CRI听力:Cartoon Art Museum

Located in Chaoyang District, the Beijing Cartoon Art Museum is a cartoon wonderland: gigantic transformers welcome visitors at the gate; televisions hanging on the wall constantly play cartoon films; pirate ships, haunted castles and other models are displayed in the exhibition Hall. Here, you can find all the celebrities of the cartoon world.

"It's invoked lots of my childhood memories. Look at this one, it's "Journey to the West". I remember when I was a little girl, I really enjoyed this cartoon. The first thing I would do after coming home from school everyday is to turn on the television to watch it."

"The Monkey King, that cartoon impresses me most."

"Little Tadpoles Looking for Mummy", "Nezha Stirs up the Sea" and all the other well known domestically produced animated cartoons are on show. China's first talking cartoon "Camels' Dance", first color animated cartoon "Why the Crow is Black" and the first paper-cut cartoon "Pigsy Eats the Watermelon" are the special guests of honor, which attract both children and their parents as they meander their way around the exhibition.

As the only cartoon themed museum in Beijing, a theater has been established inside in order to showcase animated cartoons.
 
The past few years have witnessed a rapid development of the domestic cartoon industry. Televised time for cartoons has increased nearly five times since 2005. Six cartoon industry bases have been established in Beijing, and San Jian Fang, the location of the museum, is one such place.

Wang Zhiping is the head of the Beijing Cartoon Art Museum.

"We have a few Interactive activities which involve the guests. What visitors are most interested in are painted cartoons, but there are many other genres, just like clay-mation, paper-cut cartoons, and puppets. In the future, we'll include all of these genres in order to provide a comprehensive exhibition."

With the rapid global development of the cartoon industry in recent years, many foreign animated cartoon films are finding their way onto Chinese cinema screens, achieving large box office revenues in the process.

At the same time, the "Pleasant Goat", "The Tibetan Dog" and many other domestic cartoons have also proved very popular among young Chinese children and their parents. Many parents believe animated cartoons can inspire their children's imagination, thus improving their level of ability and innovation.

One thing that must be mentioned is the fact that entrance into the Beijing Cartoon Art Museum is free to the general public. If you have time, go and immerse yourself in a world of childhood memories.

For CRI, I'm Wang Jing.