The exaggeration and imagination of animation have inherent advantages in telling stories. Compared with animation, history often gives people a more serious and realistic feeling. When animation collides with history, there are not many representative works in history of animation, China. Animators tend to start with China’s fairy tales, because its fantastic and fantastic characteristics coincide with animation, and it is easier to adapt them. However, there are also some creators who bravely climb the peak, looking for strange things from China’s long history, or aesthetic features and times features that inspire them. The Beijing News has made a special inventory of some representative works in the past decade. Let’s take a look at the different possibilities of "history+animation".

Warring States to Qin dynasty

Nine Songs of Heaven (in 2016, Douban scored 9.0)

In the face of the pressure of the strong neighbor Qin, South Korea, which is at stake, is still full of darkness. Han Fei, a son of the royal family who returned from studying in Qi State, joined hands with Wei Zhaung, a descendant of Ghost Valley, to form a "quicksand" organization that embodies the spirit of legalism, and led Zhang Liang, Zi Nv and others to have a thrilling confrontation with the dark forces in Ji Wuye.

Poster of "Hundred Steps Flying Sword of the Bright Moon in Qin Dynasty".

Qin Shi Ming Yue Series (2007-present)

This series is inspired by Wen Shiren’s original novels. The background of the story is taken from the historical period from Qin Shihuang’s destruction of the Six Kingdoms to Xiang Yu’s destruction of the Qin Dynasty, which spans about 30 years. The protagonist, Tianming, stubbornly lives in troubled times like a weed, bravely resists the chivalrous men in the face of violent regimes and sinister enemies.

The Eastern Han Dynasty

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (in 2017, Douban scored 8.2 points)

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos and disputes among heroes, and Wei, Shu and Wu countries rose one after another, which became a decisive trend, and a long historical drama was performed.

The scene of "Three Boundaries in Taoyuan" in the animation "Three Kingdoms Speech".

Fire phoenix starts a prairie fire (in 2023, Douban scored 8.5 points)

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo was in chaos in Beijing, holding the emperor as a vassal and taking his relatives hostage. Then, under the planning of Lu Bu, he prepared to use Luoyang as bait to trick the allied forces into the urn and burn Luoyang. In order to save the hostages, the allied forces have their own unique tricks, and the stage of the hegemons and heroes has officially kicked off.

Sui dynasty

Dart man (in 2023, Douban scored 8.4 points)

Adapted from the comic book of the same name by Xu Xianzhe, it tells the story that in 607 AD, the emperor was cruel and heartless, and the people were in poverty. The escort was walking in the desert of the western regions with a knife and a horse. On the way to avoid the imperial court, he took an escort mission with Chang ‘an as his destination, which was full of dangers and dangers.

Stills of "The Dart Man", the picture shows Emperor Yangdi holding his ministers.

the Tang Dynasty

Painting the Bad People Series in Jianghu (from 2014 to now, Douban scored 8.4 points)

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the situation was turbulent. The mysterious organization "bad people" belonging to the government all lost their trace, as did the priceless treasury treasure. According to legend, all the secrets are hidden in the Longquan sword, and those who get the Longquan sword have the ability to control the world. Li Xingyun was orphaned at an early age, adopted by a kind hermit, Uncle Yang, and followed him to practice martial arts. After many years, he went down the mountain with his school sister Lu Linxuan to improve his martial arts, and met Ji Ruxue and Zhang Zifan. By coincidence, Li Xingyun actually got the Longquan sword, and the news spread like wildfire, which aroused the vigilance of major sects. They sent killers to track Li Xingyun and his party in an attempt to snatch the Longquan sword …

Journal of Dali Temple (in 2020, Douban scored 8.2 points)

During the reign of Wu Mingkong in the Tang Dynasty, Dali Temple, which was in charge of major national cases, was used as the stage to tell the story that all the people in Dali Temple, led by white cat Shao Qing Li Bing, launched all kinds of thrilling adventures to solve crimes, rebelled against fate and adhered to their inner justice.

Stills of Dali Temple Journal.

Tianbao Fu Yao Record (in 2020, Douban scored 7.5 points)

It tells the story of five teenagers, Li Jinglong, Kong Hongjun, Artest, Mo Rigen and Qiu Yongsi, who met Chang ‘an, Tang Dou by chance, and fought for justice in the world.

