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* Rickshaw men.

China itself is portrayed as a mountainous region full of bamboo, a dwindling panda population, rice fields, and elaborate architecture. Being [[Hollywood History|communist]], the people are also ridiculously hard workers who move about like ants, scurrying to get projects done via a [[Hive Mind]]. The country is obsessed with New Year's and [[Dragons Up the Yin-Yang|dragons]] ~~-- and~~ there are paintings and statues of dragons everywhere. If you are in a fictional setting with any fantasy aspects, you are certain to run into at least one.

China itself is portrayed as a mountainous region full of bamboo, a dwindling panda population, rice fields, and elaborate architecture. Being [[Hollywood History|communist]], the people are also ridiculously hard workers who move about like ants, scurrying to get projects done via a [[Hive Mind]]. The country is obsessed with New Year's and [[Dragons Up the Yin-Yang|dragons]]—and there are paintings and statues of dragons everywhere. If you are in a fictional setting with any fantasy aspects, you are certain to run into at least one.

The country is also home to rickshaws, terracotta warriors, and the Great Wall. Any urban area will look like an American "Chinatown". The only important modern people to come out of China are [[Bruce Lee]] <ref> he's actually from Hong Kong</ref> and [[Jackie Chan]]<ref> So is he</ref>. The greatest historical event in China was that thing that happened in Tiananmen Square. It's only relatively recently that western film-makers have realised that Mao's Cultural Revolution has been over for more than ''thirty years'', and you don't see millions of people all cycling to work in identical grey suits and caps any more.

The country is also home to rickshaws, terracotta warriors, and the Great Wall. Any urban area will look like an American "Chinatown". The only important modern people to come out of China are [[Bruce Lee]] <ref>he's actually from Hong Kong</ref> and [[Jackie Chan]].<ref>So is he</ref> The greatest historical event in China was that thing that happened in Tiananmen Square. It's only relatively recently that western film-makers have realised that Mao's Cultural Revolution has been over for more than ''thirty years'', and you don't see millions of people all cycling to work in identical grey suits and caps any more.

In [[Anime]], people who come from China are less intelligent, but [[I Know Karate|they know a great deal of Kung Fu]], so you'd better not upset them. If you set foot in the countryside, you're also likely to run into [[Chinese Vampire|Jiang Shi]] who will start hopping around and trying to feast on your blood.

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* Averted in ''Fearless'', which portrays China very realistically. As for the life of the main character, Hwo Yuan Jia however...

* The country of Chun-nan in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' is the Sonic world's equivalent. Sonic runs across parts of its equivalent of the Great Wall, meets a kung fu master who's afraid of pandas, visits a restaurant with world-famous ''baozi'', scurries across bamboo forests between steep mountains by a calm lake, passes by pagodas and dragon statues dotted across the landscape, and encounters a phoenix as the area's boss.

** Gigan Rocks and Gigan Device in ''[[Sonic Riders]]: Zero Gravity'' has similarly steep mountains and bamboo nearby with shaolin temples in the background (and as part of the finish line). The backdrop is merely cosmetic ~~though--it~~'s actually where a gravity-manipulation device was placed that Jet wants to find.

** Gigan Rocks and Gigan Device in ''[[Sonic Riders]]: Zero Gravity'' has similarly steep mountains and bamboo nearby with shaolin temples in the background (and as part of the finish line). The backdrop is merely cosmetic though—it's actually where a gravity-manipulation device was placed that Jet wants to find.

== Western Animation ==