Feng Zikai

Zhang Leping

 Liao Bingxiong

 Ding Cong

 Traditional Cartoons

Cartoons actually are deeply rooted within China's long history, as Chinese glyphs (written Chinese characters ) are based on drawn pictures.

A famous Chinese painting named "Han Xizai Ye Yan Tu" (Han Xizai's Night Banquet), dating back to the 10th century, is composed of five consecutive pictures that vividly reflect the luxurious nightlife of ancient Chinese Government officials. Thus the painting complies with the basic definition of a cartoon (a series of pictures telling a story; a comic strip )...more

 New cartoons

Modern cartoon can be defined as a category of integrated art combining drawings, literature, technology and film images, which can depict an intact story by way of a string of immobile pictures. Understood in this way, Chinese cartoons are latecomers on the worldwide stage.

After the establishment of modern China in 1949 (the People's Republic of China ), a new generation of famous cartoonists, like Wang Fuyang, Ye Chunyang, Miao Di, and Zhan Tong, greatly developed the cartoon industry.

However, during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), China's cartoon art started to wither...more

 Lost and embarrassed

A survey conducted by a well-known domestic cartoon magazine shows that about 95 percent of the Chinese cartoon market remains dominated by Japanese and US products.

Even the original Chinese cartoons featuring similar images, dialogues, pictures, and stories similar to those of foreign cartoons often involve what critics have called "a kind of mendacity and affectation." ...more

 Chinese styles

It is widely acknowledged that China's own cartoons should promote themselves on the world stage and in the local market as well, which means the special characteristics of Chinese cartoons need to be drawn upon for their survival and future development. Some people have proposed that Chinese cartoonists should return to their traditional roots in search of inspiration.

Since in China cartoons are conceived as individual creations, the characteristics of Chinese cartoons should first be traced to the specific personalities of Chinese cartoonists...more