LISBON – Portugal’s public broadcaster RTP started last week broadcasting a documentary series, called “Ni Hao China” (“Hello China”), to mark the Chinese New Year.
The series includes Macau.
The documentary series has been produced by RTP through a partnership with state broadcaster CCTV, China’s largest television network. The series aims to present 12 of the most interesting Chinese cities to TV viewers in Portugal.
On Saturday, the second day of the Chinese New Year, two episodes were broadcast on RTP1 – featuring Beijing and Guangzhou – revealing to Portuguese viewers major attractions of the two cities, as well as their history, people, traditions, and gastronomy.
According to RTP, the objective is “to make known a Chinese reality that is not always known” to people in Portugal.
“Over 12 episodes, we tour 12 Chinese cities and give voice to those who live there so that we can know how they live, how they reconcile ancient traditions with new technologies, how they deal with environmental issues, among other curiosities not always known,” RTP said.
In 2018, China and Portugal signed an agreement, according to which a team of Portuguese journalists would be sent to China and a Chinese team to Portugal, trying to show the best that each country has in terms of tourism, civil society and other points of interest.
Over 12 episodes, “Ni Hao China” travels more than 5,000 kilometers through the cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Macau, Nanjing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu, Tianjin, Qingdao, Lishui, Sanya, and Hangzhou.
The next documentaries in the series will be broadcast on Saturday and February 27, both at noon (local time).
– Xinhua, MPD