The movie Chang ‘an Three Wan Li (in 2023, Douban scored 8.3 points).

A few years after the An Shi Rebellion broke out, the Tubo army attacked the southwest. Our time in the Tang Dynasty made Gao Shi’s engagement unfavorable, and Chang ‘an was in jeopardy. Gao Shi, who was trapped in a lonely city, recalled his past with Li Bai to the eunuch of the prison army.

Gao Shi meets Li Bai in Three Wan Li in Chang ‘an.

Song dynasty

Strange Talk in Kaifeng-This Bao Gong is not very good (in 2017, Douban scored 7.2 points)

Strange Tales in Kaifeng redefines the roles of Bao Gong, Gongsun Ce and Zhan Zhao. They changed their previous serious images, and they were cute and funny on weekdays, but they were serious, handsome and wise when exploring cases.

tomorrow

Qi Jiguang (in 2014, Douban scored 7.8 points).

It tells the heroic story of Qi Jiajun led by Qi Jiguang in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, who risked his life to fight in Zhejiang, Fujian and other places to wipe out the enemy.

Animated Qi Jiguang poster.

Junior Royal Guards Season 1 (in 2017, Douban scored 8.0)

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, set up a Royal Guards’ pro-army commander, and later set up a North-South Town Fu Department to inspect officials and was powerful. The Royal Guards have been in existence for a hundred years. The towns in the north and the south are at odds with each other. Foreign bandits are eyeing the Central Plains, rivers and lakes are full of smoke, and bandits are rampant. The most famous among thieves is the "Three Thieves". Young Yuan Xiaotang, as the only son of Yuan Xiaozhi, the commander of Beizhen Fushi Company, saw the sudden change of the imperial city and was bent on proving himself and making great contributions …

Four Seas Whale Riding Season 1 (in 2018, Douban scored 6.4 points)

On the occasion of the emperor’s sea patrol, Prince Jianwen witnessed the sudden regicide of Zheng, who was also a teacher and friend. He was framed by the court as killing his father and seized the position, and fled back to Quanzhou in a panic. Zheng, the prefect, accepted the order of the prince, returned to Quanzhou to arrest Jianwen, and after seeing through it, Prince Jianwen started his escape journey to the south from Quanzhou … At this time, all parties inside and outside the court were ready to move.

Wanguozhi (in 2019, Douban scored 8.4 points)

It tells the story that Qian Zonglu Changfeng, a navy master of Daming, came to the "Wan Guo" of Luzon Island after the fleet was completely annihilated, joined Song Xianxing’s organization "Tiangong", and fought against the colonists and the invading forces at sea with the strange people of all countries.

Stills of the annals of the nations.

Pillow knife song (in 2021, Douban scored 8.2 points)

The ancient overhead worldview, based on the background of "the building will collapse" in the late Ming Dynasty, focuses on personal choice in the big era. One of the important roles-the scholar-born "general" Ding Wuhou, was partly modeled by Yuan Chonghuan, a historical figure.

Involving multiple dynasties

China Ancient Poetry Animation (in 2015, Douban scored 9.1 points)

It is an animated short film collection with classic ancient poetry as the theme of the story and historical allusions of Jiading Hongru giants as the outline.

If history is a group of meows (in 2018, Douban scored 8.2 points)

Adapted from the comic book of the same name, it is a historical animation based on Chinese history and other documents and materials.

Editor Wu Longzhen

Proofread Zhai Yongjun

When more and more unconventional young people emerge in the streets and lanes, proudly parading through the city with carefully highlighted blue and green hairstyles; When Ma Baoguo’s Ma Jia Tai Ji Chuan spread all over the country like a clown; When a thunder resounds through the north and south of the river; When the models on the runway are wearing clothes that are close to nothing … People are amazed: fashion has appeared.

So there was this kind of report: "Shocked! There are really young people who are not fashionable! ""Still watching fake fashion collocation? No, it’s not from China! "….. Exaggerated dazzling modelling, artificial offensive personality, turn praise into derogatory words, these people often self-vulgar, self-proclaimed stand out from the crowd. Some people have questioned whether fashion means not talking about people, and wearing strange clothes has gradually begun to realize that this is not real fashion, and the fashion of this era seems to have slowly gone bad.

