自古英雄出少年

"A Young Hero Since Ancient Times" is a Chinese animated series broadcast from 1995 to 1996. It selects typical deeds of 100 young heroes from the vast historical records of both China and other countries. The series vividly portrays the spiritual outlook of these young heroes in animated form. The animation aims to praise their noble spirit of loving the country, the people, and science, their dedication, and their wisdom, intelligence, diligence, and the virtues of truth, goodness, and beauty. The animation creates numerous Chinese heroic images, such as young Confucius who studies diligently, Mencius who understands through his mother's breaking a loom, filial piety of Min Ziqian, studious Qu Yuan, and the divine doctor Hua Tuo. In addition, there are young Qu Ji in the Tang Dynasty who fought bravely against thieves, Wang Hairi in the Ming Dynasty who recognized ghosts, and Zhou Chu in the Western Jin Dynasty who corrected his faults. It also presents heroes of ethnic minorities, such as young Genghis Khan and Songtsen Gampo, as well as heroes of the modern revolutionary period, such as young traffic officers, the young cowherd Erxiao, and Liu Hulan, etc. The film also introduces foreign young heroes, such as Zoya, the young heroes of the Paris Commune, Edison and Helen Keller. Through these stories, it conveys positive values to the vast number of teenagers and encourages them to learn from the outstanding qualities of heroes.