三毛流浪记 Adventures of San Mao 1984 EP02

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 “thirty cents“ (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.
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