Releasing the beasts In the summer of 2020,the first three episodes （集）of an animated series called Fog Hills of Five Elements（《雾山五行》）surprised animation fans with their special art style.The series mixes traditional ink painting with a modem design.The series was highly welcomed and got high ratings（评分）.
The series was made by animation studio Samsara,which was started by Lin Hun.It uses ink wash painting（水星画） a traditional style of painting in China.The series characters are painted in thick and striking（不同寻常的）ink lines.In the background（背景）clouds and fog can be seen among mountains end rivers.
Lin is a big fan of paintings Hike A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains《千里江山图》which was painted by Wang Ximeng of the Song Dynasty （960-1279）.Lin was also inspired（启发）by painting of Zhang Daqian（1899-1983）,a famous painter known for his "splash-ink and- color" technique（发墨发彩画法）.
Lin and his team tried other styles before deciding on ink wash painting. "This is the style we all love.It can show our taste and keep traditional culture," Lin told Bilbili.
However,the ink wash style takes a lot of time to paint.Animators paint all of the backgrounds and characters by hand.They spent four years making the first three episodes.The studio has only six staff members because it has been hard to find animators who still they are looking for more animators to join them as fans wait for future episodes.
"As long as they are of high quality,I hope to see updates（更新）as soon as possible,"one viewer wrote on Douban.
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（1）What do we know about the animated series Fog Hills of Five Element? ______
A．It will come out in the summer.
B．Its episodes are three minutes long.
C．It uses a traditional ink painting style.
D．It was inspired by Journey to the West.
（2）A Panorama of Rivers and new painting styles Mountains was painted by ______.
A．Lin Hun
B．Wang Ximeng
C．Zhang Daqian
D．Samsara
（3）From the last paragraph,we can learn that ______.
A．fans have high expectations for future episodes
B．the three current episodes are of poor quality
C．the studio is not going to update the series
D．the studio has decided to try new painting styles
（4）Why did Lin and his team decide on ink wash painting? ______
A．It takes a little time.
B．There was no other styles.
C．It can show their taste and keep traditional culture.
D．The studio has many staff members.
（5）Which of the following is true according to the article above? ______
A．They paint all of the backgrounds and characters by hand.
B．It has been easy to find animators who can paint in this style.
C．The series has only modern design.
D．People don\’t like the series.