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| Genre: | Reality show | ||||||||||||
| Director: | Wang Zhengyu | ||||||||||||
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| Country: | China | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Standard Chinese | ||||||||||||
| Num Seasons: | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Camera: | Multicamera setup | ||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 80 minutes | ||||||||||||
| Company: | Hunan Broadcasting System | ||||||||||||
| Network: | Hunan Television |
Back to Field is a Chinese reality show on Hunan TV. The show documents the simplistic lifestyle of living away from the bustling city centers.
Each season takes place in a different rural part of China. The cast members are only provided with the basic life necessities and have to take care of everything else such as cooking their own meals and building their own furniture. To "buy" different cooking ingredients and other tools, they have to complete certain tasks assigned by the production crew, such as planting and harvesting crops. Different guests join the cast in each episode and help out with the daily chores. The goal of the program is to bring the audience along on a slower pace of life and to illustrate the joys of a simple lifestyle.[1]
| Name | Age | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Season 1 – 7 | ||
| 49 | Season 1 – 7 | ||
| Henry Lau | 34 | Season 1 – 2 | |
| 28 | Season 2 – 6 | ||
| Zhang Zifeng | 22 | Season 3 – 6 | |
| Lay Zhang | 32 | Season 5 – 6 |
| English Name | Chinese Name | Pinyin | Species | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 爱吃 | Ai Chi | Shiba Inu | ||
| Little Yellow | 小黄 | Xiǎo huáng | Chicken | Did not appear in the third season | |
| Little Flower | 小花 | Xiǎohuā | Chicken | ||
| Little White | 小白 | Xiǎo bái | Chicken | ||
| Little | 点点 | Diǎndiǎn | Goat | ||
| Tianba | 天霸 | Tiān bà | Goat | Named by Chen He | |
| Nicholas Deng | 彩灯 | Cǎi dēng | Muscovy Duck | ||
| O | Shiba Inu | Joined in S02E00 | |||
| 12 little yellow ducks | 12隻小黃鴨 | 12 Zhī xiǎo huáng yā | Ducks | Joined in S02E05, brought by Batu | |
| Susu | 苏苏 | Sūsū | Cow | Joined in S03E00 | |
| Pot | 锅 | Guō | Shiba Inu | Joined in S03E00, children of H and O, adopted by Zhang Zifeng | |
| Bowl | 碗 | Wǎn | Joined in S03E00, children of H and O, adopted by Victoria Song | ||
| Ladle | 瓢 | Piáo | Joined in S03E00, children of H and O, adopted by Wang Luodan | ||
| Basin | 盆 | Pén | Joined in S03E00, children of H and O, adopted by Zhang Jike | ||
| Little Guy | 小不点 | Xiǎobudiǎn | Goat | Was born in S03E06 | |
| Dongba | 动霸 | Dòngbà | Turtle | Joined in S04E07, brought by Chen He | |
| Tua | Turtle | Joined in S04E12, brought by Chen He |
Season 1 was filmed in Huayuan Village, Xinchengzi Town, Miyun District, Beijing, with He Jiong, Huang Lei, and Henry Lau as the main hosts. This show was initially called 一仆二主 or One Servant, Two Masters and the original broadcasting platform for the show was Dragon Television. However, due to unsatisfactory results of the program's investment promotion, Dragon TV planned to intervene in the program's production process, resulting in a disagreement between the producer, Hexin Media, and Dragon TV. Dragon TV finally gave up the broadcasting rights of the program and the producer suspended the recording of the program after the sixth episode. Subsequently, with the strong support of He Jiong, Hunan TV obtained the rights to broadcast the program.[2] The pilot aired on 8 January 2017, and the season premiered on 15 January and concluded on 16 April.[3]
| Episode # | Broadcast date | Guests | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1E00 | 8 January 2017 | No guests | Pilot | ||
| S1E01 | 15 January 2017 | Song Dandan, Batu | |||
| S1E02 | 22 January 2017 | Wang Zhonglei, Winnie, Chen He | |||
| S1E03 | 29 January 2017 | Chen He | |||
| S1E04 | 5 February 2017 | Hui Ruoqi, Ding Xia, Yuan Xinyue, Hai Qing, Li Jie, Yang Dong, Zeng Hui, Wang Qing | |||
| S1E05 | 12 February 2017 | Hai Qing, Li Jie, Yang Dong, Zeng Hui, Wang Qing | |||
| S1E06 | 19 February 2017 | Da Zhangwei | |||
| S1E07 | 26 February 2017 | Dong Zijian, Xie Yilin, Chen Duling | |||
| S1E08 | 5 March 2017 | Dong Zijian, Xie Yilin, Chen Duling | |||
| S1E09 | 12 March 2017 | Li Bingbing, Ren Quan | |||
| S1E10 | 19 March 2017 | Li Bingbing, Ren Quan, Wei Daxun, Yang Di, Wang Qian | |||
| S1E11 | 26 March 2017 | Wei Daxun, Yang Di, Wang Qian, Bai Baihe | |||
| S1E12 | 2 April 2017 | Bai Baiehe, Xie Na | |||
| S1E13 | 9 April 2017 | Xie Na, Zhao Liying, Sun Honglei | |||
| S1E14 | 16 April 2017 | Xie Na, Zhao Liying |
