＂Sunset Red＂ Spring Festival series ＂Birthday Banquet＂

The series of "The Birthday Banquet" is divided into 8 documentaries and 9 studio programs. The documentaries tell the stories of the old people’s longevity in various parts of China, and interweave the color lines of longevity, food, local customs and family style to weave a picture of Chinese virtue "filial piety" about harmony, warmth and beauty. Studio programs focus on longevity, and each episode tells a kind of longevity food in depth. From online celebrity’s recommendation, food history, expert interpretation, eating methods and other dimensions, the audience will be familiar with the longevity effect of these health food.

Friday, February 12th [the first day]

Studio 1 of Birthday Banquet: "Happy Birthday Cattle in the Spring Festival"

The ninth season of "Shouyan" was officially launched. The host introduced the highlights of this season’s "Shouyan". Eight long-lived old people formed a "Shouyan Day Group" to share their longevity stories and pay a New Year call to the audience to convey "good fortune"! In addition, the health coffee will also be a guest in the "Shouyan" studio to interpret the nutritious dishes and health ingredients in cuisines all over the country.

Saturday, February 13th [the second day]

Birthday Banquet 2 Documentary: "There is a male god at home 109"

Pubei County, Guangxi is a famous "hometown of longevity in the world". By 2020, there are 79 centenarians here. Among them, 109-year-old Grandpa Shi is one of the oldest old people in the county. Although Grandpa Shi is thin, his bones are full of meat and he is full of spirit. The daily health care coup is — — "Do housework"!

Sunday, February 14th [the third day]

Birthday Banquet Studio 3: Orange Birthday Fruit

Zigui County, Hubei Province is the hometown of Qu Yuan and one of the cradles of Chu culture. The Zigui navel orange produced here is a celebrity in the navel orange industry, which can not only prevent cancer, but also promote blood circulation, and even have a miraculous effect on protecting blood vessels, which makes it a magic weapon for the local elderly with a long life. This programme invites He Li, a health expert from China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, to introduce the delicious collocation and health-keeping function of navel orange.

Monday, February 15th [fourth day]

Birthday Banquet 4 Documentary: "Shoufu of Sound and Vocal Music"

Tu Shengfu, an old man who lives in Taining, Fujian, is 86 years old, but he is always known as a "literary youth". This high-spirited old man is well-known in the local literary and art circles, not only as the chief conductor of the village band, but also as the chief designer of the local traditional culture "caviar lamp"!

Tuesday, February 16th [fifth day]

Studio 5 of Birthday Banquet: "Made in Jade Emperor"

Dong ‘e County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province is known as the hometown of longevity of Ejiao for thousands of years, and Ejiao is called "holy medicine" because of its rich nutritional value. The production of Ejiao is very complicated, and its production skills have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage. Nowadays, Ejiao has long been a longevity formula for local people, and many health-preserving eating methods have been derived. Delicious and nourishing donkey-hide gelatin cake, steamed donkey-hide gelatin cake, donkey-hide gelatin bird’s nest with perfect tonic and petty bourgeoisie donkey-hide gelatin yogurt cup can be eaten by all ages. Lieutenant General Ma Zhi, a professor at peking university health science center Basic Medical College, introduced the medicinal efficacy of Ejiao in the program.

Wednesday, February 17th [sixth day]

Birthday Banquet 6 Documentary: "Peach and Plum Fragrance Longevity"

Zhang Ying and his grandfather are 85 years old. He is also a literary leader of the local Bai people. As soon as his band appears, it will immediately become the focus of the audience. As long as it is a musical instrument, no grandfather can’t play it. Whenever he picks up his beloved Sanxian and plays the unique Bai tune, grandpa seems to have entered a state of selflessness, which is his favorite time every day.

Thursday, February 18th [seventh day]

Studio 7 of Birthday Banquet: "Zhi Xiang Shuang Lai"

Bozhou City, Anhui Province, was awarded the title of "Longevity Hometown of China" by the Gerontology Society of China in 2011. The main reason why Bozhou people can live long is the rich resources of Chinese herbal medicines here. Bozhou, as one of the birthplaces of China’s medical culture, has the good name of "Chinese Medicine Capital". Here, from babbling children to old people with beautiful hair, everyone can name several kinds of medicines, and every household can get married with them. In this program, Jing Zhiwei, a health expert of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, would like to recommend to you the famous local medicinal materials — — Angelica dahurica Angelica dahurica is regarded as an essential health medicine for the long-lived old people, and there are various ways to eat it.

Friday, February 19th [eighth day]

Birthday Banquet 8 Documentary: "Hundred-year-old Grandpa Sports Fan"

Grandpa Lan, 105, is a "martial arts expert." Grandpa Lan, who loves sports and calligraphy, pays great attention to maintaining his health. As long as it is beneficial to his health, no matter how difficult it is, he will insist on doing it every day. With the growth of age, amazing things have happened! Grandpa Blue has less and less white hair, but more and more black hair. Grandpa said that his black hair can’t be separated from a local special food.

Saturday, February 20th [the ninth day]

Studio 9 of Birthday Banquet: "There is God Grass in South China"

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, known as the "gateway to southeast Yunnan", is a well-known medicinal material — — Sanqi. This baby is the most precious and blindly used medicine in Fang Yaozhong, because it has the best efficacy. Notoginseng has always been regarded as longevity food in Wenshan, and it has already been integrated into the lives of local people. In the eyes of local old people, Notoginseng is also an indispensable health care prescription in their lives. Fu Yanling, a professor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, also praised this medicinal material and introduced its efficacy and value in detail to the audience.

