Fishing Child

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Fishing Child
Directed by Wan Guchan
Distributed by Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Release date(s) 1959
Running time 30 mins
Country China
Language Mandarin

Fishing Child (Chinese: 渔童) is a Chinese animated featurette produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as "Fisher Boy".


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The title in Chinese is closely translated to "Yu Tong" or the Fishing Bowl. The story supposedly takes place after the Opium War when the imperialists occupied China's sea port.

[edit] Story

An old fisherman who usually earns a living by fishing at the river risk of his own life to find this white jade fish-jar. On the fish-jar is engraved a tiny fisher boy. The fisher boy can become alive and grow and, with his fishing-rod, can hook the fish which are engraved on the bottom part of the fish-globe and which also can become alive and grow. The oldman is later accused of stealing the fish jar from the pastor[1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chun-Chiang Yen. [2005] (2005). Folkore Research in Communist China. Folkore papers

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