the cgtn documentary "place of love", which records ordinary stories through poetic lenses, has been well received at home and abroad.
2024-09-28
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original title: recording ordinary stories through poetic lenses, the cgtn documentary "the cherished place" has been well received at home and abroad
pedestrians casually picked sweet apricots from the trees; women kissed each other on the cheek and greeted each other "yaksi"; under the mottled grapevines, old women played chess leisurely; a ray of sunshine shone in the courtyard, and the tatar tribe the mother is sitting at the door braiding her daughter's hair... the cgtn documentary series "the cherished place" focuses on the liuxing street community in yining, xinjiang, and truly records the harmonious life of residents of 13 different ethnic groups, different religious beliefs, and different cultural backgrounds. scenes, showing people's love and cherishment of this home to a global audience.
△poster of "the cherished place"
focus on universal human emotions with film aesthetics to show the resilience and dignity of life
"the cherished place" uses direct cinematic techniques to observe life, pays attention to the common universal emotions of human beings, and shows the resilience and dignity of life. the film crew conducted a year-long immersive shooting in liuxing street community, yining city, xinjiang. they did not deliberately select the protagonists, but captured the relationship through delicate and vivid lenses from the perspective of the relationship between husband and wife, father and son, teachers and students, partners, etc. it objectively records the changes of the four seasons and the ups and downs of destiny of liuxing street, presenting the peaceful, harmonious and dynamic spiritual outlook of various ethnic groups.
△"cherished place" immersively shoots the life styles of multi-ethnic people
the kazakh boy tang naer came to the city from the grassland to make a living with a dream, making choices again and again between reality and ideals; the han girl zhao yue experienced the pull of pleasing others and pleasing herself, and slowly reconciled with herself in starting a business; the uyghur driver nurshati ibrahim's family, who grew up on liuxing street, lived a simple and warm life with simple and mediocre meals. the daily life was simple and warm; hui imam ma bin appears in funerals and weddings, and he also has regrets that he cannot let go... the film goes into the long alleys of the market and into thousands of households, without the xinjiang label, and only focuses on the happy life of the current xinjiang people.
△stills of "the cherished land": han girl zhao yue on her way to start a business
the poetic lens shows humanistic care and breaks the misunderstanding and prejudice against xinjiang from the outside world.
"the cherished place" uses ordinary and simple life moments to depict the humanity, care, mutual assistance and integration between individual residents, families and even different ethnic groups in the liuxing street community.
a uyghur housewife was cooking milk tea in front of the stove. through the window, a russian celebration team passed by singing and dancing; a kazakh boy climbed up the mulberry tree at the uyghur elder brother's house to pick mulberries and chat about life; an uzbek barber shop owner was in gurban it’s so busy before the holiday... the scene of multi-ethnic groups living together shows the world the happy life of people of all ethnic groups in xinjiang living in harmony, uniting and helping each other.
△stills from the filming scene of "the cherished place"
the film does not deliberately conceal or treat religious topics mysteriously. the imam went around the streets to visit, chatting about his parents, modern medical technology, and emerging science and technology topics; while in the orthodox church only 700 meters away from the mosque, two old men recited devoutly, and the harmonious coexistence of multiple religions showed xinjiang religion to the world. the reality of religious freedom.
△stills from "the cherished place": imam walks through the streets to visit
capture the passage of time and the tranquility of space to create a poetic visual experience
the liuxing street community resident singing band performs national music in chinese, english and uyghur in the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn; the national unity accordion band will not only celebrate the festival during the westward migration festival of the xibo people, but also go to the milky way during the corban festival. teahouse team building; han and hui girls who open clothing stores jointly planned and held a women's growth sharing meeting... the film captures the passage of time and the tranquility of space through natural perspective, light, and sound effects, and uses documentary lens language to imbue ordinary life scenes with unique visual rhythm creates a poetic visual experience.
△still photo of "the cherished place": accordion band performance
once the documentary series was released, it aroused strong emotional resonance among audiences at home and abroad. it was reprinted and reported by 31 well-known media at home and abroad, including the central african state news agency, the national news agency of burundi, egypt's "dawn", xinhuanet, and guangming.com. the chinese embassy in pakistan and the chinese consulate general in belfast forwarded posts related to the video.
source: cctv news client
