"The Golden Monkey Defeats a Demon", also referred as "The Monkey King Conquers the Demon", is adapted from chapters of the Chinese classics "Journey to the West," or "Monkey" in the Western world.
Category: Chinese Culture
Chinese cartoons: Black Cat Detective (黑猫警长)
"Black Cat Detective", also referred as "Black Cat Sheriff" or "Black Cat Inspector", is another classic animation produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
The Scroll that Says It All清明上河图
“Along the River During the Qingming Festival” (清明上河图 Qīngmíng Shànghé Tú), a panoramic painting reputedly created by Song Dynasty (960-1279) artist Zhang Zeduan (张择端), celebrates not only a festival, but an entire culture. The resounding spirit of life captured in this grand painting has played muse for centuries, most recently inspiring a series of animated TV episodes.
Chinese Cultural Tip： 筷子（Kuài zǐ ）Chopsticks
Kuàizǐ, kěyǐ shuō shì Zhōngguó rén de yí xiàng dútè fāmíng. Tā qīngqiǎo línghuó, yǒu tiāo, bō, jiá, bàn, bā děng gōngnéng, Zài shìjiè gè guó de cānjù zhōng biéjù yì gé, bèi xīfāng rén yù wéi "dōngfāng de wénmíng". Zhōngguó shì kuàizǐ de fāyuándì, yǐ kuài jìn cān yǐ yǒu sān qiān duō nián lìshǐ.
筷子，可以说是中国人的一项独特发明。它轻巧灵活，有挑、拨、夹、拌、扒等功能，在世界各国的餐具中别具一格，被西方人誉为“东方的文明”。中国是筷子的发源地，以筷进餐已有三千多年历史。Chopsticks are a special invention of the Chinese people. Simple and handy, they are unique among all the tableware found throughout the world with such functions as poking, turning, stirring, chopping, and picking up food. It is called “a civilization of the East” by Westerners. Chopsticks were invented by the Chinese and have been used as traditional tableware for more than three thousand years.
Kuàizǐ de yóulái yǒu hěnduō zhǒng shuōfǎ, qí zhōng yí gè shuōfǎ hái hé "Dàyǔ zhì shuǐ" yǒu guān ne．Xiàngchuán Yáo Shùn shídài，hóngshuǐ fànlàn chéng zāi，Shùn mìng lìng Yǔ qù zhìlǐ shuǐhuàn．Dàyǔ fāshì yào wèi rénmín qīngchú hóngshuǐ zāihài，suǒyǐ sān guò jiāmén ér bú rù. Tā rìrì yèyè mánglù zhe, bié shuō xiūxī, jiùshì chīfàn 、shuìjiào yě shě bú dé dānwù yì fēn yì miǎo. Yǒu yí cì, Dàyǔ chéng chuán lái dào yí gè dǎo shàng, fēicháng jī'è, tā jiù jià qǐ táoguō zhǔ ròu. Kěshì ròu zhǔ shú hòu, yóuyú tài tàng shǒu wúfǎ yòng shǒu ná zhe chī, rúguǒ děng ròu liáng le zài chī yòu huì dānwù shíjiān. Dàyǔ bú yuàn làngfèi zhìshuǐ de shíjiān, suǒyǐ jiù kǎn xià liǎng gēn shùzhī bǎ ròu cóng rè tāng zhōng jiá chū, chī le qǐlái. Cóngcǐ, wèi le jiēyuē shí jiān, tā zǒngshì zhè yàng chīfàn. Qí tā rén jiàn tā zhèyàng chīfàn, jì bú tàng shǒu , yòu búhuì shǐ shǒu shàng zhān rǎn yóu nì, Yúshì fēnfēn xiàofǎng, jiù zhèyàng jiàn jiàn xíngchéng le kuàizǐ de chúxíng. Jīngguò jǐ qiān nián de fāzhǎn, wǒmen xiànzài shǐyòng de kuàizǐ hái dàiyǒu yuánshǐ zhú mù gùnbàng de tèzhēng.
