Fishing Child

1959 Chinese film

Fishing Child

Directed by| Wan Guchan
Distributed by| Shanghai Animation Film Studio

Release date

* 1959 (1959)

Running time

| 30 mins
Country| China
Language| Mandarin

Fishing Child (Chinese: 渔童) is a Chinese animated featurette short produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as "Fisher Boy".

## Translation

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The title in Chinese is closely translated to "Yu Tong" or the Fishing Bowl. The story supposedly takes place after the Opium War when the imperialists occupied China's sea port.

## Story

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An old fisherman who usually earns a living by fishing at the river risk of his own life to find this white jade fish-jar. On the fish-jar is engraved a tiny fisher boy. The fisher boy can become alive and grow and, with his fishing-rod, can hook the fish which are engraved on the bottom part of the fish-globe and which also can become alive and grow. The old man is later accused of stealing the fish jar from the pastor.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Chun-Chiang Yen. [2005] (2005). Folklore Research in Communist China. Folklore papers

## External links

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* The film at China's Movie Database

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