10.Ma Liang and his Magic Brush

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Maliang is a legendary character in a Chinese folklore story. He lived a village and could not go to school due to the poor status of his family. But he loved painting very much. One day, he got a brush with magical power and can turn anything he drew into reality under his hand. This info soon reached the emperor who imprisoned Ma Liang and forced him to draw a Money Tree. He followed his order but he also drew a giant ocean around it. After the emperor sailed across the sea with his followers, Ma Liang soon wielded his brush and drew lots of winds; soon the emperor’s ships sank into the water. This story was adapted into a Chinese animated stop-motion film called Ma Liang and his Magic Brush in 1954.