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''Wanderings of San Mao'' () is a Chinese animated series in China based on the famous
manhua () are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ''Cu ...
character Sanmao. The series was invested, produced and broadcast by
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. It is also known as ''Story of San Mao's Vagrant Life'' or ''New Adventures of San Mao''. A 1-minute English clip of the series can be found in
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Background

The main character of the animation, Sanmao, has been around since the 1930s among comic books in China. The character recently celebrated its 70th birthday in 2005, and this series is one of the many tributes to the longevity of San Mao. Other productions have taken place in the past including movies, stage plays, soap opera series and puppet films. This series is different from the 1984 cartoon of the same name.


Story

San Mao was a very poor orphan. He was wandering in
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where people dreamed of riches in the 1930s. Sanmao, together with his baldheaded friend Xiao Laizi received grain unexpectedly from the entrepreneur Wu Zifu. Later he fell into a coma mysteriously, and the reporter Hou Yiwen would try to investigate the relationship between Wu Zifu and San Mao.CCTV.
CCTV
" "Cartoon San Mao." Retrieved on 2007-01-09.


References


External links


''San Mao'' Official Site
* Chinese Film Classics (chinesefilmclassics.org) - scholarly website containing English-subtitled copy of the 1949 live-action Sanmao film
Wandering of Three-Hairs the Orphan
' 2006 Chinese television series debuts 2000s animated television series Chinese animated television series China Central Television original programming Television shows based on comics {{animation-tv-prog-stub