【娱乐前沿】中捷合拍动画片《熊猫和小鼹鼠》

Co-produced by China and the Czech Republic, the cartoon series "Little Mole and Panda" is due to debut today on China Central Television, or CCTV. The 52-episode series will be aired weekly on CCTV's children's channel. The series is an adaptation of Czech animated pantomime "Little Mole" created 60 years ago. The original show was a hit throughout Eastern Europe and has been seen as an animation classic in China since it was first aired here in the 1980s. The producer of the new show added another character panda, hoping the Chinese national treasure can make the show equally popular. The producer also spoke of other new elements introduced in the new show. Most of the episodes take place in China, and unlike the original show, the new characters will have dialogue. Creater of the "Little Mole" Zdenek Miler died in 2011.