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The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers - Lijun Zhang

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Although only boys were allowed at the Confucius Academy, what Zhu Yingtai wanted was to go to school. She begged her parents to let her attend dressed as a boy and, seeing her determination and clever disguises, they finally agreed— as long as she kept her identity a secret and later returned to the traditional path they’d set for her. Lijun Zhang shares the Chinese myth of the butterfly lovers.

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  • Educator Lijun Zhang
  • Director Amir Houshang Moein
  • Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
  • Storyboard Artist Amir Houshang Moein
  • Animator Amir Houshang Moein
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