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A scene from Tea Pets [Photo/Mtime]

Award-nominated animation Tea Pets hits theaters

A 3D animation centered on tea pets, cute clay figurines in a local tea shop in a southern Chinese city, hits theaters in China on Friday. The movie was nominated for best animation in the Golden Goblet Awards in Shanghai, along side four other animations.

The lead character, a clay figurine named Ah Tang, is different from all the other cute little clay figures that change color when covered in tea. This makes Ah Tang upset. This also motivates him to go on action-packed adventures to be able to change color like the other figures that are believed to be good luck charms for tea drinkers.

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