The latest episode of the fifth season of China Media Group's cultural and tourism exploration program Life Among Mountains and Rivers takes viewers to east China's Jiangxi Province, where ancient farming traditions meet new vitality in the countryside.

In Heqiao Village, Shangrao City, teams step into waves of rice and explore how an ancient rice-growing civilization is finding new life through technology. In Yaoxi Village, Fuzhou City, they follow the fragrance of lotus blossoms and discover how agriculture and rural tourism are creating new opportunities among vast lotus ponds.

Having premiered on CCTV-1 on August 29, the 12-episode season brings viewers into China's beautiful countryside, telling stories of rural transformation and revitalization from a first-person perspective.