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Hu was born in 1936 in ], ], Republic of China.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2019-05/13/c_1124489076.htm|title=中国经典动画《葫芦兄弟》《鹬蚌相争》导演胡进庆在上海去世|last=|first=|date=2019-05-13|website=Xinhua|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> He joined the ] in the 1950s as a young artist.<ref name=":0" /> In 1958, he assisted ], a founder of China's animation industry, in making the first-ever ] animation film, ''Zhu Bajie Eating Watermelons''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjnews.com.cn/ent/2019/05/13/578424.html|title=“葫芦娃之父”导演胡进庆去世，享年83岁|last=Zhou Huixiaowan 周慧晓婉|first=|date=|website=The Beijing News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> He participated in the production of more than 40 animation films, including '']'', ''The Fisher Boy'', ''The Ginseng Baby'', and ''The Golden Conch''.<ref name=":0" /> Hu was born in 1936 in ], ], Republic of China.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2019-05/13/c_1124489076.htm|title=中国经典动画《葫芦兄弟》《鹬蚌相争》导演胡进庆在上海去世|last=|first=|date=2019-05-13|website=Xinhua|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> He joined the ] in the 1950s as a young artist.<ref name=":0" /> In 1958, he assisted ], a founder of China's animation industry, in making the first-ever ] animation film, ''Zhu Bajie Eating Watermelons''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjnews.com.cn/ent/2019/05/13/578424.html|title=“葫芦娃之父”导演胡进庆去世，享年83岁|last=Zhou Huixiaowan 周慧晓婉|first=|date=|website=The Beijing News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> He participated in the production of more than 40 animation films, including '']'', ''The Fisher Boy'', ''The Ginseng Baby'', and ''The Golden Conch''.<ref name=":0" />


In 1984, Hu directed the animated short film '']'', based on a Chinese proverb.<ref name=":0" /> It won the ] at the ].<ref name="Zhang2012">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HW9nMGuYtGkC&pg=PA257|title=A Companion to Chinese Cinema|last=Zhang|first=Yingjin|date=2012|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-4443-3029-8|page=257}}</ref> In 1983, Hu directed the animated short film '']'', based on the Chinese proverb "in the fight between the snipe and the clam, the fisherman has the best of it".<ref name="Lent2001">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TNJulkqR774C&pg=PA22|title=Animation in Asia and the Pacific|last=Lent|first=John A.|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=2001|isbn=978-0-253-34035-1|page=22}}</ref> The film garnered international attention when it was shown at the 1984 Zagreb Animation Festival<ref name="Lent2001" /> and won the ] at the ].<ref name="Zhang2012">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HW9nMGuYtGkC&pg=PA257|title=A Companion to Chinese Cinema|last=Zhang|first=Yingjin|date=2012|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-4443-3029-8|page=257}}</ref>


In the 1980s, Hu, together with Ge Guiyun and Zhou Keqin, co-directed the animated television series '']''. It was extremely popular when aired in 1986 to 1987.<ref name="YeZhu2012">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=javqwyBe0WoC&pg=PA15|title=Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema|last1=Ye|first1=Tan|last2=Zhu|first2=Yun|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2012|isbn=978-0-8108-6779-6|page=15}}</ref> The Hulu (Calabash) Babies, the characters they created in the series, have become some of the most popular animated characters in China, only exceeded by ].<ref name=":0" /> In the 1980s, Hu, together with Ge Guiyun and Zhou Keqin, co-directed the animated television series '']''. It was extremely popular when aired in 1986 to 1987.<ref name="YeZhu2012">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=javqwyBe0WoC&pg=PA15|title=Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema|last1=Ye|first1=Tan|last2=Zhu|first2=Yun|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2012|isbn=978-0-8108-6779-6|page=15}}</ref> The Hulu (Calabash) Babies, the characters they created in the series, have become some of the most popular animated characters in China, only exceeded by ].<ref name=":0" />

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Template:Chinese name Hu Jinqing (Chinese: 胡进庆; 1936 – 13 May 2019) was a Chinese animator and director, and a pioneer in adapting the traditional art of Chinese paper cutting to animation. His film The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam won the Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the 1984 Berlin International Film Festival. He co-directed the popular 1980s animated television series Calabash Brothers.

Biography

Hu was born in 1936 in Changzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China. He joined the Shanghai Animation Film Studio in the 1950s as a young artist. In 1958, he assisted Wan Guchan, a founder of China's animation industry, in making the first-ever Chinese paper cutting animation film, Zhu Bajie Eating Watermelons. He participated in the production of more than 40 animation films, including The Proud General, The Fisher Boy, The Ginseng Baby, and The Golden Conch.

In 1983, Hu directed the animated short film The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam, based on the Chinese proverb "in the fight between the snipe and the clam, the fisherman has the best of it". The film garnered international attention when it was shown at the 1984 Zagreb Animation Festival and won the Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the 1984 Berlin International Film Festival.

In the 1980s, Hu, together with Ge Guiyun and Zhou Keqin, co-directed the animated television series Calabash Brothers. It was extremely popular when aired in 1986 to 1987. The Hulu (Calabash) Babies, the characters they created in the series, have become some of the most popular animated characters in China, only exceeded by Sun Wukong.

On 13 May 2019, Hu died at Shanghai No. 6 People's Hospital, at the age of 83.

References

  1. ^ "中国经典动画《葫芦兄弟》《鹬蚌相争》导演胡进庆在上海去世". Xinhua. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ Zhou Huixiaowan 周慧晓婉. ""葫芦娃之父"导演胡进庆去世，享年83岁". The Beijing News. Retrieved 2019-05-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ Lent, John A. (2001). Animation in Asia and the Pacific. Indiana University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-253-34035-1.
  4. Zhang, Yingjin (2012). A Companion to Chinese Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-4443-3029-8.
  5. Ye, Tan; Zhu, Yun (2012). Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8108-6779-6.
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