Galas & PerformancesFull-cycle production
Recital evenings, concerts, variety galas and themed performances — from scripts and programme design to staging, lighting and live execution.
CHEN DUO PRODUCTIONS · BEIJING
One microphone.
One great river.
A lifetime of stories.
Named after Chen Duo — one of China's first-generation television professionals, a celebrated host and recitation artist — Chen Duo Productions creates and produces cultural entertainment: commercial performances, galas, recitals and bespoke cultural events, delivered with craft and care since 2000.
68yrs
A career in television since 1958
25eps
"The Yangtze" (1983), a screen classic
10+
Landmark documentary series hosted
26yrs
Of live-event production
ABOUT CHEN DUO
A voice shaped
by literature
Chen Duo was born in Shanghai in April 1939, with family roots in Huai'an, Jiangsu, and graduated from the School of Journalism at Fudan University in 1961. In 1958 he joined the Central Radio and Television Drama Troupe, becoming one of the first television professionals of the People's Republic of China.
Over six decades he has worked as actor, editor, reporter, director, broadcaster, photographer and voice artist — and in 1959 played the leading role in "A New Generation", China's first full-length television drama. From the 1980s he became a host on CCTV, presenting "The Yangtze", "The Grand Canal", "The Silk Road" and other landmark series. The 25-episode "The Yangtze" (1983), co-hosted with Hong Yun, pioneered the dual-host format on Chinese television and became a classic etched into a generation's memory.
Now in his mid-eighties, he still takes the stage — from the screen to live recital, carrying Chinese stories forward in a voice both sonorous and magnetic.
WHAT WE DO
Professional craft,
on every stage we build
Drawing on Chen Duo's artistic standing and a wide network of performing artists, the studio offers end-to-end cultural entertainment services — from concept to final curtain.
Cultural EventsBespoke programming
Reading events, festival celebrations, themed cultural days and annual corporate events for public institutions, companies and brands.
Recital & ProductionOn stage and on screen
Recital and hosting appearances by Chen Duo and invited artists; planning and production of documentaries, features and promotional films.
SELECTED WORKS
Recent performances
and cultural events
Long-term collaboration with the National Library of China, publishing associations and district culture and tourism bureaux takes our stages from the NLC Concert Hall to ever wider cultural grounds.
2026.04
"Reading the Grand Canal with You" — World Book Day Recital
On the evening of World Book Day at the National Library of China Concert Hall. Presented by the China Publishers Association, the National Library of China and the Haidian District Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and co-organised by Chen Duo Productions. Chen Duo reopened the evening with his classic narration from "The Grand Canal", joined by Qu Xianhe, Zhang Junying, Tang Guoqiang and other celebrated recitation artists.
2025.09
"Moonlight & Poetry" — Mid-Autumn Recital
At the NLC Arts Centre Concert Hall on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Guided by the National Library of China and organised by the Haidian District Bureau of Culture and Tourism, co-organised by Chen Duo Productions. Chen Duo, Qu Xianhe, Siqin Gaowa, Zhang Yue and Jing Yidan led a poetic celebration of reunion.
2018.12
"60 Years of Chinese Television — Chen Duo and His Friends"
Marking six decades of television in China and six decades of Chen Duo's own career, this recital gathered colleagues and friends to sound out the golden years of Chinese television.
In television work, no single role matters more than another — what matters is simply this: do television, right up to the very last minute.
— CHEN DUO
Let's make your next event
one to remember
From grand galas to intimate readings — we would love to build it with you.