TV industry celebrates year's successes, studies challenges

As New Year's Day approaches, the country's TV industry is looking back on its small-screen achievements and regrets in the past year - showcased when the 30th Flying Apsaras Awards were bestowed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Monday.

Seventeen TV series stood out from 200 candidates, which entered the final round competing for the title "excellent TV series" in three categories: history, realistic theme and revolution theme.

The competition was launched in the early 1980s as the only state-level TV series award on the Chinese mainland organized by the government. The latest event reviewed productions since 2014.