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Imaginative posters: when blockbuster hits meet Chinese Chic
By:Wang Jiaye  |  From:english.eastday.com  |  2019-01-24 13:38

Has Doctor Who come to China, as his blue police box has appeared in many Chinese cities? Well, it is a group of Chinese style posters featuring the science fiction drama produced by the BBC. Created by Chinese illustrator Feifei Ruan and New York designer Richard Solomon, these posters have been acclaimed on Chinese social networking sites.

Great Wall, Beijing - Temple of Heaven, Beijing - Lujiazui area, Shanghai - West Lake, Hangzhou - Research Base of Giant Panda, Chengdu - Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan

Actually, it is not the first time for foreign films and television dramas to use Chinese elements that include idioms, poetry, myths, Chinese ink and wash, Chinese characters, Chinese patterns, and the Four Great Classical Novels.

Spider-Man × Chinese City

(Taipei 101 Building)

Transformers × Chinese myths

Venom × Chinese ink and wash

Doraemon × China's Four Great Classical Novels

(Journey to the West)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes × Chinese ancient poetry

The Scorch Trials × Chinese patterns

(Seal)

(Song Porcelain)

(Window lattice)

Paddington × Chinese idioms

(Offering fuel in snowy weather, or timely assistance)

Inside Out × Chinese characters

(乐-shaped animated figure. 乐 means happy or happiness.)

Ninja Turtles × Chinese characters

(龟 means turtle.)

Bumblebee × China's post-80s nostalgia pictorials

Alien × Chinese landscape paintings

Fantastic Beasts × Chinese ancient works

(The Classic of Mountains and Rivers)

Kung Fu Panda × Chinese paper cutting

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