What does the fifth episode of China Chitan mean?

Xiao Man, the protagonist in the fifth episode of China Qitan, tells the story of things that made Xiao Man have shadows and fears when he was a child. With several things happening, Xiaoman grew up step by step, no longer afraid of the shadow of childhood, and really grew up.

This stop-motion animation should be said to be very beautiful, and every element of it is made of hand-cut paper. This story, named after Xiaoman in the 24 solar terms, is full of poetry and stories.

When we were young, we all experienced some magical experiences or secret pasts, just like Spirited Away. But as I grew up, many memories gradually blurred, and I couldn't tell whether those experiences were real or illusory in my dreams. In Xiaoman's story, the director takes us into the children's spiritual world, explores the secrets that everyone may have experienced, and then evokes your memories.

Animation introduction

China Qitan is a collection of original online animated short films jointly produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio and Bi Li, with Chen as the general director and Su Da and Zhu Beining as producers. It was broadcast in Bi Li, Bi Li 1 in 2023, with eight episodes in total.

The film tells eight independent stories rooted in China traditional culture in the form of animation. The theme covers everything, from nostalgia to eschatological feelings, from caring for life to thinking about human nature, paving a world with the imagination of China people and showing the charm of China culture across time and space.

China Qitan consists of eight independent stories rooted in the traditional culture of China: summer of the little devil, goose, Linlin, country bus taking away the king's baby and fairy, Xiaoman, Yutu, canteen, birds and fish. From the scenery in the north to the hutong, from the future universe to the local people, the story covers the nostalgia for the local people, the fantasy of science and technology, the motif of life and the thinking of human nature, showing the imagination of China people and bearing the national culture and philosophy of China.