On December 19th, at the "TV Landmark (2023)" TV and Network Audiovisual and "Voice of the Times" MediaCompetitiveness Research Release Conference, the large-scale cultural TV program "Nishan Xingtan: Searching for the Wisdom of the Ancestors",jointly produced by the Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies and Shandong TV Culture and Tourism Channel,was rated as a provincial ground channelexcellent program .

"Nishan Xingtan” is a cultural dialogue program launched by the Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies with an aim to create a new benchmark for innovative transformation and development of traditional culture. In 2023,the program got enriched in itscontent and dissemination methodsbylaunchingthe upgraded edition.The creators have selected five important concepts representing the essenceof Chinese civilization wisdom, namely "unity of heaven and humanity", "governing with morality", "putting the people first”, "promoting trustworthiness and harmony", and "renovating the past and promoting the new", and invited Confucian experts and historical and cultural scholars , descendants of Confuciusetc. toparticipate in the recording of the program. Theshooting teamvisitied 23 cultural relics and attractions in 8 cities including Jining, Tai'an, Zibo, Weifang, Dongying, Jinan, Qingdao, and Luoyang, Henan. Through outdoor filming, they set foot onthe culturallyfertile land of Qilu, explored the excellent traditional culture in time and space, and thoroughlyinterpreted the evolution, inheritance, and development of excellent traditional Chinese culture, in order to interpretthe wisdom of our ancestors and the profound Chinese civilization from the perspective of the long-standing historical continuity.

The TV programhas a total of 5 episodes and is simultaneously broadcasted on more than 10 online platforms, including the official website of Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies(www. chinakongzi.cn),Shandong Satellite TV, Xinhua News Agency’s official website(www.news.cn), and CCTV. The total number of views has reachednearly 30 million. All of them were listed on the national news list with a total reading volume of 60 million, so that the classic wisdom that transcends the ancient and modern times and gathers consensus entered public life, and set off an upsurge of learning and spreading excellent traditional culture.