Big Bird in China

When I was a kid, I used to watch my family's VHS tape of this movie constantly! It was a eye-opener for me, as my knowledge of Chinese folklore and mythology, especially of Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey King, was pretty much non-existent at the time, and I also learned how to speak and understand the same Chinese words that Big Bird does! I love the bond that grows between Big Bird and Xiao Fu over the course of the movie, and I was very pleased to learn that Caroll Spinney and the young girl who played her had stayed in touch after Mr. Spinney left to go back to America when the filming was done! The fact that the viewer gets to see and appreciate the beauty of the Chinese countryside is just icing on the cake of a very good movie!