筷子的由来有很多种说法，其中一个说法还和“大禹治水”有关呢。相传尧舜时代，洪水泛滥成灾，舜命令禹去治理水患。大禹发誓要为人民清除洪水灾害，所以三过家门而不入。他日日夜夜忙碌着，别说休息，就是吃饭、睡觉也舍不得耽误一分一秒。有一次，大禹乘船来到一个岛上，非常饥饿，他就架起陶锅煮肉。可是肉煮熟后，由于太烫手无法用手拿着吃，如果等肉凉了再吃又会耽误时间。大禹不愿浪费治水的时间，所以就砍下两根树枝把肉从热汤中夹出，吃了起来。从此，为了节约时间，他总是这样吃饭。其他人见他这样吃饭，既不烫手，又不会使手上沾染油腻，于是纷纷效仿，就这样渐渐形成了筷子的雏形。经过几千年的发展，我们现在使用的筷子还带有原始竹木棍棒的特征。There are many different tales of the origin of chopsticks, one of which is related to Dayu, a legendary figure who tamed floods. It is said that there were ravaging floods which caused serious damage during the reign of Yao and Shun, who therefore sent Dayu on a mission to control the floods. Dayu swore to complete his task successfully and relieve his people from the threat of floods. During his mission, he passed by his own house three times, but each time he did not go back in. He begrudged every minute he had to spend on rest and sleep. One day, he came to an island by boat feeling very hungry. He began to cook meat in an earthenware crock. When the meat was done, it was too hot to eat it with his hands, but it would take too much time to wait for the meat to cool off.
Chinese cartoons: Calabash Brothers (葫芦兄弟)
"The Calabash Brothers" is one of the most successful and popular original animations in China. Released in 1986, the 13-episode animation series was translated into seven different languages.
Chinese cartoons: Story of Effendi (阿凡提的故事)
"Effendi", meaning sir and teacher in Turkish, is the respectful name for people who own wisdom and knowledge. The hero's real name was Nasreddin. He was wise and witty and, more importantly, he had the courage to resist the exploitation of noblemen. He was also full of compassionate and tried his best to help poor people.
Chinese Cultural Tip： 七夕 The Qixi Festival
七夕节始终和牛郎织女的传说相连，这是一个很美丽，千古流传的爱情故事，是我国四大民间爱情传说之一。
Chinese cartoons: Adventure of Shuke and Beita
"Adventure of Shuke and Beita" is a classic animation by Zheng Yuanjie, who is known as King of Fairy Tales in China. Shuke and Beita are two mice who don't want to steal food like other mice. Shuke became a pilot and Beita became a tank driver, and the pair met accidentally and became good friends. Then they befriended a boy named Pipilu. With the help of PiPilu, they co-founded an airline named Shuke Beita Airlines to help other animals.
Chinese Cultural Tip： 曹操 Cao Cao
Cáo Cāo shì Dōnghàn mò nián yí wèi jiéchū de zhèngzhì jiā 、jūnshì jiā 、wénxué jiā. Cáo Cāo (gōng yuán 155～220 nián), zì Mèngdé, ānhuī rén. Dōnghàn mò nián, Cáo Cāo zài zhènyā nóngmín qǐyì de guòchéng zhōng, jiànlì qǐ yì zhī qiángdà de jūnduì.
曹操是东汉末年一位杰出的政治家、军事家、文学家。曹操(公元155～220年)，字孟德，安徽人。东汉末年，曹操在镇压农民起义的过程中，建立起一支强大的军队。Cao Cao (155-220 AD) was an outstanding statesman, strategist and man of letters of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.He was born in today's Anhui Province. He built up a powerful army in the course of suppressing peasant uprisings.
Zuòwéi yí gè jūnshì jiā, tā xǐ'ài yánjiū bīngshū, rènwéi dǎzhàng yào suíjī-yìngbiàn. Zài Guāndù zhī zhàn zhōng, Cáo Cāo jǐn yǒu 2 wàn jūnduì, tā zhèngquè fēnxī le dí wǒ xíngshì, yǐ shǎo shèng duō, dǎ bài le Yuán shào de 10 wàn dà jūn, zhuàngdà le zìjǐ de jūnduì. Jūnduì zhuàngdà le, jiù xū yào gèngduō de liángshí. Cáo Cāo biàn ràng shìbīng men zài bù dǎzhàng de shíhòu jìnxíng gēngzuò, zhè zhǒng "túntián "de bànfǎ, bùjǐn jiějué le jūnliáng, érqiě shǐ běifāng shèhuì de jīngjì zhúbù hǎozhuǎn.
