Zhima Jie

Zhima Jie (芝麻街 in Chinese) is the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street.

Sesame in China

Bob Hope visited Beijing in 1979 with entertainers like Big Bird, featured in NBC special The Road to China.

The American show was dubbed into Mandarin in 1981, and distributed through CCTV.

Zhima Jie itself was produced from 1998 to 2001, making 130 half-hour episodes. There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive it for the 2004 season.[1]

Characters

The full-body character is Da Niao, an identical cousin of Big Bird.

Hu Hu Zhu is an ageless, furry pig who is quite proud of his blue fur. He's also very proud of the long line of blue pigs from which he is descended.

Xiao Mei Zi ("Little Plum") is a bright red monster who is curious and level-headed. She also snores very loudly!