Yao-Chinese Folktales

Yao-Chinese Folktales

中国奇谭
Continuing First aired 01/Jan/2023 China Chinese 2 season(s) 17 episode(s)
AnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Yao-Chinese Folktales has eight independent story rooted in traditional Chinese culture
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Season 2 · Season 2
9 episode(s) · Air date: 01/Jan/2026
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Season Overview

Yao-Chinese Folktales 2 is a collection of nine animated shorts brought to life by twelve visionary directors. Building on Chinese imaginative storytelling, it explores diverse themes and artistic styles, blending fantasy, folklore, and allegory with reflections on real life. The shorts invite audiences to ponder self-identity, family relationships, and social connections, offering both visual richness and thoughtful insight into contemporary human experiences.

Season Overview

Yao-Chinese Folktales 2 is a collection of nine animated shorts brought to life by twelve visionary directors. Building on Chinese imaginative storytelling, it explores diverse themes and artistic styles, blending fantasy, folklore, and allegory with reflections on real life. The shorts invite audiences to ponder self-identity, family relationships, and social connections, offering both visual richness and thoughtful insight into contemporary human experiences.

S2E9
The Great Nobleman
Air date: 19/Feb/2026 · Runtime: 22 min
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Featuring a watercolour style that is heartwarming and comforting, weaving humor and warmth between father and son within a fantastical setting.

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Featuring a watercolour style that is heartwarming and comforting, weaving humor and warmth between father and son within a fantastical setting.

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Worship the Mountain
Air date: 05/Feb/2026 · Runtime: 24 min
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A fantasy realism piece that showcases Hakka culture, blending Hakka folk customs with fantastical imagination to find echoes of homeland and distant places.

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A fantasy realism piece that showcases Hakka culture, blending Hakka folk customs with fantastical imagination to find echoes of homeland and distant places.

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San Lang
Air date: 22/Jan/2026 · Runtime: 22 min
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Combines 2D and 3D animation, featuring desert aesthetics and science fiction elements, as it searches for the inner path home amidst the world of martial arts with flashing blades.

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Combines 2D and 3D animation, featuring desert aesthetics and science fiction elements, as it searches for the inner path home amidst the world of martial arts with flashing blades.

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Light Snow
Air date: 15/Jan/2026 · Runtime: 22 min
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Felt is used as the material to create stop-motion animation, delicately portraying the complex and profound emotional bonds within family affection.

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Felt is used as the material to create stop-motion animation, delicately portraying the complex and profound emotional bonds within family affection.

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Man in the Ear
Air date: 01/Jan/2026 · Runtime: 22 min
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Employs ink-wash sketching and is based on strange tales from "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", outlining the inner desires of the heart.

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Employs ink-wash sketching and is based on strange tales from "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", outlining the inner desires of the heart.

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How to Become Three Dragons
Air date: 01/Jan/2026 · Runtime: 23 min
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This film features 2D cartoon style with meticulous and vibrant brushwork, using a young snake's quest for immortality to explore themes of self-discovery and growth.

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This film features 2D cartoon style with meticulous and vibrant brushwork, using a young snake's quest for immortality to explore themes of self-discovery and growth.

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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Jan/2023
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The animated short film collection Yao-Chinese Folktales comprises eight independent stories rooted in traditional Chinese culture: The Little Monster's Summer, Goose, Goose, Goose, Linlin, The Country Bus Takes Away Wang Hai'er and the Immortal, Xiaoman, Birds and Fish, The Convenience Store, and The Jade Rabbit. These stories span the past and present, and look towards the future, ranging from nostalgia for rural life to technological fantasy, from fundamental themes of life to reflections on humanity, showcasing Chinese imagination and embodying Chinese national culture and philosophy.

Season Overview

The animated short film collection Yao-Chinese Folktales comprises eight independent stories rooted in traditional Chinese culture: The Little Monster's Summer, Goose, Goose, Goose, Linlin, The Country Bus Takes Away Wang Hai'er and the Immortal, Xiaoman, Birds and Fish, The Convenience Store, and The Jade Rabbit. These stories span the past and present, and look towards the future, ranging from nostalgia for rural life to technological fantasy, from fundamental themes of life to reflections on humanity, showcasing Chinese imagination and embodying Chinese national culture and philosophy.

Cast

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Lin Qiang
Lin Qiang
Xing Yunjia
Xing Yunjia
Zhang Yunming
Zhang Yunming
唐僧 (voice)
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Tang Xiaotang
小虎（voice）
Wang Yifei
Wang Yifei
小男孩（voice）
Cai Zhuangzhuang
Cai Zhuangzhuang
小野猪怪 (voice)
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Zhao Yuteng
小满
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Lü Renzhong
杨大爷（voice）
Liu Yang
Liu Yang
小卖部老板/门神-镇宅兽（voice）
Dong Wenliang
Dong Wenliang
Snake No. Two (voice)
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Li Zheng
Xiaosheng (voice)
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Xu Minghao
Little Bear (voice)
Liu Qianhan
Liu Qianhan
Mother Bear (voice)
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Guo Jiuer
Hedgehog Fairy (voice)
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Cheng Chao
Village Chief (voice)
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Jash Zhou
Giraffe (voice)
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Chen Xi
Grey Parrot (voice)
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Werner Ouyang
Zoo Director (voice)

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Wang Yujia
Art Direction
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Zhang Hanchong
Director of Photography
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Zhao Han
Cinematography
Carly Lee
Carly Lee
Presenter, Supervising Producer
Li Zao
Li Zao
Presenter, Producer
Su Da
Su Da
Presenter, Producer
Wang Jun
Wang Jun
Presenter, Producer
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Pan Bin
Director, Thanks, Writer
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Werner Ouyang
Co-Director, Writer
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Yang Yaci
Co-Director, Line Producer, Writer
Chen Liaoyu
Chen Liaoyu
Director
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Chen Xi
Director, Writer

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