Chinese animation started in the 1920s, inspired by French, German, Russian and mostly American productions. One of the first examples of foreign animation did not land in Shanghai until 1918. This piece of animation from the US was titled (Jump From the Inkwell out), known today as Out of the Inkwell. Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan were then recognized as China’s animation pioneers when they produced the first animation short Uproar in the Studio running 10 to 12 minutes long in black and white. They wanted to develop unique Chinese animation style. In addition, they believe that Chinese animation should be instructive, logical and thought-provoking in addition to entertaining the audience.
