《典籍里的中国》是由中央广播电视总台央视综合频道与央视创造传媒联合推出的大型文化节目 ，由撒贝宁担任当代读书人，王嘉宁担任节目主持人，田沁鑫担任艺术总监。
节目聚焦优秀中华文化典籍，通过时空对话的创新形式，以“戏剧+影视化”的表现方法，讲述典籍在五千年历史长河中源起、流转及书中的闪亮故事。
节目于2021年2月12日20:00在中央电视台综合频道首播 。
This variety series, 典籍里的中国 from CCTV, is informative yet entertaining at the same time. You’ll get to learn about history/historical characters without the need to read books. The performances by the actors are great too!
Episode 1: Fu Sheng, famous for saving the Confucian classic Shangshu from the book burning of the First Emperor of Qin.
Episode 2: Song Yingxing, Chinese scientist and encyclopedist, author of Tiangong Kaiwu, an encyclopedia that covered a wide variety of technical subjects, including the use of gunpowder weapons
Episode 3: Sima Qian, Chinese historian considered the father of Chinese historiography for his Records of the Grand Historian, a general history of China covering more than two thousand years
Episode 4: Li Shizhen, Chinese physician, author of a 27-year work, found in the Bencao Gangmu
Episode 5: Confucius, Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who was traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages
Episode 6: Sun Tzu, Chinese military strategist, traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War
Episode 7: Qu Yuan, Chinese poet and politician known for his patriotism and contributions to classical poetry and verses, especially through the poems of the Chu Ci anthology