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Thanks to the Chinese government’s cultural policy implemented in the 2000s, especially the national animation protection and development policy that has been steadily implemented for over 20 years, recently produced Chinese animations are equipped with technical skills and directing skills and are attracting attention on the world stage. it started. The animation “I Am What I Am”, produced in 2021, is a work that has received high ratings from the audience. This work is a realistic animation that has not been well dealt with in animations in the past, realistic problems of Chinese society, ‘children left behind’ neglected in the countryside, poor life of peasant workers, and poor medical system in the countryside, as well as social problems such as the life of the heirs of traditional culture, He melts relatively heavy and dark materials such as the severance of traditional culture into his works. In this way, it is different from the existing classical narrative IP animation in that it presents a new direction to the Chinese animation industry by realistically reproducing contemporary Chinese society. In particular, the strong cultural characteristics of Guangdong province that “I Am What I Am” exudes through video and music captured the eyes and ears of the audience. In addition, it presents a thrilling impression to the audience by unraveling the problem of ‘children left behind’, one of the special cultural phenomena of modern China, as the growth story of the main character, a boy named A-Juan. This paper tries to focus on reading the Chinese cultural code flowing through “I Am What I Am”. A look at the characteristic Chinese culture revealed in the film, followed by the issue of the spread and succession of traditional culture, focusing on the ‘Guangdong Lion Dance’, an intangible cultural heritage that connects the past and the present. I would like to talk about the director’s perspective on the life of a young boy.