So, what is fashion? The dictionary defines it like this: the fashion at that time, the fashionable fashion. Nowadays, fashion is more like a benchmark, and it is the yardstick to judge whether a person is fashionable or not. What is popular is the trend. Once you fall behind this trend, congratulations, you will be given a stubborn title. In order not to be ridiculed for being old-fashioned, young people always stare at entertainment news, trying to find every little detail that can prove their advanced nature and make it carry forward.

For example, the original meaning of "ox and horse" refers to people who are willing to contribute and work hard, but the popular figure "knife elder brother" refers to it as the title of black powder, which seriously deviates from the original intention. So there was such a scene on campus: "Hey! What kind of cow and horse are you? " "Strange, isn’t cow and horse an adjective?" "This all don’t know? Forget it, there is no topic to talk about. " The person who knows left, and the person who doesn’t know immediately checked his mobile phone, suddenly realized, and immediately asked the next person: Hello! What are you? "Gradually became a bad fashion.

There are not only words, but also countless examples.

Do whatever is popular. People don’t seem to understand that this can only be called blindly following the trend and shouting loudly about their own fashion in life. So life is eroded by these so-called nouns. Fashion, in the eyes of many people, is just synonymous with the trend of the times.

But in fact, is fashion just such a superficial pursuit? Such a fashion way has a glamorous material appearance, but does it lack a deeper connotation pursuit?

There is nothing wrong with fashion, but blindly following the so-called trend vulgarizes the word fashion.

In blind pursuit, some people find the satisfaction of keeping pace with the times, but lose their own characteristics and personality. Do those unconventional shapes really suit me? Are unknown so’s derogatory words really beneficial to interpersonal communication? Did we choose fashion, or did fashion enslave us? Is this pursuit because fashion shows the temperament of the self, or just to prove that the self is fashionable? Also keep up with the trend, and then satisfy the psychological vanity?

What is fashion? I think the innovation of Chinese traditional culture is one kind.

You see, the spring flowers and the autumn moon jointly interpret the Xinxiang poems and songs of classical culture, embellishing the vicissitudes of Chinese bronze together, implying the different sounds of ancient feet and silk and bamboo, and the significance of Fengming’s welcome music. Modern people combine ancient poetry culture with popular songs, and it is easy to set off an antique fever. This kind of fashion can not only make people appreciate the golden horse in the long river of history, but also be affectionate with their children, and can better match the unique connotation of the times and bloom an attractive fragrance alone.

Fashion is still around us. Look at the green lifestyle of low-carbon people to protect the earth; Look at the travel modes chosen by carpoolers in order to save money, time and resources; Look at those people who wear chic and elegant clothes. They don’t have the exaggerated shapes needed to choose the trend, but who can say that this is not a fashion? This kind of fashion is not blindly following the trend, nor is it just the pursuit of material things. This kind of fashion is based on its full understanding of the outside world. Don’t choose the most fashionable, just choose the most suitable.

Fashion is still around us. Look at the green lifestyle of low-carbon people to protect the earth; Look at the travel modes chosen by carpoolers in order to save money, time and resources; Look at those people who wear chic and elegant clothes. They don’t have the exaggerated shapes needed to choose the trend, but who can say that this is not a fashion? This kind of fashion is not blindly following the trend, nor is it just the pursuit of material things. This kind of fashion is based on its full understanding of the outside world. Don’t choose the most fashionable, just choose the most suitable.

This is the connotation of fashion, and the real fashion should be a fashion with such connotation, with knowledge and knowledge, rather than just advocating and imitating the trend.

This newspaper (reporter Zhang Yue Meng) invites you to enjoy the moon dance with Su Dongpo, a talented person thousands of years ago, with a guqin and several dances. On December 2nd, the diplomatic envoys from more than 30 countries in China took their families to watch this beautiful modern dance and poetic drama "Poetry Memories Dongpo". After the performance, the diplomatic envoys in China praised the dance drama which showed strong Chinese traditional culture. "I can’t describe its beauty in words!" I Brachem I Brachem, Counsellor of the Azerbaijani Embassy in China, said.

