TV show celebrates Yellow River
China DailyPoster of Yellow River Culture Competition. A total of 99 traditional culture enthusiasts, mostly in their 20s and 30s, gathered at the television show Yellow River Culture Competition, providing a youthful interpretation of the country's "mother river", according to a symposium recently held in Beijing. Initiated by Shandong Radio and Television Station in association with eight other provinces and regions along the banks of the Yellow River, the show adopts multiple formats to combine competitions and performances, such as folk songs and reciting poetry, to promote the history and culture of the civilizations that have thrived along the river for thousands of years. He added that the show has also invited four renowned scholars, namely Kang Zhen, Meng Man, Li Bo and Yang Yu, as guest celebrities, sharing lesser-known knowledge about the people or historic moments that have been part of Yellow River's cultures. Meng Man, a professor at the Minzu University of China, quoted some of the most famous poems featuring the Yellow River in ancient China.