Season 2
9 episodes · Jan 1, 2026
Yao-Chinese Folktales 2 is a collection of nine animated shorts brought to life by twelve visionary directors. Building on Chinese imaginative storytelling, it explores diverse themes and artistic styles, blending fantasy, folklore, and allegory with reflections on real life. The shorts invite audiences to ponder self-identity, family relationships, and social connections, offering both visual richness and thoughtful insight into contemporary human experiences.
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S2E1How to Become Three Dragons
Jan 1, 202623mThis film features 2D cartoon style with meticulous and vibrant brushwork, using a young snake's quest for immortality to explore themes of self-discovery and growth.
S2E2Man in the Ear
Jan 1, 202622mEmploys ink-wash sketching and is based on strange tales from "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", outlining the inner desires of the heart.
S2E3Today's Zoo
Jan 8, 202622mWith a retro picture quality and mockumentary style, it reflects individual choices within a fantastical stage.
S2E4Light Snow
Jan 15, 202622mFelt is used as the material to create stop-motion animation, delicately portraying the complex and profound emotional bonds within family affection.
S2E5San Lang
Jan 22, 202622mCombines 2D and 3D animation, featuring desert aesthetics and science fiction elements, as it searches for the inner path home amidst the world of martial arts with flashing blades.
S2E6The Big Bird
Jan 29, 202628mA 2D animated film in a dark fairy tale style, using this dark fairy tale to write a story of a journey of guardianship.
S2E7Worship the Mountain
Feb 5, 202624mA fantasy realism piece that showcases Hakka culture, blending Hakka folk customs with fantastical imagination to find echoes of homeland and distant places.
S2E8Xingtian
Feb 12, 202620mFuses 3D technology with hand-painted animation to reinterpret the heroic epic from ancient mythology.
S2E9The Great Nobleman
Feb 19, 202622mFeaturing a watercolour style that is heartwarming and comforting, weaving humor and warmth between father and son within a fantastical setting.