On December 2nd, Ms.Li, who was visiting Guangzhou for leisure, happened to capture a short video in Zhujiang New Town, where the staggered sky scrapers were reflected on the surface of the Pearl River. Paired with the iconic soundtrack from Zootopia 2, the scene formed a fantastic echo with the film's cityscape.
Once posted online, the short video quickly went viral on social media. By noon on December 3rd, the hashtag #GuangzhouRealLifeZootopia had garnered over 230 million views, the short video had been played more than 50 million times, and landmarks such as the Five Goats Statue, the Canton Tower, and Zhujiang New Town had become newly popular check-in spots for young visitors.
"In Guangzhou, wearing hanfu (traditional Chinese attire) while strolling through the CBD won't draw strange looks, and it's common to bring pets into cafes. Aren't these exactly vivid demonstrations of 'anyone can be anything' in Zootopia?" Such comments under the Xiaohongshu topic #InclusiveGuangzhouIsRealLifeZootopia have received over 50,000 likes.
The film's core theme of "diversity, coexistence, openness, and inclusiveness" aligns with Guangzhou's urban traits. In the alleys between arcade houses in the old towns, a grandmother's dim sum eatery sits next to a hip cafe popular among young people. Besides the CBD's office buildings, dogs and their owners spend their quality time in pet-friendly stores. These inclusive life scenes are vivid embodiments of the "real-life Zootopia."

“现实版疯狂动物城”刷屏!广州成为网友心中的“次元同款”
12月2日,来穗旅游的李女士在珠江新城随手拍下一段短视频:镜头中,错落的摩天楼群倒映在珠江水面,搭配《疯狂动物城2》的经典配乐,竟与电影里Zootopia的城市景观形成奇妙呼应。
这段“次元撞脸”视频一经发布,迅速在社交平台引爆话题——截至12月3日中午,#广州现实版疯狂动物城#话题阅读量突破2.3亿,短视频播放量超5000万,五羊石像、广州塔、珠江新城等地标成为年轻游客争相打卡的“新晋网红地”。

“在广州,穿汉服逛CBD不会被侧目,带宠物进咖啡馆是常态,这不就是Zootopia里‘人人都能被接纳’的感觉吗?”在小红书#广州的包容就是现实版Zootopia#话题下,这样的留言获得超5万点赞。
电影中Zootopia“多元共生、包容开放”的核心设定,恰好戳中了广州的城市特质——老城区的骑楼巷陌里,阿婆的早茶摊与年轻人的咖啡馆相邻;CBD的写字楼旁,宠物友好店里的狗狗与主人惬意共处,这种“万物兼容”的生活场景,让“现实版Zootopia”的标签有了最真实的支撑。
文丨记者 彭纪宁
翻译丨柯妃娟
审校丨赵凡