As the Lunar New Year approaches, a familiar anxiety creeps into the hearts of millions living away from their hometowns: Is it okay to go back if you haven’t “made it”? This poignant question is at the very core of “Worshiping the Ancestors,” the seventh episode of the acclaimed animated series Yao-Chinese Folktales 2 (中国奇谭2). […]
What happens when a grown son loses his job but cannot bring himself to tell his father? In the bustling, rapidly transforming city of Beijing, this silent crisis forms the emotional core of Da Gui Ren (大贵人), the ninth episode of the animated series Yao-Chinese Folktales 2 (中国奇谭 2). This is not a story of […]
When a mythical warrior loses his head, does he also lose his reason to fight? Yao-Chinese Folktales 2 (中国奇谭2) offers a stunning answer with its latest short, Xingtian (刑天). This episode reimagines the ancient god of war not as a power-hungry deity, but as a husband and soon-to-be father. It strips away the grand, cosmic […]
After a three-year wait, Yao-Chinese Folktales 2 (中国奇谭2) returns with nine new fantasy shorts, and among them, director Zhang Yang’s (张扬) installment, Xingtian (刑天), has ignited the most passionate discussions. Moving away from the minimalist ink-wash style of the first season, this chapter uses a gritty, almost tactile 3D technique to reimagine the headless warrior […]
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