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Sanmao 三毛
Sanmao
Author(s)	Zhang Leping
Launch date	1935
Genre(s)	manhua, pantomime comic, gag-a-day

Sanmao (Chinese: 三毛; pinyin: Sānmáo) 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 or "three mao" (a reference to his poverty). 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.

History

Most Chinese comic books prior to Sanmao featured adults and the Sanmao stories were also unusual in that they lacked dialogue and could therefore be classified as pantomime comics. When Zhang Leping created the manhua comic series, his main goal was to dramatize the confusion brought about to society by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He wanted to express his concern for the young victims of the war, particularly the orphans living on the streets. Most of the changes in the characters would come after World War II during the liberation in 1949.^{[citation needed]}

Sanmao's image has evolved throughout time and in some modern continuation of the comics, he is depicted as a healthy, normal student.^[1] The character has also been portrayed as living through some of the most important periods in Chinese history and during futuristic space explorations.

Sanmao was chosen as the mascot of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which were held in Shanghai.^[2]

Adaptations

Adventures of Sanmao, 1958 animated film

The character made his first appearance in comics and was later adapted into different formats.^[3]

Chinese title	English title	Year	Type	Location	Studio
三毛欢乐派		2006	Online game	China
三毛流浪记	Wanderings of Sanmao	2006	Cartoon	China Thailand	Shanghai Animation Film Studio
三毛从军记		2005	Stage production	China
虚拟导游三毛		2005	3D	China
三毛救孤记		2004	Film	China
三毛太空漫游		2000	Theatrical	Hong Kong
三毛新传		1999	TV series	China
三毛流浪记	Adventures of Sanmao	1997	Stage production	Hong Kong
三毛流浪记	Adventures of Sanmao	1996 1998	TV series	China Thailand	Shanghai Film Studio
三毛从军记	San Mao Joins the Army	1992	Film	China
三毛流浪记	Adventures of Sanmao	1990	Drama	China
三毛流浪记	Adventures of Sanmao	1984	Cartoon	China
三毛学生意		1958	Film	China
三毛流浪记	Adventures of Sanmao	1958	Animated film	China
三毛流浪记	The Adventures of Sanmao the Waif	1949	Live-action film	China	Kunlun Film Company

Influence and legacy

The renowned Taiwanese writer Chen Mao Ping (1943–91) chose "Sanmao" as her pen name in reference to the character.^[4]
The Hong Kong movie star Sammo Hung Kam-Bo was given the name Sammo because of his supposed resemblance to Sanmao.^[5]

References

^ China Daily. "China Daily Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine." "Sanmao Chinas favorite son turns 70." Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
^ "Mascot of 2007 Special Games Launched -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
^ Sanmao Official Website. "Sanmao." "Production Listing." Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
^ Mo, Weimin; Shen, Wenju (2006-09-01). "Sanmao, the Vagrant: Homeless Children of Yesterday and Today". Children's Literature in Education. 37 (3): 267–285. doi:10.1007/s10583-006-9012-6. ISSN 1573-1693.
^ 漫畫
^ "Sanmao Saturday: Introducing Zhang Leping and His Sanmao the Orphan Comics". 30 August 2014.
^ mauracunningham (5 March 2013). "Sanmao Learns from Lei Feng".

External links

"Sanmao, China's favorite son turns 70" - China Daily
Sanmao website
Official Sanmao website
Sammao comic strips, photos, movie clips and history AsiaObscura.com

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Adaptations

Influence and legacy

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