Urine at a distance

Author: Xie Liwen / Mai Jiabi
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Mai Dou, a character with a birthmark on his left eye, loves chicken legs, only eats meat and not vegetables, and is a sleepyhead. Mai Dou is simple, optimistic, and has average intelligence, yet he has many dreams. Hope and disappointment follow one after another, always ending in failure, but Mai Dou still creates his beautiful world through his honest and kind-hearted "death stupidity." Mai Dou may be foolish, slow, or clumsy, often trying and failing in life's pursuits, yet he lives his life naturally, as if doing a simple task. Many friends love Mai Dou because he is imperfect, just like every one of us. His hopes bring joy, and his disappointments evoke empathy. Mai Mei is Mai Dou's cousin and classmate, as well as his only pig friend. He loves to eat and sleep just as much as Mai Dou and gains weight easily. "The Mai Dou and Mai Mei Series" is a series of books created by the renowned Chinese writer Xie Liwen and the artist Mai Jiabi, featuring the lovable protagonists Mai Dou and Mai Mei. The books narrate the life stories of these two happy little pigs. Initially published in Hong Kong's children's magazines, they gradually gained popularity in schools and among intellectuals, becoming a trend. Both adults and children love Mai Dou and Mai Mei, who are moved by their stories that are both profound and naive, melancholic yet optimistic, inspiring different imaginations. The amusing "Mai Dou Stories" are filled with a strong Hong Kong atmosphere—narrow high-rise buildings, small advertisements pasted on the streets, the happiness of ordinary people, warm memories, and bitterness. The Hong Kong-style humor and satire are naturally reflected in the animated series "Mai Dou Stories."