Peter Chow

Big Bird and his Sesame Street companion, Barkley, the big, fluffy dog, travel across China in search of the legendary Feng Huang, the Phoenix Bird. Along the way they visit with Chinese schoolchildren, watch a Tai Ji demonstration, learn some Chinese words and songs, and meet the mischievous Monkey King.

Peter Chow’s 1988 feature focuses on a couple that likes to eat pickles in bed, a man who’s just arrived from Hong Kong (Tomas Hsiung), and a ballet dancer working with kung fu gymnastics.