LU XUN’S BORROWING CONCEPT IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN ANIMATION SPHERE IN CHINA

The Chinese animation takes its place in international animation, but at the same time, there is a number of unsolved issues and the significant gap between it and animation in the leading countries. In this paper, the Chinese animation is considered and analyzed in relation to two peculiarities: the modern situation in this sphere and characteristic feature of the Chinese culture. Moreover, the article gives the references to the borrowing concept developed by the writer Lu Xun (1881-1936), according to which one should develop the new, basing on the old, scrutinize continuity of traditions, trying to find in the Western professional education something applicable to development of professional education in animation sphere in China. The article also suggests the possible variant of development strategy for skilled workforce training for the sphere of animation work.