A new lineup of programs and events has been officially announced or has recently premiered.
The national-level social life experiment reality show, "Fifty Kilometers Peach Blossom Dock Season 6," is set to premiere. The assembly episode will air on May 7th and 8th, with regular episodes starting May 14th, updating every Thursday and Friday at 6:00 PM. This season marks a shift from the "poetic wilderness" to the urban atmosphere of Chongqing, initiating a new chapter of social experiment with a "rough start" premise.
Bilibili's graduation concert, "Forever 22! 2026 Bilibili Graduation Concert," is scheduled for a live broadcast on May 30th at 7:00 PM. The platform is collaborating deeply with universities nationwide to create a graduation party, featuring breakthrough stage designs for an immersive celebration. A massive choir will resonate with youthful melodies, authentically capturing the excitement and passion of being 22, crafting an annual youth event dedicated to young people. The concert will be broadcast live from the Guangzhou University Town Sports Center Stadium on May 30th, with 30,000 attendees on-site, making it the largest Bilibili graduation concert to date. Artists including Li Yuchun, Da Zhangwei, Leo Ku, Joey Yung, and Sha Yiting will perform alongside 1,000 university students. This also marks the first time the Bilibili graduation concert is held in a university town since its inception in 2020.
iQiyi's labor documentary interactive program, "Let's Farm Season 4," is set to premiere on May 14th. Members can watch episodes early every Thursday and Friday at 12:00 PM, with free access for non-members available the following Thursday and Friday at 12:00 PM. The ten diligent participants depart from Houdoumen to visit multiple agricultural production regions across China. The program aims to showcase various aspects of contemporary agricultural production.
The cultural variety reality show, "Treasures Unveiled," jointly produced by Liaoning Radio and Television Group (Station) and the Liaoning Provincial Museum, is scheduled to air starting May 18, 2026, every Monday at 9:00 PM. "Treasures Unveiled" is a cultural variety reality show centered on the top-tier calligraphy and painting treasures from the Liaoning Museum's collection. It adopts a model of "expert in-depth interpretation + cultural creative extreme creation," responding to the call to "bring cultural relics to life." Through innovative formats, it aims to inherit and promote China's excellent traditional culture, driving broader recognition and renewed value for Liaoning's culture.
The innovative music variety show, "Peerless Chinese Music," co-produced by CCTV-6 Movie Channel and Zhejiang Satellite TV, will release a preview episode on May 16th. It embarks on an experiment colliding tradition with modernity under the theme of "breaking barriers with Chinese music." The program's core focuses on a "Mandarin-Cantonese Golden Song Adaptation Competition," deconstructing classic works from the golden era of Cantopop and giving revolutionary expression to traditional instruments like the erhu, guzheng, and pipa. Guests on "Peerless Chinese Music" will be grouped into teams competing across four chapters: "Awakening," "Outcry," "Echo," and "Journey." The live audience will vote for each episode's "Theme Golden Song," ultimately compiling them into a physical album titled "Cantonese Peerless," with the winners gaining direct access to national-level artistic stages.
The miniseries "Kashgar Love Song," produced by China Central Television and iQiyi Inc., and co-filmed by the Publicity Department of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party Committee, recently aired in the prime-time slot on CCTV-1 and is exclusively streaming on iQiyi's Weichen Theater. Directed by Qin Haiyan and written by Yao Changning and Qin Haiyan, the series stars Li Landi and Guo Junchen. It tells the story of Xia Zi, a girl who drifted to Shanghai, returning to her hometown Kashgar after a series of setbacks including unemployment. She gradually rediscovers her inner rhythm amidst the local life. While partnering with Zhou Hengzhi, a youth who drifted to Xinjiang, to renovate a century-old inn, Xia Zi re-sees the possibilities of this land. She ultimately realizes that her hometown is never a retreat, but the starting point of another chapter in life.
The large-scale culinary competition show "Shanghai Global Gourmet Super Championship" on Dragon TV was recently announced. A feast of global flavors is about to commence. As an international gourmet capital, Shanghai gathers over 9,000 international restaurants from five continents, with various global cuisines converging and excelling in the city. Diverse flavors blend here, forming a unique culinary ecosystem. "Shanghai Global Gourmet Super Championship" emerged accordingly, selecting over 80 highly representative restaurants from more than 800 applicants for the formal competition. Chefs from around the world will compete on the same stage for a three-month pinnacle taste bud showdown.
A seminar for the documentary "Journey on the China-Laos Railway" was held in Beijing on April 27th. The documentary focuses on the China-Laos Railway, a landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative. Using the transnational investigative perspective of British photographer Thomas Heaton as its narrative thread, it intricately presents the fruitful achievements of the railway's construction and operation through the ordinary stories of construction workers, frontline operators, and residents along the route. It vividly depicts the profound friendship and mutual support between China and Laos, achieving an organic unity of exporting Chinese technical standards and conveying transnational emotional resonance.
"She Who Shines for Love" is scheduled to air on Guangdong Satellite TV starting April 26th every Sunday at 11:50 PM, and on Mango TV starting April 27th every Monday and Tuesday at 12:00 PM. Join in for a sweet and passionate romance.
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