In accordance with the expansion of the Chinese film industry, domestic animation -- once believed to be a niche market for children and teenagers -- have achieved remarkable progress in recent years.

"I believe China's homegrown animation industry will have a promising future," Zhao said.

Zhao cites the studio's animated films -- ranging from Little Door Gods to Cats and Peachtopia and White Snake-- as works that showcase the studio's yearslong pursuit to employ state-of-art animation techniques to tell stories rooted in Chinese culture and history.