Documentary is the best way to understand the lifestyle and culture of a country. Excellent documentaries emerge one after another.

I am a documentary lover myself, and I often eat with different documentaries.

Today, I will share a documentary that I personally think can show China's lifestyle and culture.

1. China on the Bite of the Tongue

When China on the Bite of the Tongue was broadcast in the first season, I was still a freshman. At that time, I didn't travel and didn't eat much food outside.

At that time, my roommate told me that a documentary called "China on the Tip of the Tongue" was very good, and I dismissed it. Because I was young and energetic at that time, I felt that documentaries were all protracted and lengthy. It's like an old lady's foot wrap.

It wasn't until I watched the first episode of Nature's Gift at dinner in the evening. I just realized how naive my previous views were.

It is not so much a documentary about food as a display of lifestyles and cultures in various parts of China. It can always start with different foods. Guide to other aspects.

My personal favorite is "The Taste of Time" in the fourth episode of the first season. He started with our daily pickles, pickled vegetables, dried vegetables and so on, and introduced us to the traditional methods of storing food in China and the reasons why different places have different preservation techniques. While introducing the delicious food, he also showed us the local customs.

If I had to choose a documentary, it would rank C .. It's definitely the first season of China on the Tip of the Tongue.

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The theme of "Flavor World" is similar to that of "China on the Tip of the Tongue", and it also introduces the lifestyle and culture of China from the perspective of food. Its director, like China on the tip of the tongue, is also Chen Xiaoqing. But this time, he didn't use the same narrative technique as China on the tip of his tongue.

Flavor people have a broader vision. It not only introduces domestic food, but also focuses on the world. The same ingredient will be cooked in different lifestyles and cultures. Contrast is more prominent.

China's culture is reserved and unassuming. Just as Tencent video's flavor slogan "Examining the uniqueness of China cuisine from a global perspective". I think it can also be said: appreciate China's lifestyle and culture from a global perspective.

If China on the tip of the tongue is a flat narrative, I think it is a sharper and more contrasting cultural documentary. It is like the fish of salmon, with distinct layers, but blended with each other.

3. "New Year Picture, Picture Year"

New Year pictures should be something that everyone in China knows.

from the door gods in Guangdong to the window grilles in the northeast. Although they are expressed in different ways, they are all unique painting carriers in China.

It is also one of the concrete manifestations of China's lifestyle and culture.

New Year pictures are expressed in Qian Qian. However, the two traditional themes of China, exorcising evil spirits and praying for good fortune, remain unchanged.

From traditional folk woodcut painting to the addition of modern hard brush technology, we can see that the cultures in China are very different and the same, and we will be surprised at how rich the expressions are in the same material. In addition to printmaking, there are also painting, paper-cutting, watercolor, offset printing and other ways, which are also divided into monochrome, color, black and white and other modes.

This is a documentary that shows China's culture and lifestyle through "painting". It must not be missed.