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Uploaded 1 November 2000 Locating the original influences on Asian animation can be a daunting task, illustrated by the following two vignettes. 1. Sometime in 1923, the four Wan brothers, credited with starting animation in China, sat in a Shanghai theatre enraptured by three American cartoons shown that day. Forsaking any luxuries and most necessities, the Wans for the next …