Chang'an (film) explained

Chang'an
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Order: st Header: none T: 長安三萬里 S: 长安三万里 P: Cháng'ān Sānwànlǐ
Director:	Xie Junwei Zou Jing
Producer:	Song Yiyi
Starring:	Yang Tianxiang Ling Zhenhe
Music:	Guo Haowei Lo Ta-yu
Studio:	Light Chaser Animation Studios Alibaba Pictures Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media Weibo Corporation China Film Co., Ltd.
Distributor:	Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media Taopiaopiao
Runtime:	168 minutes
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin
Gross:	US$255 million^[1]

Chang'an, also known as 30,000 Miles from Chang'an, is a 2023 Chinese 3D animated historical drama film directed by Xie Junwei and Zou Jing.^{[2] [3]} It follows the story of the decades-long friendship of Li Bai and Gao Shi, amid the Tang dynasty's transition from peak prosperity to the turmoil caused by the rebellion led by An Lushan, one of Emperor Xuanzong's most favored generals. The film was produced by Light Chaser Animation Studios, Alibaba Pictures, Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media, Weibo Corporation, in association with China Film Co., Ltd.. The film premiered in China on 8 July 2023. At 168 minutes long, the film is also tied with In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World as the longest theatrically released animated films.

A total of 48 poems by various Tang period poets appeared in the film.

Cast

• Yang Tianxiang as Gao Shi (young), a poet, politician, and general, also close friend of Li Bai.
  • Wu Junquan as Gao Shi (elderly)
• Ling Zhenhe as Li Bai (young), one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty and in Chinese history as a whole.
  • Xuan Xiaoming as Li Bai (elderly)
• Liu Jiaoyu as Du Fu (early youth)
  • Sun Lulu as Du Fu (youth)
• Ya Jie as Geshu Han, a general.
• Ba He as Guo Ziyi, a military general and politician.
• Xu Jiaqi as Princess Yuzhen
• Jiang Qiuzai as Wang Wei, a musician, painter, poet, and politician.
• Li Haojia as Li Yong, a politician, writer, and calligrapher.
• Yang Kaiqi as Chang Jian, a poet.
• Fu Bowen as Cen Shen, a poet.

Release

Chang'an was released on 8 July 2023, in mainland China, and on August 25, in Hong Kong and Macau. The movie then opened in the US and Canada on 6 October 2023, distributed by Niu Vision Media.^[4]

Reception

Douban, the influential Chinese film reviews website, gave the drama 8.3 out of 10 rating, one of the highest for wide-release animated films.^{[5] [6]}

Box office

Chang'an grossed 1.823 billion yuan in Chinese box office, making it the second highest-grossing Chinese animated film ever.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cháng Ān Sān Wàn Lǐ. August 9, 2024. The Numbers.
2. News: Xu, Fan . Animated movie Chang'an is poetry in motion . 2 October 2023 . Chinadaily.com . 6 July 2023.
3. News: Cyril, Ip . "For us, by us": the Tang dynasty-inspired animated film putting Chinese audiences first . 2 October 2023 . South China Morning Post . 6 August 2023.
4. News: Niu Vision Media's website on "Chang'an" . 9 December 2023.
5. News: zh:《长安三万里》火了，影院背诗现象惹争议 . https://k.sina.com.cn/article_5044281310_12ca99fde019020n47.html?from=news&subch=onews . 2 October 2023 . thepaper . 14 July 2023 . 2023-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720102741/https://k.sina.com.cn/article_5044281310_12ca99fde019020n47.html?from=news&subch=onews .
6. News: zh:有孩子在电影院里背唐诗，是美好还是闹心？ . https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202307/t20230718_14655785.htm . 2 October 2023 . youth.cn . 18 July 2023 . 2023-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720102741/https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202307/t20230718_14655785.htm .
7. Web site: https://www.maoyan.com/films/1475137. zh:长安三万里. maoyan.com. 2 October 2023. 2023-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20230703120941/https://www.maoyan.com/films/1475137.