Step into a world where ink brushes meet digital magic! Shanghai Animation Film Studio (SAFS), China’s animation crown jewel, continues to captivate global audiences in 2025 with its iconic blend of tradition and innovation. 🖌️🇨🇳
From Classic to Cutting-Edge
An ongoing exhibition at the Shanghai Film Museum showcases SAFS’s 70+ year journey, featuring rare sketches from Havoc in Heaven (1961) alongside VR reinterpretations of watercolor masterpieces. For Gen-Z travelers and art lovers, it’s like scrolling through TikTok… if TikTok were painted on silk!
Why It Still Slays
SAFS’s secret sauce? Stories steeped in Chinese mythology (think Monkey King meets Studio Ghibli vibes) + next-gen tech. Millennial animator Li Wei told us: "We’re remixing our roots – imagine Mulan’s story, but with AI-assisted ink-wash backgrounds." 🎨🤖
Global Fandom Alert
With 80% of visitors under 30 this year, SAFS proves old-school cool never dies. International students we met said it’s their go-to spot to "understand China beyond textbooks." Pro tip: The museum’s AR tour works in 12 languages – perfect for diaspora families! 🌏👨👩👧