Before the performance, the activity of "Diplomats Watching China —— Envoys in China Watching the Modern Dance Poetic Drama" Poetry Memories Dongpo "was held in poly theatre. Li Li, director of the Diplomatic Service Bureau, Yu Junsheng, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, director of the Information Office of the Municipal Government, and Jing Xiaoyong, chairman of the Oriental Performing Arts Group, attended and delivered speeches.

Li Li said that poetry is an important part of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and it is also an important content of exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations. Modern dance dramas and other stage works show the new atmosphere of contemporary China literature and art. The combination of the two shows that Chinese civilization is an organic unity that inherits and carries forward excellent traditional culture, and reflects the profound connotation of Chinese modernization at the literary level. It is expected that today’s viewing activities of the modern dance and poetic drama "Poetry Memories of Dongpo" will enhance the understanding of China’s traditional poetry culture, further enhance the understanding of the Chinese national spirit and the achievements of China’s construction in the new era, actively promote the exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilizations, and build a platform for cooperation in the cultural field between China and foreign countries.

Yu Junsheng said that Beijing, as the capital, has a history of 3,000 years and 870 years. The three cultural belts represented by the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, the Great Wall Cultural Belt and the Yongding River Cultural Belt in Xishan are the testimony of Beijing’s splendid culture. As a national cultural center, Beijing has a wealth of cultural performances. The cultural activity "Watching Beijing with Dramas" launched in the past two years has brought together wonderful cultural performances from all over the world. I hope that everyone can watch big dramas in Beijing, better understand the ancient capital culture and Beijing flavor culture, and have a deeper understanding of the profound Chinese civilization.

Jing Xiaoyong said that China Oriental Performing Arts Group, as an important "cultural envoy" and a beautiful "cultural business card" in new China, has always taken the prosperity and development of literature and art as its mission, and it also hopes to build a bridge of communication with the service bureau to realize the common aspiration of the people and the common growth of the United States and the United States.

At the event, Shen Wei, the director of Poem Memories of Dongpo, introduced the original intention of the creation. He expressed the hope that through this work, we can learn more about the spiritual world of Su Dongpo, a famous cultural figure in China, and learn more about China culture, China philosophy and China spirit, and feel the charm of mutual learning between Chinese culture and civilization.

It is understood that Shi Yi Dongpo is a modern dance poetic drama produced by China Oriental Performing Arts Group. The drama presents the core of China spirit in Dongpo’s poems with dance art, and creatively integrates modern dance with China traditional cultural elements such as poetry, Chinese painting, calligraphy, seal cutting, guqin, opera and martial arts, and deeply refines the essence of China’s classical philosophy and aesthetics with the comprehensive audio-visual experience of sound, dance, poetry and painting, and explores it from an international artistic perspective. Combining China’s traditional aesthetic interest with the connotation of the times, and integrating the flowing expressions of China’s dance, opera and martial arts, it explores the modern search for China’s poetic spirit, which is a China stage art work with distinctive times and internationality.

Accompanied by melodious guqin, the actors tell the ups and downs of Su Dongpo, a generation of talented people, with clever body language. After the performance, the diplomatic envoys in China spoke highly of the artistic level and cultural connotation contained in the modern dance poetry drama "Poem on Dongpo". Karim, the new Sierra Leonean ambassador to China, said that this drama tells the story of China’s traditional culture in the form of modern art, and I am very grateful to the organizers for inviting me to watch this wonderful dance drama. Karim said that diplomats should not only increase economic exchanges between the two countries, but also strengthen cultural exchanges, hoping to bring the drama and China traditional culture to the people of Sierra Leone, and also hope that the people of China will have the opportunity to experience Sierra Leonean culture.

I-Brachem I-Brachem, Counsellor of the Azerbaijani Embassy in China, said that I was fortunate to see a very beautiful performance today, which allowed me to see the profound China culture and philosophy. "This drama also shows us that we should not only talk about China’s modern economy and technology, but also pay attention to and understand China’s profound traditional culture."

Sammy Parviz, Second Secretary of Tajikistan Embassy in China, came to the performance with his wife and a pair of children. He told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that his son was born in China. "I think he needs to know more about this country." Sami said that China and Tajikistan are both "the belt and road initiative" countries with deep historical ties, and he hoped that the two countries would continue to deepen cultural exchanges. (Beijing Youth Daily)