China from Above

American TV series or program

China from Above
Genre	Documentary History and geography
Screenplay by	Chris Williams Syafiqah Omar
Directed by	Kenny PNG Klaus Toft
Narrated by	Andres Williams
Country of origin	United States China
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Donovan Chan Andrew Holland Zhang Yanbin Ling Li
Producers	Dixie Chan Wang Zhanli Zhang Tianzhu
Cinematography	Lau Hon Meng
Editors	Jason Horner Dipin Verma Peter Pang
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	National Geographic Channel China Intercontinental Communication Center
Original release
Network	National Geographic Channel
Release	September 24 (2015-09-24) – September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)

China from Above

Traditional Chinese

鳥瞰中國

Simplified Chinese

鸟瞰中国

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Niǎokàn Zhōngguó

China from Above is a Chinese-American documentary television series premiered on September 24, 2015, on National Geographic Channel.^[1]^[2] It was produced by National Geographic Channel and the China Intercontinental Communication Center.^[3] The broadcast is narrated by Andres Williams. The documentary consists of two episodes, episode one features China's ancient civilization with a fascinating history dating back thousands of years; episode two takes to the air to reveal how modern China lives, eats, works, travels, and plays on a mega scale.^[4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	Viewers (in millions)
1	"The Living Past (源远流长)"	September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)	TBA
2	"The Future Is Now (继往开来)"	September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)	TBA
3	"The Dynamic Coast"	TBA	TBA
4	"Mountains and Rivers"	TBA	TBA

References

^ 中美合作纪录片《鸟瞰中国》登陆美国国家地理频道. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015.
^ "China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World" 中美合拍片《鸟瞰中国》播映典礼在京举行. Chinadaily (in Chinese). 2015-09-24.
^ "CHINA FROM ABOVE". natgeotv.com. 2015-09-24.
^ "China From Above' premieres on National Geographic". China.org. 2015-09-24.

External links

China from Above - video Netease
China from Above - video Tencent

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