山西平遙因為擁有一座保存完好的明清時期古城，成為今天山西最負盛名的旅遊景點之一。在平遙城最繁華的西大街上有一家店鋪，從門面上看和周圍的商鋪似乎並沒有太多區別，但是就在這座小院的深處卻藏著一件無價之寶，一面書寫著匯通天下四個大字的匾額，據說這塊匾額是由清代道光皇帝親手書寫並賞賜給這座院落主人的。
第一集 匯通天下
第二集 森嚴矩陣
第三集 通政謀國
第四集 危局暗戰
第五集 舊夢夕影
With the establishment of Rishengchang Piaohao in Shanxi, the history of Chinese modern banking started a brand new chapter. Despite of the great wealth these private banks have made to their family, they have never forgotten to take every effort to help our country through major difficulties and better off the whole financial development. Following this 5-Episode documentary, we will find more about these brilliant Shanxi businessmen as well as the first generation of Chinese modern banks.
Episode 1: The beginning
Episode 2: Early days
Episode 3: Rapid growth
Episode 4: Trying times
Episode 5: Transformation
5 DVDs (Mandarin, With Simplified Chinese Subtitles) / 2011 / () /
晉商發跡于宋代，明朝時與徽商南北並峙，至清朝晉商便獨佔鰲頭，成為十大商幫之首。晉商不僅店鋪遍設全國通都大邑，而且經營範圍遠涉日本、西亞和俄羅斯等地，晉商誠信為本的經營理念和極富遠見的管理制度，至今都有非同尋常的價值。本片歷時三年，是反映晉商歷史興衰的最全面、最生動的電視作品。
本片榮獲“第22屆中國電視金鷹獎長片電視紀錄片優秀作品獎”；“第十屆（2003年）中國電視紀錄片學術獎系列片優秀一等獎”；“第三屆國家音像製品獎”提名獎。
第一集《海內最富》，是全片的序言，集中展示了晉商五百年的輝煌成就和對中國商業史的重要影響；
第二集《走西口》，從謳歌晉商歷盡艱辛、拼搏進取的角度，對“走西口”這一歷史事件進行了全新的闡釋；
第三集《日升昌》，票號是中國現代銀行的鄉下祖父，本集對中國第一家金融企業“日升昌”票號的發展、壯大歷程及其獨特的經營方式進行了重點評價；
第四集《禍福之間》，反映的是從太平天國運動開始，晉商面對戰亂和變革等一段不利形勢，趨利避害、艱難發展的悲壯歷史；
第五集《同舟忠告》，通過蔚豐厚北京分號掌櫃李宏齡的故事，詳細描述了1900年前後，晉商失去組建現代銀行的最後機遇，逐步走向衰敗的悲劇命運。從文化的角度，對晉商眼界和精神的局限進行了深層剖析；
第六集《深宅禮義》，從晉商遺留下來的幾處大型宅院著眼，通過對晉商生活方式的掃描和思考，向人們描繪了晉商這一特殊群體豐富多彩的內心世界，揭示了中國傳統儒家文化對晉商事業發展的深刻影響；
第七集《餘音繞梁》，商路也是戲路，本集主要?述了晉商和晉劇之間的文化淵源；
第八集《老字號》，透過晉商建立的一批百年不倒的老字號，對支撐晉商長期輝煌的“利以義制、名義清修”的商業精神、商業道德，進行了深入挖掘和提煉。
Shanxi Businessmen
Shanxi businessmen are the earliest businessmen in Chinese history. Their emergence can be dated back to four or five hundred years ago. In their heyday during the Ming and Qing Dynasty , Shanxi businessmen , as a business bloc was on the top of the ten business blocs in China. Pursuing commercial integrity as their cardinal principal, having the strong backing of abundant capital, and with far-sighted management, they explored a variety of business scopes and markets. Their business firms covered salt, iron, cotton, cloth, furs, silk, tea, and financial establishments, etc, spreading all over the country and even reaching as far as Europe, Japan, South-east Asia and Arabian Countries. They had been holding a dominant position in the business world of China for 500 years.
As a full coverage of the history and commercial culture of Shanxi businessmen, this 8-part TV series is a representative work of Chinese documentaries. Its vivid story-telling, exquisite frames and simple and pure background music will lead you to feel and understand the traditional oriental businessmen as well as the profound Confucian culture.