MOSCOW, April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On April 24 (local time), Shandong Radio and Television Station and Shandong International Communication Center, shandian news, in collaboration with China International Communications Group Central and Eastern Europe & South-Central Asia Communication Center (China Pictorial), hosted a documentary promotion and screening event at Lomonosov Moscow State University. More than 60 attendees participated in the event, including faculty representatives and student delegates from the Department of Globalization Studies of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
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Zhou Shengkuo, deputy party secretary and editor-in-chief of Shandong Radio and Television Station, delivered a keynote speech titled Telling China’s Stories Well via Documentaries. Using acclaimed works such as Life at the Yellow River Delta, Mount Tai, and The Wu Liang Shrine as examples, he introduced measures taken by Shandong Radio and Television Station and Shandong International Communication Center in high-quality content production and international communication. He also engaged in interactive discussions with students.
Since 2019, Shandong Radio and Television Station has produced over 70 documentary works with more than 300 episodes, winning over 50 national awards. Notably, the international version of Life at the Yellow River Delta garnered three Telly Awards, namely, the Gold Award in the Nature Category, the Gold Award in the Photography Category, and the Silver Award in the Short Documentary Category, attracting widespread attention from industry and academic circles.
Zhou also emphasized that civilizations become richer and more colorful through exchanges and mutual learning. Documentaries serve as a “universal language” that transcends borders and are a vital medium for exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. Shandong Radio and Television Station adheres to the principles of “Shandong narratives, global expression, integrated communication, and Chinese ethos,” focusing on natural landscapes, cultural history, and social realities. With documentaries from multiple perspectives to show the beauty of nature, history, and humanity, Shandong Radio and Television Station has been telling China’s stories with sincerity, passion, and dedication.
Zhou added that excellent documentaries serve as “mirrors,” reflecting the defining moments and transformations of an era. Grounded in Shandong, the station and the Shandong International Communication Center highlight Chinese symbols, employ Chinese narratives to showcase Chinese strength. They engage in dialogue with the present, the era, and the world through documentaries, articulating China’s perspectives and fostering meaningful cultural exchanges. In the future, more documentaries will be produced to serve as a bridge for friendly exchanges between nations, especially among youth, to present China as a country worthy of friendship, trust, and respect.
At the event, Liu Weibin, director of the Documentary Center at Shandong Radio and Television Station and chief director of the documentary Life at the Yellow River Delta, shared backstories of the documentary’s production process.
Ilya Vyacheslavovich Ilin, dean of the Faculty of Global Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University, said he had visited China several times and was deeply impressed by the documentaries produced by Shandong Radio and Television Station. He expressed his eagerness to visit Shandong and hoped to leverage each side’s strengths to deepen cooperation in various fields and advance China-Russia exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.
Ma Jingyan, a Chinese doctoral student at Lomonosov Moscow State University, said she was excited to attend the event and view the visually stunning documentaries while studying abroad. She also expressed her hope to participate in future promotional activities held by Shandong Radio and Television Station to help introduce the beauty of China to more Russian friends.
Founded in 1755, Lomonosov Moscow State University has 43 departments. Established in 2005, the Department of Globalization Studies is Russia’s first academic unit dedicated to the study of global processes. It focuses on cultivating talent in international relations.
