The “Old Tales Retold” of Pre-Qin Mythology-- On the cultural consciousness of the Book of Mountains and Seas in the 21st century Chinese animation films

: For a long time, the studies of The Book of Mountains and Seas is mainly carried out around text study, images evolution and the romantic spirit, little attention is paid to the national emotion and cultural consciousness behind the mythological narration. Based on the reconstruction of mythological elements in Chinese animated films in the 21st century, this paper expounds the transformation of mythological narration in the contemporary context, compares and explores the inheritance and innovation in the “new stories” of mythological narration, and clarifies the necessity of establishing cultural self-confidence through the new narration of Chinese mythology.