A 20-episode audio program based on 27 essays created by leading Chinese contemporary art master Han Meilin, was launched by China Media Group (CMG) on Wednesday.

The Chinese-language program showcases how the veteran artist has retained his vigorous creativity over his nearly 70-year career and his deep philosophical reflections on art, life and the world.

Advanced audio and sound-processing technology are expected to enhance listeners' acoustic enjoyment.

The audio feast gives listeners a glimpse of Han's artistic creation process behind his iconic art pieces and achievements.

One of the episodes, an essay which depicts Han's childhood life, takes listeners back to the 1940s when he and his little friends used limestone to draw on the stone lane in front of his home, creating images of everything he could see from animals such as roosters, ducks and pigs, to trees, cars and houses. For him, the stone lane formed the cradle of his artistic career.

In his speech at the launch of his audio essay series, he said that art comes from life and is presented for people. "As a Chinese artist, my art has always been rooted in the Chinese nation and culture."

Born in 1936, Han Meilin has achieved much in various fields of art including calligraphy, painting, ceramics, sculpture and design. The 2008 Beijing Olympic mascots "the Fuwa," the logo for China's first national botanical garden and animal zodiac stamps are among Han's creations that have won praise both in China and across the world.

Throughout his journey, he's undertaken his artistic explorations with traditional practices like paper cutting, wooden sculptures, indigo dyeing and cloth art. Today, Han ranks among China's leading masters of arts and crafts. He's known for his unique style of Chinese ink-and-wash painting.

Now in his eighties, Han is still bursting with creative energy, exploring new mediums of art. He said that there are no boundaries in art; age and experiences have empowered him to be his best.