Footprints: Fan Zeng

“I can make my brush travel thousands of miles, or within spitting distance. It’s all in my brushstrokes.” Says 86-year-old Fan Zeng, a contemporary master of traditional Chinese ink and wash painting whose works have received critical acclaim globally. Combining Chinese free-hand ink spattering style with western realistic painting techniques, Fan Zeng weaves aesthetic harmony with his brushstrokes.

Footprints: Xu Rong

​This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Over the past six decades, people from the two countries have developed profound friendship and conducted fruitful cultural exchanges. One of the examples is Xu Rong, who has been promoting a traditional Chinese martial art called Tai Chi in France for nearly 20 years. But what really is Tai Chi? And how has this Chinese woman been promoting it among people who previously knew nothing about it? Join this edition of Footprints to find out.

CGTN: The Song Painted - 2

The Song Painted - Nature

The second season of CGTN Art Series, "The Song, Painted – Nature," employs a variety of formats, including bilingual Chinese and English immersive interactive web pages, in-depth interviews with experts from around the globe, high-definition showcases of paintings, social media posts and short video challenges.

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Footprints: Cen Feng

Cen Feng: Building a “super” railway bridge with grit and wit

Cen Feng, a veteran railway engineer, is building the world’s longest-span cross-sea dual-use bridge, which will be able to carry both high-speed trains and road vehicles. Being head of the project’s building team, Cen shoulders huge responsibility as the project involves massive engineering complexities and challenges. Over the past 12 months, he and his fellow builders have made steady progress with the project thanks to their diligence, perseverance and creativity.  

Footprints: Tan Jun

Tan Jun and the Chime Bells of Marquis Yi

The Chime Bells of Marquis Yi, a set of well-tuned carillon of sixty-five bronze bells unearthed in today’s Hubei province, is considered one of the most astonishing archaeological discoveries in recent history. How does this ancient instrument sound like? And how does it feel to play the 2,400-year-old giant musical instrument? As one of very few who had played music on the famed chime bells, Tan Jun knows the answers to all these questions. 

Footprints: Cen Huaxiu

Cen Huaxiu: Weaving dreams across borders with a passion for Chinese culture

22-year-old Cen Huaxiu is a fourth-year Vietnamese undergraduate student. She is presently studying Chinese at Zhejiang University, but her interest extends beyond the language. Growing up immersed in traditional Chinese cartoons and stories, Cen Huaxiu is profoundly drawn to Chinese culture and intends to pursue her dream of establishing a career in China while fostering friendships that transcend borders.

Footprints: Chen Zhenghua

Chen Zhenghua: Writing is my life-long calling

For nearly two decades, Chen Zhenghua has been riding on a wave of the boom of Chinese online literature, which includes fantasy novels, sci-fi, history, and other kinds of writings. His signature online novel Sword Snow Stride, which has been adapted into various cultural products, has brought him fame and fortune. Now having succeeded with domestic readers, Chen intends to bring his novels to the global market and he is confident international readers will also be drawn to the distinct contents of Chinese online literature. 

Footprints: Hu Jiaojiao

Hu Jiaojiao: Cultivating a love for Nature in the next generation

“My mom and dad are guardians of the earth!” Says Hu Jiaojiao's 4-year-old daughter. Both Hu and her husband are Chinese explorers and glacier researchers who are invited to the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, to share their experiences about glacier conservation in China. As an environmentalist and a mother, Hu Jiaojiao calls for people to cultivate a love for Nature in the next generation.

Footprints: Elyn MacInnis

​Elyn MacInnis from the United States is a passionate advocate of U.S-China friendship and historian rediscovering how people from the two countries interacted in the past. For almost 10 years, she has delved into the history of Kuliang, a mountainous summer retreat in southeast China’s Fujian Province where foreign residents and local Chinese developed close and profound bonds between the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Thanks to her efforts, the stories of Kuliang have become known by an increasing number of people from both China and the United States, who are inspired to pass down and further enhance such historical friendship.

Innovation for Nature: Ep 2

Documentary series by Hyundai and the Technical University of Music, highlighting the development of the SVAN vehicle.