According to news from Shanghai Art Film Studio, Mr. Yan Dingxian, the famous animation artist, chief animation designer and first-level director of "Havoc in Heaven", passed away early this morning due to illness at the age of 86. Yan Dingxian, born in 1936, is from Wuxi, Jiangs

According to Shanghai Art Film Studio, Mr. Yan Dingxian, a famous animation artist, chief animation designer of "Havoc in Heaven", and first-level director , passed away early this morning due to illness at the age of 86.

Yan Dingxian, born in 1936, is from Wuxi, Jiangsu. Graduated from the animation major of Beijing Film School in 1953, and successively served as the art team of Shanghai Film Studio, animation designer, director and director of Shanghai Art Film Studio.

Mr. Yan Dingxian has served as the animation designer for films such as "The Proud General", "Tadpole Looking for Mom", "Havoc in Heaven" and other films, and has directed Acted in/participated in directing more than 30 cartoons such as "The Trumpeter ", "Nezha Nao Hai ", "Ginseng Fruit ", "Golden Monkey Subdues the Demon ", "Shuke and Beta".

Among them, "Havoc in Heaven" is one of the pinnacles of Chinese animation. The animated image of the protagonist Sun Wukong in the film was finalized by Mr. Yan Dingxian, and it eventually became popular among the people.

Shanghai Meiying Studio said: "Animation is Mr. Yan Dingxian's lifelong ideal and belief. He has continued to innovate and break through in one film after another. From China's first color animated feature to the first wide-screen animated feature, from theater films to series, he is always seen painting at his desk. The animated images he created have distinctive personalities, and the animations he directed The styles of the pictures are diverse, leaving wonderful childhood memories for one generation after another, and making great contributions to Chinese art films, the ‘Chinese animation school’, and Chinese national animation.”