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.
Movie tag line: "A 75 Minute Musical Adventure"
Production companies:
Character: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Character: Barkley (voice)
Character: Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tze Quyang)
Character: Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Character: Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Character: Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Character: Telly Monster (voice)
Character: Ernie (voice)
Character: Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock)
Character: Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie)
Character: The Shopkeeper
Character: The Storyteller
Character: Monkey King
Character: Monkey King
Character: Monkey King
Character: Monkey King
Character: Monkey King
Character: Monkey King
Character: Monkey King
Character: Monkey King
Character: Lion Dog
Character: Lion Dog
Character: The Dancing Phoenix
Character: The Singing Phoenix (voice)