The Investigation Of Totem Worship In Animation Works With Ethnic

Totem culture has a long history, it nourished people’s spirit in anticent time, and as time goes by it becomes a cultural demand that enriches our life. As a new media, animation gives us totally new sensory expierences visually, aurally and psychologically which fullfill our growing demand for spiritual culture. Traditional culture and Animation should be playing a part together, animation cartoon makes traditional culture well known, otherwise traditional culture can increase the depth of the animation works. However, the worship of Totem is the ancient traditional culture which exsisted since primitive society, and human beings regard it as a symbol of national culture that they were proud of. Totem culture includes lots of things such as the thought about universe and life, the mysterious thinking of believing in gods, and the beautiful soul of our ancestors, etc. If we can combine these with animation cartoon, we will create more and better animation works that may shock the world.Firstly, this paper briefly discusses the origin of Totem culture and it’s concept and significance. Secondly, it analyses the function and value of Totem culture in animation works. Last but not least, start from the traditional Totem of Chinese this paper investigate the origin of Chinese Totem worship and tells colorful myths and legends, and it also apllys examples to further discuss the significance and value of Totem worship in animation works with ethnic themes.