Poster for documentary series China Photo: Courtesy of Douban

The second season of popular historical documentary China will start filming soon, its director Li Dongkun said at a seminar on the series, which aims to present the country's  history in documentary format, on Thursday. 

Debuting on China's Hunan TV in December 2020, the first season became a quick hit due to its faithful depiction and interesting portrayals of key figures in Chinese history. 

The first season has an 8.6/10 on China's media review platform Douban and has gained a large following among young audiences on social media platforms like Sina Weibo. 

According to Luo Pan, the series' director of photography, from the very beginning, the crew aimed to present the most beautiful things in the most complicated way. Scholar Wang Junjie, also a professor at the Communication University of Zhejiang, said that the show's success lies in how it looks back at history and follows its roots. 

The seminar for documentary series China Photo: Courtesy of Hunan TV