What was the first cartoon in China?

China's first animation: Shu Zhendong's Chinese typewriter.

It is an advertising film with a duration of only 1 minute, with a rough picture quality, only black and white, and no sound. However, it is undeniable that it is indeed the first animation in China, which has opened the door to a new world for the development of animation in China.

1922, Wan Brothers successfully produced China's first animation "Shu Zhendong's Chinese Typewriter" in Shanghai Commercial Press, which was shown for the first time in Henan Road General Publishing House.

1922, four brothers, Wan Guchan, Wan Laiming, Wan He and Atlas, accepted the invitation of the Commercial Press and created an animated advertisement for Shu Zhendong's Chinese typewriter, thus making the first cartoon in China.

Over the past hundred years, domestic animation has advanced in exploration, including toddlers who imitate plagiarism, golden age of masters, and excellent works of industrialization. Domestic animation is consistent, deeply rooted in traditional culture, and tells the story of China sincerely.

Birth background:

The four famous Wan brothers in the history of domestic animation are all from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, among which Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan are twins. Wan Laiming likes painting since he was a child. 19 19 joined the Shanghai Commercial Press and worked in the Fine Arts Department and the Film Department successively.

At that time, western animation had begun to spread to China. Inspired by this new art, Wan Brothers combined with China's traditional skills to explore the original animation technology. The animated advertisement "Shu Zhendong's Chinese Typewriter" is a "great experiment" of the Wan brothers.

This short film, with a length of only 1 minute, was shown at the general distribution office of Henan Road in Shanghai at that time, thus opening a colorful page of domestic animation. Although Shu Zhendong's "China Typewriter" is only a commercial propaganda film, it has started the journey of domestic animation and has important historical value.