"The master of Chinese animation, Te Wei (Sheng Tewei), has passed away at age 95.Te Wei, a pioneering animator and cartoonist, was one of the founding fathers of the Shanghai Animation Studio. His most significant film of the 1950s was 'The Conceited General' .In the 1960s his animation style was influenced by the painter Qi Baishi. His 1963 film , 'The Cowherd’s Flute' (Part 1 below), and his masterpiece 'Feeling from Mountain and Water' (1988) are two of the most beautiful animated films from China - or anywhere"
(watch the films full-screen)
These are amazing. The backgrounds remind me of woodblock prints. I know that is Japanese but in any case these films are very enchanting.
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Enchanting films. Awesome backgrounds....
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