Cartoons turn to traditional arts for inspiration

时间：2006-10-16 06:46:36

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China's first cartoons were produced in 1926. Its cartoon industry boomed between 1950s and 1970s, but audiences dwindled1 in the late 1970s, when an increasing number of foreign cartoons began to be broadcast in China. (File Photo)

 

Oct. 15 - A new cartoon series produced by China Central Television (CCTV) borrows traditional Chinese storytelling such as paper-cutting and shadow puppets, but uses computer software to animate2 the stories.

 

The 12-episode, 120-minute cartoon series, uses digital Flash media, to bring the old art form to the broadcast media. Paper-cutting and shadow puppetry are traditional Chinese folk arts that have a history of more than 1,000 years.

 

The series will be aired from October16 to 28 on CCTV's third channel, said Zhang Liang, a director of cartoons with the TV station.

 

In the past, artists would fold and cut amusing and intricate figures from a piece of paper to depict3 landscapes, flowers, birds, animals and human figures.

 

Shadow puppet masters would use two dimensional painted leather figures to cast shadows a white cloth. The masters would manipulate the puppets which were characters in their stories.

 

All the new computerized programs are based on classic works from comic dialogue masters such as Hou Baolin, and comic skit4 players like Zhao Benshan and Chen Peisi.

 

"Indigenous5 traditional culture has not been well explored by Chinese cartoon makers," said Xu Pengfei, director of the cartoon art committee of the China Artists Association.

 

China's first cartoons were produced in 1926. Its cartoon industry boomed between 1950s and 1970s, but audiences dwindled in the late 1970s, when an increasing number of foreign cartoons began to be broadcast in China.

 

In the past few years, China's cartoon industry has been seeking a revival6 with the support of government funding and tax breaks. In 2005, China's cartoon industry was worth 60 billion yuan (US$7.5 billion).

 


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1 dwindled b4a0c814a8e67ec80c5f9a6cf7853aab     
v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
  • His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 animate 3MDyv     
v.赋于生命，鼓励；adj.有生命的，有生气的
参考例句：
  • We are animate beings,living creatures.我们是有生命的存在，有生命的动物。
  • The girls watched,little teasing smiles animating their faces.女孩们注视着，脸上挂着调皮的微笑，显得愈加活泼。
3 depict Wmdz5     
vt.描画，描绘；描写，描述
参考例句：
  • I don't care to see plays or films that depict murders or violence.我不喜欢看描写谋杀或暴力的戏剧或电影。
  • Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle,lovable creatures.儿童图书常常把农场的动物描写得温和而可爱。
4 skit 8hEy1     
n.滑稽短剧；一群
参考例句：
  • The comic skIt sent up the foolishness of young men in love.那幅画把沉溺于热恋中的青年男子的痴态勾勒得滑稽可笑。
  • They performed a skit to amuse the crowd.他们表演了一个幽默小品来娱乐观众。
5 indigenous YbBzt     
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
参考例句：
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
6 revival UWixU     
n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振
参考例句：
  • The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
  • He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

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