A poster for season four of "Every Treasure Tells a Story" features the blue-and-white glazed bowl with a pattern of children playing from the Jingdezhen Kiln held at the Palace Museum. /CMG
The fourth and final season of the popular Chinese documentary series "Every Treasure Tells a Story" began to air on February 4.
The series celebrates the creativity of the ancient Chinese people through 100 national treasures, each featured in a five-minute episode. Viewers can not only admire the exquisite artifacts and learn about their legendary experiences, but also gain a sense of the Chinese spirit, aesthetics and values behind them.
Marketing posters for each of the four seasons of "Every Treasure Tells a Story" /CMG
The first season of the documentary series aired from January 1, 2018 and quickly became a hit among Chinese audiences, sparking a passion for culture and tradition among the younger generations.
A poster for season one of "Every Treasure Tells a Story" features the He zun, an ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel. /CMG
Breaking away from the stereotypes surrounding cultural relics, the series tells the stories of the treasures in a light and humorous way and in an innovative format. Exquisite graphics, 3D effects and animations were used to show the details of the artifacts more clearly and vividly. The fresh perspective, the elegant yet easy-to-understand language, and short episode lengths have proved a hit among young audiences.
A poster for season four of "Every Treasure Tells a Story" features the white-glazed boy-shaped pillow held at the Palace Museum. /CMG
Continuing with the 25-episode format of the previous three seasons which covered historical eras from prehistory to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the fourth season focuses mainly on the period from the Song to the Qing dynasties (960-1911). The show will run until February 8.