National treasures come to life on TV show

Since its premiere on Dec 3, the ambitious variety show－airing Sundays at 7:30 pm on Channel 3 of CCTV－has been rated 9.2 points out of total 10 on douban.com, a major TV and film critic site.

In each 100-minute episode, three key exhibits from a museum are introduced by entertainment stars through short stage dramas.

The dramas portray the history of the legends behind the items.

Yu Lei, director of the show, explained how items are chosen: "Our standard is not to choose the most precious item. We want the ones with most attractive stories.