Development of animation industry injects vitality to old village in S China's Haikou
Cartoonist Liu Ke works at an animation incubation base in Changxue Village of Longqiao Town, Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 9, 2023. By actively promoting the development of animation industry, Changxue Village has attracted a number of animation enterprises and cartoonists to settle down. Liu Ke, author of the popular comics "crazy neighbours," and his wife Meng Qingnan are among the first batch of cartoonists who moved into the village to live and work. The development of animation industry and the arrival of cartoonists have injected vitality to the old village and created new work opportunities for local villagers. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Cartoonist Liu Ke (L) communicates with a colleague at an animation incubation base in Changxue Village of Longqiao Town, Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 1, 2023. By actively promoting the development of animation industry, Changxue Village has attracted a number of animation enterprises and cartoonists to settle down. Liu Ke, author of the popular comics "crazy neighbours," and his wife Meng Qingnan are among the first batch of cartoonists who moved into the village to live and work. The development of animation industry and the arrival of cartoonists have injected vitality to the old village and created new work opportunities for local villagers. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Cartoonist Liu Ke poses for a photo in front of his work with his wife Meng Qingnan at the exhibition hall of an animation incubation base in Changxue Village of Longqiao Town, Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 9, 2023. By actively promoting the development of animation industry, Changxue Village has attracted a number of animation enterprises and cartoonists to settle down. Liu Ke, author of the popular comics "crazy neighbours," and his wife Meng Qingnan are among the first batch of cartoonists who moved into the village to live and work. The development of animation industry and the arrival of cartoonists have injected vitality to the old village and created new work opportunities for local villagers. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Cartoonist Liu Ke and his wife Meng Qingnan stroll in Changxue Village of Longqiao Town, Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 9, 2023. By actively promoting the development of animation industry, Changxue Village has attracted a number of animation enterprises and cartoonists to settle down. Liu Ke, author of the popular comics "crazy neighbours," and his wife Meng Qingnan are among the first batch of cartoonists who moved into the village to live and work. The development of animation industry and the arrival of cartoonists have injected vitality to the old village and created new work opportunities for local villagers. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Cartoonist Liu Ke (C) plays with his family on the basketball court of a school in Changxue Village of Longqiao Town, Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 9, 2023. By actively promoting the development of animation industry, Changxue Village has attracted a number of animation enterprises and cartoonists to settle down. Liu Ke, author of the popular comics "crazy neighbours," and his wife Meng Qingnan are among the first batch of cartoonists who moved into the village to live and work. The development of animation industry and the arrival of cartoonists have injected vitality to the old village and created new work opportunities for local villagers. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Cartoonist Liu Ke and his daughter pose for a photo in front of his work at the exhibition hall of an animation incubation base in Changxue Village of Longqiao Town, Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 9, 2023. By actively promoting the development of animation industry, Changxue Village has attracted a number of animation enterprises and cartoonists to settle down. Liu Ke, author of the popular comics "crazy neighbours," and his wife Meng Qingnan are among the first batch of cartoonists who moved into the village to live and work. The development of animation industry and the arrival of cartoonists have injected vitality to the old village and created new work opportunities for local villagers. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Tourists visit Changxue Village of Longqiao Town, Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 1, 2023. By actively promoting the development of animation industry, Changxue Village has attracted a number of animation enterprises and cartoonists to settle down. Liu Ke, author of the popular comics "crazy neighbours," and his wife Meng Qingnan are among the first batch of cartoonists who moved into the village to live and work. The development of animation industry and the arrival of cartoonists have injected vitality to the old village and created new work opportunities for local villagers. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)