Special effects in Chinese movies far behind Hollywood's
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10 years of special effects in Chinese movies
1998: Special effects such as computer graphic (CG) were first used extensively in Storm Warriors 1. They helped vividly represent many fantastic scenes from the comic books it was based on.
2000: Shanghai Film Studio made the first Chinese special effects movie Crash Landing and established computer-generated special effects center.
2001: Shaolin Soccer made it possible for everyone to be a kung fu master. In the same year Hong Kong director Tsui Hark created 1,000 special effects scenes in his film The Legend of Zu, setting a record for Chinese movies.
2002: 60 percent of scenes in Exploration in Tibet were special effects generated by computer. It had the most special effects scenes of any movie in mainland China.
2004: Kung Fu Hustles used special effects to change the form of traditional Chinese martial arts. The characters were much funnier with the help of computer technology. 2005: Chinese digital special effects movies reached 52, taking nearly 20 percent of that year's total movie production.
2008: Digital Film Production Base of China Film Group Corporation was established in Huairou District, Beijing. In the same year CJ7 created a computer graphic character called "Qizai."
2009: Storm Warriors 2 was produced. It was highly valued as the closest to a Hollywood movie in the sense of special effects.
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