Create and Animate

What comes to mind when you think of Chinese animation? For many Chinese born in the 1980s and 1990s, animation was an after-school staple. At that time, young Chinese children did not have too many recreational options at their disposal, so watching animation on TV was the general form of entertainment. For Zhao Yuqing, creating her own animation was a teenage dream. It took her 10 years to finally realize it.

Despite the solid storyline of The Island of Siliang, Zhao knew that any type of animation, i.e. an original work without a famous online literary work, would face risks in the current market.

The 3D-cartoon series tells about the adventures of two young