# The best Chinese animated films

From 1941's Princess Iron Fan and 1999's Lotus Lantern to Monkey King: Hero Is Back, Ne Zha, Chang'an and Deep Sea: the Chinese animated films FluentU recommends.

- 3 votes · 14 items
- Dec 23, 2023 · matinee81
- https://even.best/en/l/4519/the-best-chinese-animated-films

## Top 14

1. **Ne Zha (2019)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Jiaozi. Ne Zha, born a demon pearl, defies his fate. A Chinese animation box-office record.
2. **Chang'an (2023)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Xie Junwei and Zou Jing. Gao Shi recalls his lifelong friendship with Li Bai and the Tang golden age.
3. **The Legend of Hei (2019)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — MTJJ. Little cat spirit Luo Xiaohei, from the web series.
4. **Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tian Xiaopeng. A down-and-out Sun Wukong and a little monk; the film that marked the rise of Chinese animation.
5. **Big Fish & Begonia (2016)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun. A girl, Chun, repays a debt by bringing a human boy, Kun, back to life.
6. **White Snake (2019)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Amp Wong and Zhao Ji. The White Snake and a young snake hunter in a past life.
7. **Deep Sea (2023)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tian Xiaopeng. A depressed girl, Shenxiu, falls into a fantastical deep-sea restaurant.
8. **I Am What I Am (2021)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sun Haipeng. A left-behind Guangdong teenager learns lion dancing.
9. **Jiang Ziya (2020)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cheng Teng and Li Wei. Jiang Ziya after the war of the gods.
10. **Da Hu Fa (2017)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Busifan. A dark fable for adults.
11. **Have a Nice Day (2017)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Liu Jian. A bag of stolen money sets off a noir ensemble; in competition at Berlin.
12. **No. 7 Cherry Lane (2019)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Yonfan. A love story in 1960s Hong Kong; best screenplay at Venice.
13. **Lotus Lantern (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chang Guangxi. Chenxiang splits the mountain to save his mother; from Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
14. **Princess Iron Fan (1941)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. China's first animated feature.

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