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Footprints — 211 episodes
The legacy of Jiao Yulu
The unfinished journey
Ai Aiguo: China's master welder
Lu Hong: A life without limits
Encore: A Serbian trader seizing opportunities in China
The "Good Guys" of Gulangyu
From cars to classrooms: One American's love affair with China
Andy Tubman: Melody weaves and heart heals
Zhang Xue: The unstoppable (Episode II)
Zhang Xue: The unstoppable (Episode I)
Heart menders: After the quake
The architect of smiles: How Xue Feng crafts joy into concrete and steel
Meng Jianmin: Design with humans at the center
Guardians of youth: Where law meets compassion
Xue Zhifei: A tractor engineer who plowed new ground
Ji Qiang: The Chinese scientist who rewrote the history of birds
Ruan Xiangyan: Protecting women's reproductive health with cutting-edge technology
Yang Baoxin: The man who has made cotton strong
Li Nannan: From caregiver to lawmaker
Xu Beihong's art: Galloping into the Year of the Horse
A dance of survival: The return of the last wild horses
Galloping strings: The spirit within the bow
Hope on horseback
Dong Ningning: Decoding the role of horses in Chinese history and culture
Dong Lina: An unconventional broadcaster and voice artist
Encore: Between strings and borders
'Come Back Alive': Mowgli's world bicycle tour
Zhao Zhihai: A millet dreamer
A long lie of love
Encore: The Rabe family and China
She power in China
Hu Zijing: A TCM pioneer in South Africa
Louis Koen: Home away from home
Preserving the memory of Kashi
Jing Laihong: A dialogue with the Yellow River via engineering
APEC special: Between strings and borders
APEC special: From diplomacy to friendship
APEC special: Wheels of change
APEC special: Two homes, one heart
APEC special: Peruvian entrepreneur sees a future in China
APEC special: A Vietnamese dream in Chongqing
Encore: A doctor, a fighter
The Mosuo revival
Zafar Uddin Mahmood: Understanding China is important and relevant
Engineering the future: The journey of Li Qiuyi and China's high-speed rail transformation
The true colors of Terracotta Warriors
No more blackouts: Zhang Dong’s electrifying breakthroughs
Friendship in War Fires: Tang Duo
Friendship in War Fires: Grigori Kulishenko
Friendship in War Fires: Qian Xiuling
Ruslan the “Panda hero”: Hainan’s global storyteller
Friendship in War Fires: Minnie Vautrin
Tracing the resistance
Brick by brick: Pakistan’s green solution to plastic waste
The Rabe family and China
One man, one museum
No margin for error: A tower crane worker's unwavering commitment for safety
Jiao Nianzhi: Decoding the ocean's secrets to advance sustainable development
Encore: An Egyptian in the Middle Kingdom
A dream on the runway
Encore: Connecting China-India worlds through language
Encore: Building a better China-Brazil dialogue
Li Xuemei: Bridging cultures through education in Italy
Wang Deqing: Bridging cultures through Kung Fu
A French-Chinese kung fu tale
Inked connections
Natalya: From international student to startup entrepreneur
Sun Fengjun: Sculpturing in fire
Wires, whimsy, and wonder
The ancient town, the people, and the bamboo forest
Jiang Leping: Unearthing the origins of Chinese civilization
A Dutch violinist's erhu adventure
Shi Ming: A doctor, a fighter
The “root” of change: How one scientist reinvented tea farming
Sreyphoung’s medical dream in China
From pho to hotpot: Building a home & career in China
From diplomacy to friendship
From service to success: An Indian man’s culinary adventure in China
From pencil to progress: How China has shaped a Bangladeshi’s life and vision
Two Sessions: China through Samoan eyes
An African youth’s perspectives on China’s development and the “Two Sessions”
Snowflakes and dreams
Harbin 2025: The warmth of design
Girl Choir from Daliangshan Mountains brings song of joy to Spring Festival Gala
David Moser: 40 years of exploration in Chinese language and culture
Two homes, one heart
Twin choreographers bring a Chinese flavor to dance
Wukong and Black Myth creators
Mapping the soul of ancient Beijing
Harald Brüning: Witnessing 25 years of transformation in Macao
Fang Li: The truth shall NOT sink
A camp site's tale of cross-strait ties
A Beijing zookeeper’s journey as a champion of wildlife
Champions of black soil conservation
A decade of connection: Building a better dialogue
Peruvian entrepreneur sees a future in China
Connecting continents: A young Brazilian in the East
An Egyptian in the Middle Kingdom
Neeraj Punhani: Weaving dreams in Shaoxing
The Iranian voice of Chinese classics
Krankin' beyond barriers
Baking the way in China's "German town"
A Singaporean's Shanghai story: Building home for expats
A French entrepreneur’s experience of China’s fashion industry
Beating malaria worldwide with Chinese medicine
Guardians of the Great Wall: A legacy of preservation
French trainer helps Chinese basketball youths realize dreams
Luan Yushuai: A marathon journey from deliveryman to Olympian
Frederic Moal:A French coach and his Chinese BMX team
Yaya Sanogo and his football journey in Qingdao
Ma Dan: A teacher’s impact within and beyond the classroom
The old man and the sea, and the coral reefs
Farrukh Pirumshoev: A Tajik entrepreneur thriving in China
Saulebek Kabylbekov: Visionary healer's journey of light and hope
Dev Raturi: Seeing my dreams come true in China
Vikash Kumar Singh: Connecting China-India worlds through language
Fang Guoqiang: Promoting conservation of the Xin’an River through green farming
China & Europe: Building bridges
Meng Qingjin: Exploring billions of years of natural history
