Princess Fragrant (Chinese: 天香公主; pinyin: Tiānxiāng Gōngzhǔ) is a Chinese 3-D cartoon series directed by Deng Jianglei and produced by the Shenzhen Qianheng Cultural Communication Company (深圳乾亨文化传播有限公司; Shēnzhèn Qiánhēng Wénhuà Chuánbō Yǒuxiàngōngsī). Its basis is the Fragrant Concubine, a Chinese legend about a Uighur girl from Kashgar who became a concubine of the Qianlong Emperor. The cartoon was produced to improve relations between the Han Chinese and the Uighurs. The series, which will be available in the Mandarin and Uighur languages, is scheduled to have 104 episodes. It will begin airing in 2015.
The main characters are Ipal Khan (伊帕尔罕; Yīpàěrhǎn) and Tuerdo.
The producing company had spent $3 million U.S. dollars to create the series.
References
- Brown, Sophie and Serena Dong. " There are 104 episodes. China's restive far west hopes to win hearts with 'Princess Fragrant' cartoon" (Archive). CNN. August 26, 2014. Retrieved on August 27, 2014.
- ^ Wan, William and Xu Yangjingjing. "Chinese animators hope cartoon princess can help ease ethnic tensions in Xinjiang." Washington Post. August 25, 2014. Retrieved on August 27, 2014.
External links
- Princess Fragrant on Youku
- (in Chinese) "美媒：中国推香妃动画片 意图促进维汉民族和睦" (Archive). QQ News. 2014-08-28.
- (in Chinese) "“天香公主”促进维汉团结？" (Archive). Deutsche Welle. 27.08.2014
- (in Chinese) "內地播3D動畫《天香公主》團結新疆民族" (Archive). TVB News. 28.08.2014.
- (in Chinese) "香妃变身新中国天香公主救场新疆维稳" (Archive). DWNews.com. Chinese Media Net, Inc., 2014-08-28.
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