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Archive for January 11th, 2010
Chinese Character – Culture Who Is He?
Monday, January 11th, 2010Chinese Culture – China’s Cartoon(5)
Monday, January 11th, 2010Chinese styles
It is widely acknowledged that China’s own cartoons should promote themselves on the world stage and in the local market as well, which means the special characteristics of Chinese cartoons need to be drawn upon for their survival and future development. Some people have proposed that Chinese cartoonists should return to their traditional roots in search of inspiration.
Since in China cartoons are conceived as individual creations, the characteristics of Chinese cartoons should first be traced to the specific personalities of Chinese cartoonists.
China’s stable of cartoonists is mostly in the 20-25-age range. These cartoonists love art and have witnessed its fast development throughout the 1990s and into the new century. However, they lack sophisticated powers of observation and description and also — most importantly — the mature personalities that are necessary for free imagination as well as the character formation of Chinese cartoons.
Actually, a true cartoonist should not only possess solid drawing skills but also be a qualified screenwriter and film director. In addition, knowledge of many other fields is of great significance for the ideas underlying successful cartoon stories.
In this respect, the cartoonists of Taiwan Province and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have shown special talents and become popular nationwide, with their creative perspectives, distinctive styles, and sensitive emotions.
Cai Zhizhong, a cartoonist from Taiwan, is well known for his cartoons explaining traditional ideas from ancient books from a modern perspective.
Zhu Deyong has invented a classical form of cartoon, consisting of four serial pictures, expressing humorous ideas about love affairs and marriages in modern cities.
Jimmy Liao, another brilliant cartoonist from Taiwan, has created a new style that transforms his pictures into a refreshing and comfortable language.
Besides individual style, professional packaging, publication, and planning also add to the cartoonists’ success.
As the cartoon industry is becoming a mature one in China, many cartoon products, ironically, are not allowed in schools and are often regarded as obstacles to children’s studies by their teachers and parents. No matter how modern cartoons are conceived: as a kind of culture or entertainment, fashion or custom, Chinese youths and children are in urgent need of their own original cartoons, with an independent cultural identity.
（Source: chinaculture.org）
China Travel – Sun-Moon Lake
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The Sun-Moon Lake is a most famous scenic spot among the Eight Sights in Taiwan, and the only natural lake on the island. It can match with the West Lake of Hangzhou. The Sun-Moon Lake is 740 meters above sea level and covers an area of 7.73 square kilometers, with a perimeter of 35 kilometers and an average depth of 40 meters.
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An island named Zhuzai Island lies in the lake, and is 745 meters above sea level. The Sun-Moon Lake is divided into two parts by this island, with the north part having the shape of the sun, and the south part like a crescent. Thus the lake gets its name. The Sun-Moon Lake originally consisted of two separate lakes, and later a dam was constructed in the lower reaches, pushing up the water level. As a result, the two lakes became one.
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The vast and clear Sun-Moon Lake is famous for the continuous mountains on the lakeside. Scenery changes with seasons in a year, and with times in a day. The average temperature is less than 22 C in July, while higher than 15 C in January. Since the weather here in summer is cool and pleasant, the lake is a perfect summer resort.
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To the east of the lake stands a huge mountain of more than 600 meters high. The beautiful lake and mountain make a splendid landscape. To the north of the lake, a temple named Wenwu Temple lies on the mountainside. Looking far into the distance from the temple, one can have a panoramic view of the lake. The precipitous Black Dragon Mountain is located on the south side of the lake. At the foot of the mountain are some temples, one of which is the Xuanzang Temple where the remains of the accomplished Tang monk Xuanzang are kept. On the west side of the lake, there is a peacock garden with several dozen pairs of peacocks. They can spread their tails to display their fine feathers and dance to amuse tourists. A village of Shao people is located on the southeast lakeside, and visitors can appreciate folk song and dance there.
(Source: chinaculture.org)