Sunday, February 21st [10th day]

10 Documentary of Birthday Banquet: Genius "China White"

Kou Fuping, an 83-year-old master of arts and crafts in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award of China Ceramic Art" in 2014. White porcelain has a history of 1500 years in China, and Grandpa Kou is a good hand at making white porcelain. Although he is an octogenarian, he still insists on "fighting" on the front line of porcelain every day. Grandpa Kou and his 80-year-old wife Tu Xiujie usually live together. The old couple have raised two women, one man and three children all their lives, and have a big family with four generations living together. Grandpa Kou’s birthday is coming, and the children at home have come to celebrate it.

Monday, February 22nd [11th]

Studio 11 of Birthday Banquet: "Warm Hearts"

There are more than 4,000 long-lived elderly people over 80 years old in Shuangpai County, Yongzhou, Hunan Province, and there are 7 centenarians. In the hearts of these long-lived elderly people, a kind of food called Tiger Claw ginger produced by my brother is a spiritual thing to protect their safety and longevity. Almost every long-lived elderly person has the habit of eating Tiger Claw ginger on weekdays. It is useful for making tea, cooking and soaking feet. Dai Qiuping, Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Nutrition Society, will also come to tell you about the benefits and wonderful use of this kind of ginger on human body.

Tuesday, February 23rd [12th]

12 Documentary of Birthday Banquet: "A Carpenter’s Cultivation in Years"

Guo Xican, an 83-year-old man, is famous in the local area. Although he is a non-genetic inheritor, he often laughs at himself and says that he is just an ordinary carpenter who is a little older. After retirement, he reduced more than 40 farm tools he had made in proportion with his memory, so that people could re-understand the former farming culture and the hardworking wisdom of China farmers for thousands of years. 5 km walking is his compulsory course every morning. Grandpa Guo not only attaches importance to exercise, but also pays attention to the small details of health care in life. Whenever he comes across a health care coup that suits him, Grandpa Guo will record it for the first time. On the day of the birthday party, all the children rushed back. Grandpa Guo loved such a reunion, and he loved to play, so he can have company now.

Wednesday, February 24th [13th]

Studio 13 of Birthday Banquet: The Secret Immortal Pill

Huoshan County, Anhui Province is rich in fairy grass, which nourishes many valuable longevity herbs. Among them, Dendrobium huoshanense is very famous. In 2004, it was evaluated as a critically endangered plant in the world by the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, and now it is also a national first-class protected plant. In addition to being known as one of the "Nine Immortals in China", it is also known as "Life-saving Immortals ‘ "Healthy soft gold", such a small Dendrobium, why can it have so many reputations? What nutritional value and health-preserving effect does it have? Jing Zhiwei, a health expert from the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a guest at the Birthday Banquet.

Thursday, February 25th [14th]

14 Documentary of Birthday Banquet: "The Old Man misses his relatives"

Although Grandpa Jia of Yuncheng, Shanxi Province is nearly ninety years old, he always has high requirements for his own face value. It is no exaggeration to use the sentence "Go out for 5 minutes and spend 2 hours" on Grandpa Jia. In addition to the requirements for face value, there are also standards for knowledge. In order to improve his temperament, Grandpa spends a lot of time studying hard every day. Grandpa Jia was once a famous filial son in the local area. His mother had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 80. At that time, Grandpa Jia resolutely gave up his job as a university professor and chose to take care of his old mother at home. Under the careful care of Grandpa Jia, her mother died peacefully until she was 94 years old, becoming the oldest old man in the village so far.

Friday, February 26th [15th]

Studio 15 of Birthday Banquet: "Tea Fragrant People Longevity"

The function of tea, in ancient times, there were sons and daughters who served tea to serve their parents; Tea is based on people and people are based on filial piety, so the spirit of filial piety of the Chinese nation runs through the tea ceremony. Anji County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, combines tea culture and filial piety to the fullest. There is a special kind of health tea in Anji — — Anji white tea. Anji white tea is particularly rich in nutrition. Under the action of high amino acids, its taste is very "fresh" and its smell is fresh. It is a mild tea and suitable for the elderly and children. He Li, a health expert from China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will take the audience to taste tea and talk about health.

Saturday, February 27th [16th]

16 Documentary of Birthday Banquet: Kung Fu Biography

Grandpa Liang Qizhao, 85, from Foshan, Guangdong, is an out-and-out practitioner. He seems to be thin, but he has a good martial arts and a profound martial arts foundation, which is also the secret of Grandpa Liang’s health in his later years. Grandpa Liang’s martial arts are dynamic and static, Tai Chi, cudgel and Wing Chun … … Either way, you can play with a few hands and practice martial arts in years, which makes Grandpa Liang’s body very strong. In his eighties, he has a waist and legs of forty. There is no smell of twilight.

Sunday, February 28th [17th]　

Studio 17 of the Birthday Banquet: "Participating in the Spirit"

Longxi County, Gansu Province is an important distribution center of Chinese herbal medicines in the country. There are also a series of laudatory names related to Chinese herbal medicines, such as Millennium Medicine Town and Tianxia Medicine Warehouse. Various Chinese herbal medicines have also become the longevity password of this small town in Longxi. Codonopsis pilosula, which is abundant in the local area, has been called "fairy medicine" by the world since ancient times and has a long edible history. Because it is rich in 17 kinds of amino acids and various trace elements, it is known as an ideal health care product for middle-aged and elderly people. In addition to medicinal value, Codonopsis pilosula plays a very powerful role in improving taste. Lanzhou beef noodles, Yunnan pot-stewed chicken and Sichuan hot pot all use Codonopsis pilosula as seasoning. In the program, Fu Yanling, a professor at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, took everyone to learn more about the medicinal value of Codonopsis pilosula.