key industry pain points and leveraging its unique strengths in technology and legal services. She proposed that Shanghai could build a leading ecosystem for content valuation and copyright trading in the mini series sector by utilizing its technology exchange platform and adopting advanced technologies such as blockchain and AI. This would help establish an efficient and reliable "rights protection highland" to support the global expansion of Chinese mini series. By providing professional cross-border rights protection services and setting up dedicated compensation funds, Shanghai could not only attract high-quality mini series resources domestically and globally, but also take the lead in shaping this emerging cultural sector, opening up a new development track for the city's cultural industry.
