Chang'an (film)

Chang'an
Promotional poster
Simplified Chinese长安三万里
Traditional Chinese長安三萬里
Hanyu PinyinCháng'ān Sānwànlǐ
Directed byXie Junwei
Zou Jing
Written byHongni Xiaohuolu
Produced bySong Yiyi
StarringYang Tianxiang
Ling Zhenhe
Music byGuo Haowei
Lo Ta-yu
Production
companies
Distributed byTianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media
Taopiaopiao
Release date
  • 8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) (China)
Running time
168 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$255 million[1]

Chang'an (Chinese: 长安三万里), also known as 30,000 Miles from Chang'an,[2] is a 2023 Chinese 3D animated historical drama film directed by Xie Junwei and Zou Jing.[3][2] 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.

  1. ^ "Cháng Ān Sān Wàn Lǐ". The Numbers. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cyril, Ip (6 August 2023). ""For us, by us": the Tang dynasty-inspired animated film putting Chinese audiences first". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ^ Xu, Fan (6 July 2023). "Animated movie Chang'an is poetry in motion". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.