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Sanmao is a manhua character created by Zhang Leping in 1935. He is one of the world's longest running cartoon characters and remains a landmark as one of the most famous and beloved fictional characters in China today.
The name Sanmao means "three hairs" in Chinese. While the character has undergone a number of transitions over time, he has always been drawn with the trademark three strands of hair, which implies malnutrition as a result of poverty.
Sanmao may refer to:
- Sanmao (town) (三茅镇), town in Yangzhong City, Jiangsu, PR China
Written as :
- Sanmao (comics), a young comic book character created by Zhang Leping
- Sanmao (author), penname of Chen Ping, Taiwanese author
- Sanmao (actor), the pinyinized nickname of Hong Kong martial arts actor Sammo Hung
- Wanderings of Sanmao, a 2006 cartoon series based on the comic character
Sanmao (三毛) (March 26, 1943 – January 4, 1991) was a Chinese novelist, translator and writer. Born as Chen Mao Ping (陳懋平), her pseudonym was adopted from a character of acclaimed caricaturist Zhang Leping's most famous work, entitled Sanmao. In English, she was also known as Echo or Echo Chan, the first name she used in Latin script, based on the homonymous Greek nymph.
Her work ranges from autobiographical writing, to travel writing and reflective novels, to translations of European comic books. Sanmao studied philosophy and taught German, in addition to a serious later career in writing.