Animating the ancients

The film seeks to inspire more international interest in ancient Chinese culture. Therefore, our Chinese team tried hard to persuade their foreign counterparts that Zhu's dragon avatar should emanate a noble temperament. Speaking of the design of Yufu, the ruler of the kingdom depicted as the creator of Sanxingdui culture in the movie, Zhang recalls that the creative team conducted extensive research. They delved into legends and literary works such as the famous poem Shu Dao Nan by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai, which mention the King Yufu on which the film is based.