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Anyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Sports and Tourism

During the 2025 Spring Festival, Nezha: The Devil Boy Conquers the Dragon King topped the global box office chart in a single market, achieving both great success in both word-of-mouth and box office. The cumulative box office of the film has exceeded 9.5 billion, making it the first Asian film to enter the top 30 of the global box office chart.

Behind this “Guoman Light”, Henan elements run through it in various forms——

From the ingenious participation of Henan animation companies to the artistic presentation of Shang and Zhou dynasty cultural relics and the poetic restoration of Northern Song dynasty aesthetics, Central Plains culture has taken on new vitality in light and shadow.

 

1,900+ special effects shots, 10,000+ special effects elements…Behind the success of “Nezha 2” are the hard work of countless Chinese cartoonists. The technical support behind the film has attracted attention, and Henan companies are among them.

Luoyang Yinuo Cultural Development Co., Ltd. was established in 2016. It has previously undertaken the special effects production of many Chinese cartoons such as “Jiang Ziya” and “Boonie Bears”. In 2019, it also participated in the production of “Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World”. This animation company rooted in Luoyang, the ancient capital of 13 dynasties, has become one of the technical supports for this phenomenal Chinese cartoon with its many years of experience in large-scale and high-standard animation projects.

The special effects production of Nezha 2 covers the whole country, forming an unprecedented collaboration model. The Luoyang Yinuo team is mainly responsible for the production of some character special effects and scene special effects in Nezha 2, such as the fight between Nezha and Shen Zhengdao, and the scene where the deer boy draws the bow and shoots thousands of arrows.
“Compared to the first time we participated in the special effects production of Nezha five years ago, we can say that we were trained hard,” said Li Zongkun, technical director of Luoyang Yinuo Cultural Development Co., Ltd. in an interview with the media. “The communication process of Nezha 1 was very smooth, but the requirements for technology were still the same. For example, the waves constantly washed the coast, the splashes produced by the characters falling into the water, the smoke and dust produced by the collapse of the house, the debris produced by the impact of the stones, the dust raised by the characters fighting… These real-life scenes need to be restored in the movie through 3D animation special effects, which is particularly time-consuming and labor-intensive. “
In the fighting scene with Shin Jung-do in “Nezha 2”, a 0.1-second close-up of a water drop was iterated 12 times.
“It is precisely because of millions of such ‘invisible craftsmanship’ that domestic animation special effects can truly be pushed to the world level.” said Wang Lige, general manager of Luoyang Yinuo Cultural Development Co., Ltd.
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Henan cultural relics travel through thousands of years into “paintings”

When Ao Guang appeared, the whole theater exclaimed “Wow”. As the most handsome guy in the show, his weapon is also eye-catching. The design of this broadsword combines elements of two different ancient weapons.

The front half of the weapon was modeled after the bronze knife from the Shang Dynasty. It has an upward pointed tip, teeth on the back of the blade, and a slightly retracted belly, which is typical of a Shang Dynasty bronze knife. The back half of the weapon features a dragon’s mouth, a shape that is most common on Guandao and was popular from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty.

The Shang Dynasty jade blade, one of the prototypes of Ao Guang’s weapons, is now in the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan. The Yinxu Museum has nearly 4,000 pieces (sets) of cultural relics, including bronze, pottery, jade, and oracle bones, which is a collection of Shang Dynasty jade artifacts. The basic exhibition is divided into three parts: “Exploring Shang Civilization”, “Great Shang Civilization” and “World Shang Civilization”. It revolves around Shang civilization, clarifies the development of Shang civilization, and displays archaeology with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style, explaining the world significance of Shang civilization.

When Nezha was heading to the important Yuxu Palace, a group of cranes were flying around, and two of them landed on the Chiwen on the roof of the Yuxu Palace. Does this scene seem familiar to you?
t turns out that the color and layout of this scene are a tribute to the famous painting “Auspicious Cranes” by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. The gargoyles on both sides of the palace roof are typical decorations on ancient buildings.

