手藝，人類文明的重要載體，先人智慧的生動體現。歷時4年打造的百集文化紀錄片《手藝》聚焦中國傳統手工藝的製作與傳承，從不同的角度展示中國傳統手工技藝與手工藝人的現狀。本系列緊扣對“手藝”最正統的認知，即以雙手與簡單工具配合所產生的手工技藝和藝術，關注那些需經數十年積累後匯於雙手，且能代表中國文化精髓的傳統手藝，表達手工藝者對於傳統的執著與堅守。
With the fast development of modern industry, traditional handicraft is gradually out of sight. From a fresh new perspective, this program will present the status quo of traditional Chinese handicraft and handicraftsmen. It will also exhibit primitive handmade sugar making, wine making, pottery making, paper making, bamboo weaving, iron forging, carpet felting, handmade weigh beam making and saddle making. Different from people’s impression on handicraft of artwork only, this program has chosen material about more than 30 kinds of handicraft closely related with people’s daily life but is fast disappearing. From the perspective of diversity of culture, the program displays people’s livelihood in different time and space, and reveals the necessity and the urgency for remaining those handicraft. It enables the rare and precious handicraft to be shown on TV.