Chinese animation master dies at 95

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's well-known animation artist Te Wei Thursday died of respiratory failure in Shanghai. He was 95.

Te Wei, whose former name was Sheng Song, was born in 1915 in Shanghai. He had been working on China's animation industry for several decades. He was best known for the 1956 short animated film "The Conceited General", and other famous works included "Where is Mama"and "The Cowboy's Flute."

Te was the founder of Chinese animation film, and the only artist in China that has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA).

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