The development of animation industry is an important part of China's cultural industry.Traditional culture,as the"soul"of the cultural industry,has provided a steady stream of creation sources for the development of Chinese animation industry.In order to compete with mainstream commercial animation in the open market,Chinese animation must be based on traditional culture.With the development of the national economy,the cul-tural industry is bound to rise,and the development of animation industry is facing significant historical opportu-nity.Based on traditional culture,this paper discusses the necessity of traditional Chinese culture in the development of animation industry by thinking about the future devel-opment direction of animation industry,and constructs a blueprint for the development of animation industry based on traditional culture.China's animation industry should strengthen cultural self-confidence,adhere to the combination of nationalization and internationalization,in order to promote China's animation industry to go global in cultural exchanges.