One of Sanmao

Author: Zhang Leping
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Sanmao is a character created by the painter Zhang Leping and is the protagonist of his series of comic strips. Since the publication of Sanmao comics, it has been over six or seven decades. Anyone who has read the Sanmao comics cannot forget this little boy with only three hairs on his head, a homeless child. Since the story of Sanmao was first published, it has moved generations of readers and continues to be loved by children today. Why does it remain timeless? Because it is full of childlike charm, possesses unique artistic appeal and profound social meaning, and is beneficial to people's hearts.
"Sanmao," a comic character with a tragic background, suffering from hunger, cold, bullying, and poverty to the point of having only three hairs on his head, was born in 1935 through the brush of the outstanding Chinese cartoonist Zhang Leping. With just a pen and a few drawings, without a single word or symbol, the author vividly depicted the miserable experiences of this wandering child who was enslaved, bullied, humiliated, and trampled in the old society. It not only exposes the cruelty, brutality, ugliness, deception, and injustice in the world but, more importantly, strongly stimulates the kindness and compassion in every good-hearted person, nurturing the innocent empathy of countless children!