Favorite Children's Cartoons from China: Issue #2

A Deer of Nine Colors - 九种颜色的鹿 (Jiǔ zhǒng yánsè de lù)

Plot

The Deer of Nine Colors (sometimes called Nine-Color Deer) is a Chinese short film, produced at Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Co-directed by Qian Jiajun and Dai Tielang, it was completed in 1981. As described in the film's introduction, the story is based on a series of paintings made by unknown artists at Dunhuang Cave.