Actor Peng Yuchang joins the permanent cast in season 2. Filming began on 13 March 2018, in Heling Village, Jiuxian Subdistrict, Tonglu County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The pilot was broadcast on 13 April 2018, and the season premiered on 20 April 2018, and concluded on 6 July 2018.[4]
| Episode # | Broadcast date | Guests | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2E00 | 13 April 2018 | No guests | Pilot | Henry was unavailable for filming | |
| S2E01 | 20 April 2018 | Xu Zheng, Hui Wangyan, Huang Yinuo, Wang Yuanhui | When was the last time you washed your hair? | Huang Yinuo and Wang Yuanhui did not stay the night; Henry returned at the end of the episode | |
| S2E02 | 28 April 2018 | Zhang Jie, Jin Wenqi | Gradually, you've grown up | ||
| S2E03 | 4 May 2018 | Zhang Shaogang, Li Dan, Chi Zi | We are all naughty | ||
| S2E04 | 11 May 2018 | Sound and silence are parts of life | |||
| S2E05 | 18 May 2018 | Zhang Zifeng, Batu, Wang Luodan, Song Dandan, Zhao Baogang | A day without a cook | Zhao Baogang did not stay the night but returned in S2E06 | |
| S2E06 | 25 May 2018 | Follow your dream in the entertainment circle | |||
| S2E07 | 1 June 2018 | Qi Wei, Tong Liya, | We're not teenagers any more when we meet again | Tong Liya arrived late in the day and missed the previous episode | |
| S2E08 | 8 June 2018 | Friends who like barbecue | |||
| S2E09 | 15 June 2018 | Watch the rainbow with you | |||
| S2E10 | 22 June 2018 | A normal day | |||
| S2E11 | 23 June 2018 | A good show, invisible guests | |||
| S2E12 | 29 June 2018 | Quite a good show | |||
| S2E13 | 30 June 2018 | Finally you came | Wang Xun decided to stay another day, Lü Siqing did not stay the night | ||
| S2E14 | 6 July 2018 | We are all afraid of being lonely |
Actress Zhang Zifeng joins the permanent cast in season 3, while Henry Lau announced on his personal Weibo that he will be withdrawing from the show and pivoting his focus towards music.[5] In addition to exploring the simplicity and tranquility of the countryside lifestyle, the theme of the show, season 3 added a separate plot line revolving around the research on rural conditions. The project is jointly completed by the program team and experts and scholars from Peking University, Renmin University of China, and Beijing Normal University. The three dimensions of "current situation and advantages," "problems and dilemmas," and "countermeasures and suggestions" was taken as the overarching framework.[6] Filming began on 19 March 2019, in Wengcao Village, Morong Town, Guzhang County, Hunan Province. The pilot aired on 19 April 2019, and the season premiered on 26 April 2019, and concluded on 19 July 2019.[7]
| Episode # | Broadcast date | Guests | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3E00 | 19 April 2019 | No guests | Dear Henry | Henry Lau leaves the cast this season, and Zhang Zifeng joins as a new cast member. | |
| S3E01 | 26 April 2019 | Huang Shu-jun, Bibi Zhou, Ye Yiqian, Huang Yali, Ji Dandi | Change or No Change | ||
| S3E02 | 1 May 2019 | No Birthday Celebration | |||
| S3E03 | 10 May 2019 | Open or Close | |||
| S3E04 | 17 May 2019 | Zhang Jike, Pan Shiyi, Liu Xuan, Wang Tao | The New House is a CBD | ||
| S3E05 | 24 May 2019 | Mao Buyi, Chi Zi, You Zhangjing, Li Zixuan, Tong Zhuo, Huangzi Hongfan, Liu Yase, Lao Lang | Our Youths | ||
| S3E06 | 31 May 2019 | The Lost Years | |||
| S3E07 | 7 June 2019 | We Love You | |||
| S3E08 | 14 June 2019 | Richie Ren, Cecilia Cheung, Chen Feiyu, He Landou | The Stream of People | ||
| S3E09 | 21 June 2019 | Richie Ren, Cecilia Cheung, Chen Feiyu, He Landou | Serendipity | ||
| S3E10 | 28 June 2019 | Wang Dalu, Wei Daxun, Tan Songyun, Xiong Ziqi, Jiang Xueming | An Actor Prepares | ||
| S3E11 | 5 July 2019 | Wang Dalu, Wei Daxun, Tan Songyun, Xiong Ziqi, Jiang Xueming, Chen He, Lu Han, Hua-Tao Teng | Uncle is Coming | ||
| S3E12 | 12 July 2019 | Chen He, Lu Han, Hua-Tao Teng, Sun Li, Wu Bi, Jiao Yang, Wu Jingyi, Ju Yuan, Jiu Lan, Jiu Xingtong, Chen Minghao, Cai Lu, Xiao Su, Yen Shu, Zhang Lu, | Friends | ||
| S3E13 | 19 July 2019 | Henry Lau |
The permanent cast of season 4 remains the same as season 3. Filming began on 26 March 2020, in Manyuan Village, Manleine Village Committee, Menghan Town, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. The pilot aired on 1 May 2020, and the season premiered on 8 May 2020, and concluded on 24 July 2020.[8]
Episode#!BroadcastDate!Guest|-|S6E00|29 April 2022|Turbo Liu|-|S6E01|30 April 2022|No guests|-|S6E02|14 May 2022|Turbo Liu, Vicky Chen, Zhang Youhao|-|S6E03|21 May 2022|Turbo Liu, Vicky Chen, Zhang Youhao|}Awards
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