The Director's Elaboration On The Documentary Of The Spring Festival

Change of Life is a documentary about how two generations of ordinary Chinese families celebrate the Spring Festival.The concept of "celebrating the Spring Festival" originated from the ancient farming civilization.For thousands of years,no matter how the dynasties changed and how the times changed,the "celebrating Spring Festival" is one of the deepest emotional sustenance of the Chinese people,which carries the people's feelings for reunion,health,and yearning & pursuits for rich and beautiful lives.It intensively reveals the cultural characteristics and national character of the Chinese nationGeneral Secretary Xi Jinping advocates protecting the traditional festivals.The 19 th CPC National Congress makes great efforts to publicize the traditional culture.Following the steps of our Party and country to carry forward the traditional culture of the nation,this documentary starts with the nuances of life,and records a story of "celebrating the Spring Festival" from an ordinary family in a rural area in Northeast China.It reveals the simple and strong family feelings of the ordinary working people in Northeast China as well as their beautiful yearning for "celebrating the Spring Festival".It also displays the differences in understanding and demands for "celebrating the Spring Festival" between the two generations under the increasingly abundant material conditions.