Following The Great Mountain Huangshan, CCTV record channel and local TV work together once again to launch the 8 episodes of documentary Chu State's 800 Years, which reproduces the vast history of Jing-chu civilization.

In accordance with the information, this large historical culture documentary has a planning and production process of 2 years; it is another jointly produced work launched by CCTV and provincial brothers Television since Chinese documentary alliance was founded. The documentary will be the first to tell the history of 800 years in Chu State, utilizing a large number of "reproducing" image presentation and diversified visual means of expression to restore the true historical scene.

“We try to enliven the cultural relic of 2000 years ago and the 2000 years far-away stories.” said the Art Director Zhang Yuxiong. This is the determined conception at the beginning of the film's creative work. As it is seen in Liu Wen, the Director of CCTV Documentary Channel, the documentary also carries out a number of exploration and innovation in historical documentaries creation field of humanity subjects, “For example, mass of 3D animation and hand drawn CG 2D animation have been alternated used alternately; the art of using red and black as the Chu symbol of color; put the visual design and processing into 2D animation; use high speed camera to reach a lot of 'time solidification' effect etc.”