Footprints

"Footprints" will present "Bridge Builders," a four-episode series telling stories about people who have devoted themselves to promoting exchanges and understanding between China and Britain.

Footprints presents "The Incredibles" where you will meet ordinary but incredible individuals. For over two decades, Tang Yan has made efforts to strike a balance between innovative designs in silk figurine making and traditional cultural heritage preservation. The modified version of a silk figurine, also known as Tang Wawa was selected as one of the cultural gifts customized for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Forty-eight year-old Fan Maorong is head of the Chinese medical team on an aid mission in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. An expert practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine or TCM, Fan has won the trust of her Cambodian patients through her outstanding medical expertise and devotion in treating patients and training local doctors.

Photos bring back memories. However, many of the elderly in rural China have never had a portrait photo taken for their loved ones to remember them after passing away. 37-year-old Yang Xin is a journalist turned photographer who has taken the initiative to make up for such regrets. Since 2018, she and her team have taken nearly 3,000 portrait photos for village seniors for free.

Fire lookout, one of the loneliest jobs in the world. For the past 40 years, Zhao Fuzhou and his wife Chen Xiuling have spent six months every year living deep in the no-man’s land watching over one of the world’s largest man-made forests in northern China’s Saihanba. Tune in for this edition of Footprints and hear about how three generations of foresters have contributed to the creation of China’s “green miracle”.

Footprints presents "The Incredibles" where you will meet ordinary but incredible individuals. For over a decade, Wang Jun has been dedicated to writing and posting about carbon-related topics online. His articles have inspired many to turn their attention to carbon neutrality, which echoes the low-carbon developing goal China is aiming to achieve.

Chen Wanghui, Yu Jihong and Fang Qin are among the more than 2,000 delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The trio—a village Party chief, a chemist and an archeologist—have all made great achievements and played a leading role in their respective fields through hard work, devotion and a willingness to help others.

Ancient books are important cultural heritage that help people understand history and civilization. Yet these historical records are on the verge of extinction due to the passage of time. To rescue the old books, a guild of craftspeople has appeared — the book restorers. In this episode of Footprints, we will hear the story of a Chinese book restorer who fell in love with ancient book conservation at the first sight and has since then devoted her life to the rare skill.

​Shi Guangyin and Tang Zhenya are two veteran model members of the Communist Party of China. Shi has been devoting his life to combating desertification in northwest China for about four decades while Tang has earned the trust from local fishermen in eastern China for his superb mail service and altruistic efforts to help them.

Luc Bendza is a Gabonese martial artist, actor and director. He came to China in 1983 for the first time and has since dedicated his life to Kung Fu. Against the odds, this Gabonese martial artist-turned-action hero has not only achieved his "Kung Fu dream" in China but also actively participated in cultural exchanges between China and Africa.