Precious artifacts find new platform through TV

Before the first season of the Nation's Greatest Treasures (previously called National Treasure) was aired last December, not many would have believed that cultural relics could create excitement on a TV variety show.

But the 10-episode show shown through China Central Television became a phenomenon.

It earned 9 points out of a total of 10 on Douban, one of China's major film and TV review websites.