The painting “Auspicious Cranes” by Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, was created in the second year of the Zhenghe reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (1112 AD). The origin of this painting is based on a historical wonder. According to historical records and the inscriptions of Emperor Huizong himself, on the 16th day of the first lunar month of that year, which was also the evening of the annual Lantern Festival, a spectacular scene appeared over the Xuande Gate in Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty: a group of cranes appeared with auspicious clouds, circling and flying above the imperial palace, 18 of which were in different postures and lifelike, and two of them landed on the roof of the palace.

This rare sight attracted many people to watch, and people believed it was an auspicious sign bestowed by heaven. To commemorate this auspicious sign, Emperor Huizong of Song personally painted the “Picture of Auspicious Cranes”.
Bianliang, the former capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, is now Kaifeng. When people celebrate the Lantern Festival, they not only enjoy the joy of the festival, but also think of the legendary story behind the “Picture of Auspicious Cranes”.
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The spirit of “never give up” has been stirring the Central Plains for thousands of years

With the phenomenal achievement of “Nezha 2”, tens of millions of viewers were shocked by the cry of this young hero holding the Qiankun Ring in his hand and riding on the Wind Fire Wheels: “If there is no road ahead, I will make a way! If the heaven and the earth cannot tolerate it, I will turn the world around!”
The painting “Auspicious Cranes” by Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, was created in the second year of the Zhenghe reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (1112 AD). The origin of this painting is based on a historical wonder. According to historical records and the inscriptions of Emperor Huizong himself, on the 16th day of the first lunar month of that year, which was also the evening of the annual Lantern Festival, a spectacular scene appeared over the Xuande Gate in Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty: a group of cranes appeared with auspicious clouds, circling and flying above the imperial palace, 18 of which were in different postures and lifelike, and two of them landed on the roof of the palace.
This spirit of “never giving up” and “my destiny is in my own hands” has actually been stirring the land of Henan for thousands of years.

Lie Zi, a native of Zhengzhou, Henan, wrote the fable of Yugong moving mountains in Liezi Tangwen, which tells the story of Yugong who was not afraid of difficulties and continued to dig the mountain. It embodies the great spirit of the Chinese nation to forge ahead despite difficulties and work hard. For thousands of years, the spirit of Yugong moving mountains has inspired the people of the Central Plains to work hard and forge ahead.
“Thirty years of fame and glory are now dust, eight thousand miles of journey are now clouds and moon. Don’t wait until your hair turns white and you are filled with regret…” Yue Fei, a famous general who fought against the Jin Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty, was from Tangyin, Henan. Faced with the crisis of broken mountains and rivers, he did not succumb to pressure, but led the Yue Family Army to the north with the ambition of “returning our land to us”, and composed a magnificent song of “serving the country with loyalty”.
In the 1960s, the people of Linzhou, Henan, faced the natural difficulties of droughts for nine out of ten years, but they did not bow to fate. 300,000 migrant workers dug the 1,500-kilometer Red Flag Canal on the cliffs of Taihang Mountain in ten years, bringing water from the Zhang River into Linzhou, completely solving the water shortage problem. This project was hailed as the “eighth wonder of the world” and demonstrated the heroic spirit of the people of Henan who “dared to change the world”.

Jiao Yulu, secretary of the Lankao County Party Committee, was not intimidated by the severe sandstorm, salinization and waterlogging disasters in Lankao County. He led the masses to plant paulownia, control salinization and dig ditches, and used his life to fulfill his oath to “change the face of Lankao.”
The people of the Central Plains have always rewritten their destiny with their blood, carried their country and mountains and rivers with their backs, and proved with actions time and time again: no matter what difficulties they face, as long as they have faith in their hearts, they can “turn the tide” and write their own legend.

The spirit of struggle on this land will never be extinguished.

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