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flute.Cartoon "Lotus Latern" |
At the same time, overseas animationcompanies were eyeing traditional Chinese culture for new productions.Walt Disney animation hit Mulan was based on an ancient Chinese legendof Hua Mulan who takes her father's place to go to a war. Japan’sanimation Houshin is based on Creation of the Gods, the most popularand one of the best Chinese classics of mythical literature.
According to the industry insiders,traditional Chinese culture, including Chinese operas, will be abonanza for the country’s cartoon industry. Digging more deeply willpay a lot.
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Cartoon image "Monkey King" |
Despite the agreement that the projectfeatures a marriage between Chinese operas and cartoons it neverthelesswill benefit both sides, though there are still financial obstacles onthe way ahead. Production expenses of these animation cartoons isextremely high, as animated images, background and music have to betotally created based on correspondent operas. Li Jianfeng has calledfor more financial support from the government to ease the burden, andshe thinks people adept at both Chinese operas and animation cartoonsare in urgent need to produce high quality pieces.
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Cartoon image "Na Zha" |
A successful marriage or not? Peoplewill have to wait and see. Ideally reinjecting life back into a oncevibrant art form and nurturing a more modern futuristic one likeanimation promises to be a fascinating mix for both consumers andproducers of art.
By Dong Jirong
