Big Bird in China is a 1983 special by Sesame Workshop (then the Children's Television Workshop), as part of the series Sesame Street. Big Bird and Little Xiao Foo to find Feng Huang , the Phoenix bird.

Highlights include Chinese landmarks like the Great Wall of China and Beijing, Big Bird learning the "little duckling dance", and a song to teach Chinese words. A character called The Monkey King appears in the special; despite an appearance that has scared many youngsters, he helps Big Bird and Xiao Foo in their quest.

The production was released onto DVD February 10, 2004. The DVD doesn't contain about a minute of the original production, in which Big Bird is looking for someone who speaks "American".

Cast

• Carroll Spinney as Big Bird/Oscar
• Brian Muehl as Barkley/Telly
• Frank Oz as Bert/Cookie Monster/Grover
• Jerry Nelson as Two-Headed Monster, head one/Oscar (assistant)/Cookie Monster (assistant)
• Richard Hunt as Two-Headed Monster, head two/Ernie (assistant)/Telly (assistant)
• Jim Henson as Ernie

Crew

• Directed by Jon Stone
• Written by Joseph A. Bailey and Jon Stone