The humanistic documentary "Four Seasons of Xinjiang" will be broadcast on Xinjiang Satellite TV and other platforms from September 27 to 30

China News Service, Urumqi, September 24th. The four-episode humanistic documentary "Four Seasons of Xinjiang" produced by Xinjiang Radio and Television Station will be broadcast every night from September 27th to 30th on Xinjiang Satellite TV and other platforms. The film blends the beauty of the vast world with the fireworks of ordinary people. In the poetic flow of the changing seasons, it depicts all natural phenomena, praises the power of life, interprets the symbiosis of man and earth, and vividly unfolds the vibrant, warm and prosperous humanistic scroll of Xinjiang in the new era.

Poster for the humanistic documentary "Four Seasons of Xinjiang". Photo courtesy of the program team

"Four Seasons of Xinjiang" takes the natural cycle of "spring birth, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage" as the core narrative context, follows the phenological rhythm of Xinjiang's land, and lasts a full year of panoramic filming across northern and southern Xinjiang, focusing on eight groups of ordinary workers, entrepreneurs and life guardians who have taken root in this land. The four episodes of the film adopt a confrontational narrative structure of "one season facing north and south, one scene coexisting with heaven and earth, and one daily fireworks", connecting all the mountains, rivers, and human beings in the chronological order of the four seasons.

"The Work of Spring" begins with the clear springs flowing from Turpan's karez and moistening the oasis. It is paired with the steps of wild beekeepers in the Ili Mountains chasing flowers, honey and spring. In the poetic scenery of the first spring water and the first blooming flowers, it unlocks the code of spring growth in the desert oasis; "Summer" "The Long" focuses on the melodious pastoral songs of the vast summer pastures of the Pamir Plateau, and links the Bozhou Ulan Muqi dancers to go deep into the rural grassroots and convey their emotions through art. In midsummer, the vegetation is lush, the mountains and rivers are in full bloom, and the natural greenery and humanistic warmth outline the vigorous life of Xinjiang in midsummer. Powerful; "The Reality of Autumn" freezes the autumn colors of the Baihaba Mountain B&B and the fruitful branches of the tens of thousands of acres of pomegranate orchards in Hotan. The mountain villages in northern Xinjiang revitalize rural cultural tourism with green waters and green mountains, and the fertile soil in southern Xinjiang pave the way to enrich the people with abundant fruit harvests. It writes that hard work pays off time and ecology empowers the people. "Life in Winter" records the ice-breaking catch under the frozen surface of Bosten Lake and the fireworks in the winter nest of Barkol Prairie, interpreting the natural cycle of rebirth in winter and waiting for the return of spring, and fully demonstrates the unique quiet poetry and human warmth of Xinjiang winter.

Spring, summer, autumn and winter in the humanistic documentary "Four Seasons of Xinjiang". Photo courtesy of the program team

The eight groups of stories span multiple business formats such as environmental protection, ecological breeding, cultural communication, rural B&Bs, special forest fruits, ecological fisheries, grassland animal husbandry, etc., covering the typical landforms and life scenes of the north, south, and east and west territories of the Tianshan Mountains. From Gobi oases to plateau meadows, from rivers, lakes and wetlands to pastoral villages, the film integrates the natural beauty of the four seasons, the majestic beauty of mountains and rivers, and the simple beauty of the human world.

The entire film adopts documentary techniques of immersive observational follow-up shooting and lightweight humanistic interviews. The filming team spans the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and enters diverse geographical units such as the Junggar Basin, Tarim Basin, Tianshan Corridor, Pamir and the northern foot of the Kunlun Mountains, and the Eastern Xinjiang Oasis to fully capture the four-season phenological changes, natural ecological rhythms and the real life texture of the people in Xinjiang. The creative team uses delicate and gentle lens language to record the natural laws of water flow, flowers blooming, grass growing and fruits ripening, and the changing of the four seasons, and tells the daily fireworks of people of all ethnic groups working hard, guarding their homes, and staying together. In the intertwined symbiosis of natural time sequence and human life, it deeply interprets the theme of the times of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups. (over)