“边缘”一词与“中心”相对,在《现代汉语大词典》中指的是“沿边的部分”或“靠近界线的”。电视节目中的“边缘”纪录是指在大众纪录中偏离主流意识的一支,它沾染着精英文化的特质,是对非主流人群的观照。所以一直以来纪录片的研究学者都把记录那些从政治上看,弱势的、无权势的;从经济上看,落后的、不发达的;从文化上看,少数的、可以被忽略的纪录片称说“边缘”纪录片。我国的电视纪录片从诞生之 The term “edge” is relative to “center”, and in Modern Chinese Dictionary it means “part along edge” or “near line”. The “edge” record in TV shows refers to a departure from the mainstream consciousness in the public record. It is contaminated with the essence of elite culture and is a reflection of non-mainstream people. So historically documentary researchers have documented politically, weakly, powerlessly, economically, backwardly, and underdevelopedly; and culturally, a handful of documentaries that can be ignored say “Edge ” documentary. China’s television documentary from its birth