作为一个军事家，他喜爱研究兵书，认为打仗要随机应变。在官渡之战中，曹操仅有2万军队，他正确分析了敌我形势，以少胜多，打败了袁绍的10万大军，壮大了自己的军队。军队壮大了，就需要更多的粮食。曹操便让士兵们在不打仗的时候进行耕作，这种"屯田"的办法，不仅解决了军粮，而且使北方社会的经济逐步好转。Devoted to the theory of military strategy, Cao Cao had some resounding successes in warfare. At the Battle of Guandu, with only 20,000 men, he soundly defeated Yuan Shao's force of 100,000. A strong army needed more food. Between campaigns, Cao Cao made his soldiers cultivate the land to supply themselves with food. This not only solved the army's food supply problem, it also improved the economy in the north.
Zài zhèngzhì shàng, Cáo Cāo kàn dào háoqiáng dìzhǔ shìlì de fāzhǎn, zào chéng le Dōnghàn mò nián de fènliè júmiàn, yīncǐ, tā hěn zhùyì kòngzhì háoqiáng dìzhǔ de shìlì. Tā céng zài guānfǔ mén qián shè lì yì xiē dàbàng, zhuānmén dǎjī nà xiē yǐqiáng-qīruò de rén, hái ràng gǎn dǎ jī háoqiáng dìzhǔ de rén zuòguān. Zhè xiē zuòfǎ, yǒulì yú gǒnggù tǒngzhì. Zài yòngrén fāngmiàn, Cáo Cāo tíchū "wéicái-shìjǔ "de fāngzhēn, yě jiùshì zhīyào yǒu zhēncái-shíxué, bùguǎn chūshēn zěnyàng, dōu bèi lùyòng. Yīncǐ, zài tā dāngquán de shíhòu, hěn duō yǒu cáihuá de rén dōu shòudào le zhòngyòng. Zhè xiē rén wèi Cáo Cāo tǒngyī běifāng chū le bú shǎo lì. Yóuyú zhè xiē yōushì, zài jiā shàng tā kòngzhì le Hànxiàn Dì, suǒyǐ cóng gōngyuán 200 nián Guāndù zhī zhàn hòu, Cáo Cāo xiān hòu xiāomiè le běifāng gè zhǒng jūnfá shìlì, jiéshù le běifāng fènliè zhuàngtài. Zhè bùjǐn yǒulì yú zhōngyuán dìqū shèhuì jīngjì de huīfù , yě wèi hòu lái Xījìn tǒngyī quánguó dǎxià jīchǔ.
在政治上，曹操看到豪强地主势力的发展，造成了东汉末年的分裂局面，因此，他很注意控制豪强地主的势力。他曾在官府门前设立一些大棒，专门打击那些以强欺弱的人，还让敢打击豪强地主的人做官。这些做法，有利于巩固统治。在用人方面，曹操提出"唯才是举"的方针，也就是只要有真才实学，不管出身怎样，都被录用。因此，在他当权的时候，很多有才华的人都受到了重用。这些人为曹操统一北方出了不少力。由于这些优势，再加上他控制了汉献帝，所以从公元200年官渡之战后，曹操先后消灭了北方各种军阀势力，结束了北方分裂状态。这不仅有利于中原地区社会经济的恢复，也为后来西晋统一全国打下基础。On the political stage, Cao Cao saw the rise of powerful landlords in the late Eastern Han Dynasty as a threat to the unity of the country. Therefore, he encouraged the local authorities to punish magnates who bullied the weak, and gave government posts to anti-landlord elements. In fact, Cao Cao insisted on promoting any person of talent, no matter what his background was. Because of these advantages, added to the fact that he had the Han emperor under his control, Cao Cao put down all the warlords one after another in the north after the Battle of Guandu in 200.
Cǐwài, Cáo Cāo hái hěn zhòngshì wénhuà, tā duōcái duōyì, tā de liǎnggè érzǐ Cáo Pī 、Cáo Zhí yě dōu shì yǒumíng de wénxué jiā.
此外，曹操还很重视文化，他多才多艺，他的两个儿子曹丕、曹植也都是有名的文学家。Cao Cao was not just a statesman and general; he was a man of cultured tastes too, as were his two sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.
Chinese cartoons: Saving Mother (西岳奇童)
The classic film from Shanghai Animation Film Studio, "Saving Mother" was one of the most popular animations in China. The story is based on the traditional Chinese folklore about a boy named Chen Xiang. His mother was a goddess and his father a mortal. His uncle, Erlang Shen, punished Chen Xiang's parents because their marriage was against the rules of the heavens. Chen Xiang's mother was locked in a mountain until her son split the mountain and saved her.
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