明月光 · The films
One character, one film
Animated documentaries about ancient China, told through Chinese characters. Each film takes one character and the people who lived around it.
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木 mù · Wood, the tree A Manchu shaman who travels on a larch, and why 休 xiū means shelter rather than rest.
- 山 shān · Mountain The tea porters of the Sichuan road, and the holes their staffs wore into the rock.
- 月 yuè · Moon The mistold promise of the moon, and Li Bai's poem.
- 日 rì · Sun The man who found China's oldest writing in a bag of medicine.
- 火 huǒ · Fire Bo Ji, Song, 543 BC. A city burns and she will not come down the steps.
The artwork is hand painted by Natasha K. HE. All the films are free on YouTube.