A new documentary series titled Witness a New Dawn was launched on May 27 in commemoration of the liberation of Shanghai in 1949.

Produced by the documentary center of Shanghai Media Group (SMG), the\r\n series comprises six episodes, each spanning about five minutes, that \r\ndelve into the social, political and military situation before and after\r\n the liberation of Shanghai. In the following days, China Daily will \r\nupdate the series, one episode a day.

The stories are told from the perspective of expatriates in Shanghai,\r\n such as diplomats, journalists, doctors and merchants, and reveal how \r\nthe Communists won support from the public because of the discipline of \r\nthe army, their dedication to public welfare, and the effectiveness of \r\nthe new government, and how the Kuomingtang regime fell into chaos and \r\nwas plagued by corruption.

The series is based on historical documents from reports by leading \r\nWestern news media such as the New York Times, The Mirror, English \r\npublications in Shanghai, as well as the memoirs, diaries and \r\nrecollections of those who experienced the related events.

The show features Professor Andrew Field, who narrates the story from\r\n landmark locations in the city, such as the top of the Shanghai \r\nMansion, formerly known as the Broadway Mansion, the General Post Office\r\n Building by the Suzhou Creek, and the Yangshupu Power Plant on the \r\nnorthern stretch of the Bund. 

Field is a researcher from the United States majoring in the history \r\nof East Asia and China, and has lived in Shanghai for more than 20 \r\nyears.