- Wanderings of Sanmao
infobox television
show_name = The Wanderings of San Mao
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format =Animated television series
runtime =
starring =
country =China
network = CCTV
first_aired = 2006
last_aired = Present
num_episodes = 26 projecting 104
imdb_id =
tv_com_id =|Wanderings of San Mao (zh-c|c=三毛流浪记) is a
Chinese animation TV series inChina based on the famousmanhua character Sanmao. The series was invested, produced and broadcasted by CCTV. It is also known as "Story of San Mao's Vagrant Life" or "New Adventures of San Mao".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 [China Daily. " [http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/28/content_464182_4.htm China Daily] ." "San Mao, China's favorite son turns 70." Retrieved on
2007-01-09 .] . 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.tory
San Mao was a very poor orphan. He was wandering in
Shanghai 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. " [http://www.cctv.com/program/dhc/20060119/100827.shtml CCTV] ." "Cartoon San Mao." Retrieved on2007-01-09 .] .References
External links
* [http://www.sanmao.com.cn/ San Mao Official Site]
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