Shelley Posted July 7, 2014 at 03:57 PM Report Posted July 7, 2014 at 03:57 PM Not sure when CCTV 9 Documentary channel started broadcasting as I have had technical issues with our satellite system (not Sky). The technical issues have been resolved and we are able to get all the CCTV channels we used to get and oh joy and happiness I find there is CCTV 9 Documentary channel. Just as I remember it before it changed to CCTV news. I am very happy to find this on again. I like it because it combines my love of Chinese culture, nature, and Chinese life, and all the other interesting things it shows. Just thought I would mention it in case anyone else is interested in it. Quote
abcdefg Posted July 8, 2014 at 04:43 AM Report Posted July 8, 2014 at 04:43 AM I like it too and often watch it here in Kunming. Quote
ouyangjun Posted July 8, 2014 at 04:49 AM Report Posted July 8, 2014 at 04:49 AM I'm always hesitant to watch the CCTV version of history.... especially anything post Communist rule. Quote
laurenth Posted July 8, 2014 at 08:04 AM Report Posted July 8, 2014 at 08:04 AM Do you think CCTV-9 is available online? For some reason, from this page (CCTV live), I can only watch CCTV-13, CCTV-4 and CCTV-Europe. When I type the URL http://tv.cntv.cn/live/cctv9, I have the English-speaking CCTV-News. Quote
roddy Posted July 8, 2014 at 08:13 AM Report Posted July 8, 2014 at 08:13 AM Wariness of Chinese documentaries is understandable, but if you ignore the 5000 years of cultural cheerleading and historical creativity there's actually a lot of good stuff on culture, travel, food. Try A bite of China if you haven't already. 1 Quote
Shelley Posted July 8, 2014 at 09:46 AM Author Report Posted July 8, 2014 at 09:46 AM Yes you do have to take it all with those special filter glasses, but as roddy says there is loads of really interesting stuff. It is available on line. You have to type CCTV 9 Documentary in to the search and you should get it. I found it here http://cctvdocumentary.cntv.cn/index.shtml I couldn't get it to work because my translation skills failed when trying to follow the instructions to be able to watch it. I got the plug in for firefox but then I got lost on the website that you had to go to download something. So if any one works it out please let me know. I will have a look at A bite of China too. Quote
roddy Posted July 8, 2014 at 09:58 AM Report Posted July 8, 2014 at 09:58 AM You can watch stuff pretty easily by clicking through to specific documentaries - eg, this on Dunhuang seems to work fine. The 'watch live' thing doesn't seem to work for me, but that's not so useful anyway, I'd say. Quote
Guest scooby Posted July 8, 2014 at 07:07 PM Report Posted July 8, 2014 at 07:07 PM To watch it live, try this http://www.giniko.com/watch.php?id=161 or download an app called Giniko from Google Play on your Android device Quote
Shelley Posted July 8, 2014 at 07:53 PM Author Report Posted July 8, 2014 at 07:53 PM Oh well done Scooby Scooby snacks for you. That works well on my pc and I am just about to go and try it on my tablet. Thank you. Quote
oceancalligraphy Posted April 12, 2015 at 04:38 AM Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 04:38 AM Aha! I found Shelley's original post. I figured this would be a better place for links. There are two series related to Dun huang. The first is "Dun huang, history's heavenly stage," with 9 parts. I found a similar CCTV documentary on YouTube. The other is "Portrait of Real Current Life, Silk Road: the Chinese Theatrical Spectacle" (parts 1, 2, 3, 4), and looks like an expansion of the story told in part 8 of "Dun huan." These look great for anyone interested in 敦煌 or dance! 1 Quote
Balthazar Posted April 12, 2015 at 06:18 AM Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 06:18 AM I haven't been able to see these CCTV 9 Documentary videos online. When I browse the page linked to by Shelley and choose an episode to watch, I am taken to the video page but the "video box" is not there (that is, everything between the area for date/front size/"share this" and the comment section below is blank). Is it supposed to ask you to get a plug-in automatically? Tried both Firefox and Chromium. Maybe it's a special Nobel Peace Prize punishment for us Norwegians Quote
Angelina Posted April 12, 2015 at 06:26 AM Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 06:26 AM Off topic: Chromium Oh this is so adorable. What's the name for Google Chrome in Norwegian? Quote
Balthazar Posted April 12, 2015 at 06:38 AM Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 06:38 AM I don't know about your native language, but in Norway we usually don't translate software names. So Google Chrome is called Google Chrome. PS: Chromium.org Quote
Angelina Posted April 12, 2015 at 06:56 AM Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 06:56 AM Interesting project, I don't know as much as I should about open source. BTW Cromium.org is blocked in China. Quote
Shelley Posted April 12, 2015 at 01:14 PM Author Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 01:14 PM I have not been able to watch live but all the archived programs seem to be fine to just watch without any extra software. I watch CCTV9 Documentary via satellite on Thor5. If anyone wants the exact details I can find out. Quote
gato Posted April 12, 2015 at 02:39 PM Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 02:39 PM Have you tried using Internet Explorer? Most mainland Chinese websites are designed for IE. Quote
Shelley Posted April 12, 2015 at 02:47 PM Author Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 02:47 PM Oh not keen on IE, not even sure if I have a copy any more, but it might be worth a go. In Firefox and chrome it seems to want you to install a extra bit software to run the live video. I wasn't able workout what to do using my limited Chinese, especially this kind of techie stuff. Quote
oceancalligraphy Posted April 12, 2015 at 11:34 PM Report Posted April 12, 2015 at 11:34 PM The player on the website uses Adobe Flash Player. The player is already integrated into Chrome, and all other browsers will need the plug-in from the Adobe website (https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/). In case anyone is interested, I found the Dunhuang documentaries in Chinese. "Dun huang, history's heavenly stage" is 敦煌伎樂天, with parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. "Silk road: the Chinese theatre spectacle" is 人文天地 - 絲路花雨, with parts 1, 2, 3, 4. Might be a way of checking comprehension since the English and Chinese versions seem to be the same. Quote
Jack MacKelly Posted July 8, 2015 at 05:12 PM Report Posted July 8, 2015 at 05:12 PM Thanks for the link Scooby, very useful Quote
Angelina Posted September 8, 2016 at 03:31 PM Report Posted September 8, 2016 at 03:31 PM I am watching a documentary called 《钱塘江》on CCTV 1. Not available in English for now. http://tv.cctv.com/live/cctv1/ Quote
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