Chinese elements in Hollywood films

A screen capture from upcoming film Kung Fu Panda 3. [Photo/Agencies]

Symbols of China

Kung fu and pandas seem to be the two elements immediately associated with China, and this also shows in films.

The Karate Kid, starring Jackie Chan and actor Will Smith's son Jayden Smith, tells the story of how a boy, who was bullied at school, changed the course of his life after learning martial arts from a car mechanic (played by Chan). The film earned more than 1.6 billion yuan ($25.76 million) in ticket sales in China.

Sometimes, kung fu is reenacted by non-Chinese actors.

In the Ice Age 2, the little squirrel makes a sound very similar to those screams let off by Bruce Lee in his films. The iconic pose Keanu Reeves performed in The Matrix, bent backwards, is one of the classic moves by real life kung fu master Huang Feihong.

Animated film Kung Fu Panda, a hugely successful production globally with the third installment coming up next January, is also a perfect fusion of China's national martial art kung fu and China's national treasure, the panda.