Since it was on in July, 2023, the animated (动画的) film Chang'an has caught many people's interest.
The story in the film happens in the Tang Dynasty, a golden age of Chinese history, and it tells about Li Bai and his close friend Gao Shi. Both of them were the most famous poets at that time. Some other poets also appear in the film, such as Du Fu, Wang Wei and Meng Haoran. They work hard to make themselves and the country better.
There are 48 well-known Tang poems in the almost three-hour-long film. For example, one of them is Li Bai's poem Leaving the White Emperor Town at Dawn. Li Bai wrote the poem to show his happiness returning home from exile (流放). Many children read poems excitedly along with the poets when watching the film.
Chang'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, one of the world's largest and richest cities at the time. The movie's Chinese name is taken from a poem by Chen Zilong, a poet in the Ming Dynasty. In the poem, Chang'an is the dream place for Tang poets.
The film is educational, too. It tells the stories of these great people in a special way so that we can have a deeper understanding of our history and classic works.
The film Chang'an was with people. | |
The plot (情节) | ■ The story happens in the Tang Dynasty. ■These famous work hard to make themselves and the country better. |
The poems | There are 48 well-known Tang poems in the film. Many children felt when reading poems along with the poets. |
The title | ■ Chang'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty. In Chen Zilong's poem Tang poets to go to Chang'an. |
The reason | ■ The film us a good way to know more about the history and classic works in China. |
