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The Wonderful World of Chinese Characters

Introduction to the Episode of “Wood” (木 “mù”)

“The Wonderful World of Chinese Characters” is an animation aiming to introducing Chinese culture by means of Chinese characters.

This episode is to explain the fact that in Chinese culture, people and things that don’t have a striking appearance, such as “wood,” are usually appreciated too, as they may have strong inner strength.

Take the idiom呆若木雞 “dāi ruò mù jī” (dumb as a wooden chicken), and the characters of 呆 “dāi” (stupid) and休 “xiū” (rest) for instance. All of these characters contain the wisdom and beauty of Chinese culture. When children enjoy the stories in this episode, they can learn some Chinese culture.

  • Shan-Pen Lin
    Director
  • Hong-Ji Huang
    Writer
  • Yu-Shuan Wang
    Writer
  • Shan-Pen Lin
    Producer
  • Yin-Man He
    Producer
  • Jia Ge
    Title Music
  • Bi-Feng Hsu
    Editor
  • Huei-Chin Chang
    Sound
  • Jian-An Er
    Animator
  • Ying-Zhen Lin
    Animator
  • Ming-Chin Lee
    Animator
  • Liang-Dian Ke
    Visual Designer
  • Tao-Yin Liu
    Visual Designer
  • New Tang Dynasty Asia Pacific Television
    Production / Distributor
  • Leon Wang
    Contact
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    悠遊字在
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Television, Other
  • Genres:
    Education, Children 6~9 Years, Chinese Tradition Culture
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2013
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Taiwan News Bureau of Small Admiralty
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Best Animation Award
  • 17th Edition Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults
    Auburn, NSW, Australia
    September 20, 2014
    Official Selection
  • 2014 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival
    San Diego, CA, USA
    September 7, 2014
    Official Selection
  • Blue Sky International Animation Festival 2015
    Wooster, OH, USA
    Official Selection, Animation Official
  • ATHENS ANIMFEST 2015
    Athens, Greece
    Official Selection, Animation
  • NOIDA International Film Festival 2016

    Official Selection, Animation
  • Near Nazareth Festival 2016

    Official Selection/Animation for Children
  • Move Me Productions Film Festival 2016

    比利時
    Official Selection/Best Animation Short
Director Biography - Shan-Pen Lin

Graduated from Ming Chuang Business College, Ms. Lin, Shan-Pen has engaged in the production of animation programs since 2001. In pursuit of preserving and reviving traditional Chinese culture, she started producing “The Wonderful World of Chinese Characters” since 2004. The program was broadcast on the New Tang Dynasty Television and won the Golden Bell Award of Best Animation Program for Youth in 2008.

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Director Statement

“The Wonderful World of Chinese Characters” represents the output of our sincere endeavors infused with our passion in illustrating the finest connotation of Chinese characters. Our vision is to introduce the most exquisite part of the Chinese culture to the entire world. We sincerely hope that everyone who views the program would become interested in Chinese characters and inspired to further explore the wonders hidden behind the words.