Never a McDull moment

McDull, a cartoon piglet as famous as Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty, in Hong Kong, leaves his hometown for the first time for a trip to learn kungfu in the mainland.

McDull Kungfu Ding Ding Dong (Maidou Xiang Dangdang), based on serial comic books by co-creators Alice Mak and Brian Tse, follows the pig's tai chi experience on Mount Wudang, a sacred site for Chinese kungfu in Hubei province. It is the first time the Hong Kong-born piglet has visited the mainland and Mak, the illustrator, says his change in location is truthful to reality.

"What I draw is ordinary Hong Kong people's lives," she says. "They have been rushing to the mainland to do business in recent years. Hong Kong people do not wait, but always look for new opportunities."