The History of Chinese Animation.

Cover -- Volume 01 -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Part I: The embryonic stage and birth of Chinese animation (1920s-1930s) -- Chapter 1: Overview -- Chapter 2: The embryonic stage and birth of Chinese animation consciousness -- Chapter 3: Modern Chinese animation -- Part II: Early Chinese animation between the years of 1931 and 1948 -- Chapter 4: Overview -- Chapter 5: Chinese animation during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression -- Chapter 6: Art film team of the Northeast Film Studio -- Part III: The development of Chinese animation between the years of 1949 and 1977 -- Chapter 7: Overview -- Chapter 8: Founding of Shanghai Animation Film Studio -- Chapter 9: Enlightened education in animation -- Chapter 10: Blockbuster works -- Chapter 11: Ink-wash animation in China -- Chapter 12: Havoc in Heaven, the first cartoon feature film -- Chapter 13: Summary of the characteristics of animation creation in the period -- Chapter 14: Representative works from the 1950s to the 1970s in Hong Kong, China -- Chapter 15: The creation background and representative works in Taiwan, China in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s -- Bibliography -- Index -- Volume 02 -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Part I: 1978-1988 - Chinese animation after the Reform and opening up (I) -- Chapter 1: Overview -- Chapter 2: Creation and exploration -- Chapter 3: Representative works -- Chapter 4: Unique artistic style -- Chapter 5: Development, representative works, and features of animation in the 1980s in Hong Kong, China -- Chapter 6: The development of animation and TV animation series in the 1980s in Taiwan, China.

Part II: 1989-1999 - Chinese animation after the Reform and opening up (II) -- Chapter 7: Overview -- Chapter 8: Creation and exploration -- Chapter 9: Representative works -- Chapter 10: Representative animation works in Hong Kong, China and their characteristics in the 1990s -- Chapter 11: Animation development and representative works of Taiwan, China, in the 1990s -- Part III: After the year 2000 - Chinese animation stepping into the new century -- Chapter 12: Overview -- Chapter 13: Representative works -- Chapter 14: Art short film -- Chapter 15: Animation education and talent cultivation -- Chapter 16: Summaries of the creation characteristics in the period -- Chapter 17: Representative works of animation in the early 21st century in Hong Kong, China, and their characteristics -- Chapter 18: Representative works of animation in Taiwan, China, in the early 21st century and their characteristics -- Bibliography -- Index.

This two-volume set describes the history, present and future of China's animation industry. The author divides the business's 95-year history into six periods and analyses each of these from an historical, aesthetic, and artistic perspective while providing a detailed introduction to representative works from the business.

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