Sandor Nagy: Former Hungarian striker inspires youth football in Qingdao
Steven Back: Looking forward to more business growth in China
Faris Rebronja: I’d like to be a bridge between Serbia and China
Frédéric Barbier: Witnessing a French company's growth in China's business frontier
Song Dong: Weaving artwork into every sphere of life
Jerry Grey and Ann Liang: A marriage that has traveled thousands of miles on bikes
You Benchang: I just want to be an actor
Margaret Chen: Making waves while bridging China and Spain
Yang Yongxiu: Making my dream car
Shu Yong: Using his art to bridge cultural barriers
Chen Huai: A national political advisor committed to biodiversity protection
Li Dongni: Dedicating her life to cultivating future talents
Hu Jinlong: reviving Xiashi Lantern craftsmanship
Yin Qi: Reviving the splendor of Chinese New Year paintings
Fan Zeng: Weaving aesthetic harmony between brushstrokes
Xu Rong: Promoting Tai Chi in France
Wei Zuochun:Chengdu puppetry inheritor and master of face-changing art
Reliving the Ping-Pong Diplomacy: 53 years on
Zhang Jianna: A sanitation worker famed for her kindness and language skills
Cen Feng: Building a “super” railway bridge with grit and wit
Tan Jun and the Chime Bells of Marquis Yi
Cen Huaxiu: Weaving dreams across borders with a passion for Chinese culture
Chen Zhenghua: Writing is my life-long calling
Hu Jiaojiao: Cultivating a love for Nature in the next generation
Nicolaas Kaaijk: My story as a tulip grower in China
Elyn MacInnis: Retracing and promoting U.S.-China friendship
Wu Zunyou: A dedicated public health expert of China
Zhu Feng: Capturing the Qiantang River tidal bore
Aging in China: The story of Nantong
Shen Hong: China's lost memories through a western lens
Chen Jinzhang: Capturing nature's essence with ink and brush
Mao Donglai: Removing the communication barriers for the hearing impaired
Rajni Aggarwal: I'm a “new Hangzhou local”
Volunteer Talk: Going "Heart-to-Heart" at the 19th Asian Games
Aging in China: Living with Alzheimer’s
Joseph Olivier Mendo’o: Promoting China-Africa exchanges through youth empowerment
Linking the continents: A remarkable rise of Ganzhou International Inland Port
Lin Zhanxi: A selfless agro-scientist committed to benefiting the world
Su Xin: Paving roads of happiness
Gabriella Bonino: "Contemporary female Marco Polo"
Dancing through life: A connecting tree
Zhang Yiqing: Building the world with Chinese ingenuity
Li Mengyang and Zhao Yun: First-person memories on the "gifts of sheep and tea"
Dong Lili: Chinese eye doctor illuminating hope in Africa
Jin Zhaoyu: Reviving the ancient glory of Angkor
Trailer: "Footprints" presents "Connected"
Chu Wenwen: “princess of the beavers”
Zheng Dongping: reviving the traditional lost wax casting method
Eris Ling: Protect wildlife and the natural environment through travelling
Chinese painter Wang Xiaoyan: Fusing tradition with modernity
The old man and the desert
Dreams of an Uzbek girl
Alai: Writing about the splendor of China
New Farmer Ying Chao-- Striding towards smart agriculture
Peppino Cocozza: A life-long love for the Canton Fair and China
Tao Gongming: Dedicating life and career to the development of Chinese high-speed rail production
Zhai Mo: A trailblazing Chinese navigator and environmentalist
Wang Wenwang: Breathing “life” into traditional Chinese woodcraft
Xiao Zhanhang: Innovator, promoter & master of traditional dough figurine art
Feng Ying: China’s dancing queen of ballet
Wen Xu: Calling for glacier conservation through on-foot Antarctic journey
Yuan Xikun: Promoting ecological and environmental protection through art
Zhang Yuqing: Promoting rural revitalization through education
Huang Liping: Bringing villagers' voices to the Two Sessions
Lu Man: Helping dreams come true in rural China
Liu Cixin: The interstellar dreamer who laid the cornerstone for Chinese science fiction
Feng Dazhong: Master-painter of the tiger
Fan Yang and Jia Guangjian: Portraying China's changes and natural beauty through paintings
Zheng Xiaoying: China's legendary woman conductor
Liu Lanfang: Decorating Spring Festival with traditional Chinese sachets
Homebound: The strangers who make my last mile home possible
Cao Hehuai and Ke Dongfeng: Gritty village doctors fighting COVID-19 in rural China
Chen Han: A young graduate focusing on country-building after recovery from COVID-19 infection
Cao Peng: “Suiting up” for a bright post-pandemic future
Chen Jialing and Wang Mingming: Two master artists reshaping traditional Chinese ink painting
The Guo family: A bridge between Chinese and British cultures
Fang Chun: A ranger devoted to improving biodiversity in Beijing
Michael Wood: A TV historian bringing China’s heritage alive
Frances Wood: A lifelong association with Chinese books and culture
Alex Hua Tian: It’s incredible and challenging working with horses
Trailer: "Footprints" to present "Bridge Builders"
Tang Yan: A journey from “Yang Wawa” to “Tang Wawa”
Fan Maorong: A TCM doctor working to improve the health of Cambodians
The Last Portrait
Zhao Fuzhou: Guardian of China’s ‘green miracle’
Wang Jun: The "Lone Wolf" in fighting for a low-carbon future
Chen Wanghui, Yu Jihong and Fang Qin: Playing leading roles in society through devotion
Xu Xiaojing: An ancient Chinese book savior
Shi Guangyin and Tang Zhenya: two model CPC members devoted to serving the people
Luc Bendza: The African that wanted to fly
Neil Schmid: An American captivated by the beauty of Dunhuang
Yang Jiamin: The high flier on business and artistic wings