Unveiling the past

This interesting idea reflects the inspiration for Every Treasure Tells a Story, a documentary series helmed by more than 10 directors including Pan that tells the stories of 100 artifacts selected from 3.8 million exhibits from nearly 100 museums across China.

The series, which saw its first season of 25 episodes air on China Central Television's documentary channel in January, will start its second season－also consisting of 25 episodes with each running for five minutes－on the same channel from Monday. Each episode focuses on a single artifact, and the series will eventually run to 100 episodes.

Thanks to its lighthearted tune and breezy narration style, the first season proved a hit with younger audiences, scoring a rating of 9.5 points out of 10 on Douban, a popular review site.