[2] The musical score to accompany the series was composed by Barnaby Taylor and was performed by Cheng Yu and the UK Chinese Ensemble.

In the run up to the Games, the Chinese government was "understandably keen to promote itself as a country worth visiting" according to BBC producer Phil Chapman.

[4] Permission for Wild China was granted in 2005, with the BBC working alongside local partners CTV, a Beijing production company closely allied to state broadcaster CCTV.

In addition, they encountered a lack of local expertise and specialist knowledge, as few of China's zoologists were naturalists with an interest in observing wildlife.

[7] These were conducted in some of China's most remote areas: Certain sequences could only be filmed using special techniques:[11] In some circumstances behaviour was too difficult to obtain in the wild, and controlled conditions were required:[12][13] A Blu-ray Disc, DVD and book have been released to accompany the TV series: