1. The book is the first comprehensive review of the 95-year development of Chinese animation.
2. All students and scholars of film studies, especially Chinese animation would benefit from this volume.
3. This book would be a useful reference to learn about the developmental trajectory of Chinese animation.
Sun Lijun, Professor, Vice President of Beijing Film Academy and Presi-dent of China Animation Institute of BFA. He was appointed as the Vice President of BFA in 2012. Sun Lijun is one of the experts who receive State Council special allowance. He has directed several animated feature films, such as The Little Solider, Happy Running, Legend of a Rabbit, and Harvest, among others. Since 2005 his animated feature films have been screened internationally, including at the Berlin International Film Festival, Annecy Film Festival, Ukraine International Film Festival, Seoul International Film Festival, and more. His films have won many top awards both domes-tic and abroad, such as the Best Animated Film of 28th and 29th Golden Rooster Awards, which are the top awards given by Chinese government to the most outstanding and talented artists.
I: 1978-1988: Chinese Animation after the Reform and Opening up (I). 1. Overview 2. Creation and Exploration 3. Representative Works 4. Unique Artistic Style 5. Development, Representative Works, and Features of Animation in the 1980s in Hongkong, China 6. The Development of Animation and TV Animation series in the 1980s in Taiwan, China. II: 1989-1999: Chinese Animation after the Reform and Opening Up (II). 7. Overview 8. Creation and Exploration 9. Representative Works 10. Representative Animation Works in Hong Kong, China and their Characteristics in the 1990s 11. Animation Development and Representative Works of Taiwan, China in the 1990s. III: After the year 2000: Chinese Animation Stepping into the New Century. 12. Overview 13. Representative Works 14. Art Short Film 15. Animation Education and Talent Cultivation 16. Summary of the Creation Characteristics in the Period 17. Representative Works of Animation in the Early 21st Century in Hong Kong, China and their Characteristics 18. Representative Works of Animation in Taiwan, China in the Early 21st Century and their Characteristics.