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Manhua (Traditional Chinese: 漫畫; Simplified Chinese: 漫画; Pinyin: Mànhuà) is a general term for comics produced in China, often including Chinese translations of Japanese manga. The Chinese characters for manhua are identical for those used in Japanese manga and Korean manhwa. Due to the greater liberalization and higher standard of living, the majority of all manhua so far has been published in Hong Kong and Taiwan rather than mainland China. As of 2004, the majority of all manhua is still published in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is often believed that Tomasu Chew made the first of its kind. Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Comics (or, less common, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ... 漢字 hànzì, hanja, kanji… in Traditional Chinese and other languages. ... Manhwa, in Korean, is a general term for comics and cartoons (including animated cartoons). ... The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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History

Chinese comics include "all the forms and styles of cartoons, comics, and lianhuantu (a traditional illustrated storybook)", according to Wendy Siuyi Wong, author of Hong Kong Comics: A History of Manhua (ISBN 1568982690). Lianhuantu differs from comics in the traditional sense in that it usually consists of full-page pictures with captions, without word bubbles.


"Chinese drawings similar to modern cartoons existed in ancient times and appear throughout the country's history. The oldest surviving examples are stone reliefs from the eleventh century B.C. and pottery from 5000 to 3000 B.C. Other examples include symbolic brush drawings from the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644), a satirical drawing titled Peacocks by the early Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1643-1911) artist Zhua Da, and a work called Ghosts' Farce Pictures from around 1771, by Luo Liang-feng. Chinese manhua was born in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, roughly during the years 1867 to 1927." The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was a dynasty founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing the...


Wong classifies Hong Kong comics into four categories:

  • Satirical and political manhua
  • Comical manhua
  • Action manhua
  • Children's manhua (renditions of ancient Chinese legends)

Notable Manhua

Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are world travellers and inseparable friends in The Adventures of Tintin. ... Charlie Brown Charles Charlie Brown [born 30 October] is the principal character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. ...

English-language publishers of manhua

ComicsOne was an American publisher of manga, manhwa (Korean manga), and manhua (Chinese manga) which was established in 1999. ... DrMaster Publications Inc. ...

List of manhua

Sanmao (三毛) is a comic book character created by Zhang Leping (1910-1992) in 1935 and is one of the most famous such characters in China. ... Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍; Simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a wuxia (martial arts and chivalry) film released in 2000. ... Hero (Chinese: 英雄; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a Chinese martial arts and drama film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Jet Li. ... The King of Fighters (or KOF for short) is a fighting game series by SNK that debuted in 1994. ... Para Para (Japanese: パラパラ; also Para-Para or ParaPara) is a Japanese form of solo popular dance. ... The Hong Kong Promotional poster of Shaolin Soccer Shaolin Soccer (Chinese: 少林足球; Pinyin: ) is a 2001 Hong Kong comedy directed by acclaimed HK comedian, actor and director, Stephen Chow. ... Cloud (left) and Wind The Fung Wan 風雲 (also known as Tin Ha 天下) comic series is a popular on-going comic series in Hong Kong. ... The Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau. ... Young and Dangerous poster Young and Dangerous 2 poster Young and Dangerous (古惑仔) is a 1996 Hong Kong movie about a group of triad members and it details their adventures in a fictional triad. ... Youth Gone Wild (搖滾狂潮), is a 14 volume manhua series by Taiwanese author Nicky Lee, (Li Chung Ping). ... Title of manga: 三國志 Manga author: Li Zhiqing Language: Chinese Published in: Hong Kong, Japan Start year: 1991 Based on the Chinese novel of the same name, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. ... Feel 100% (百分百感覺) is a popular Hong Kong comic book series written by Lau Wan Kit (劉雲傑). Its popularity has resulted in various adaptations on the big screen. ... McDull (麥兜) is a cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mak and Brian Tse (who also created another cartoon pig called McMug). ... McMug McMug (麥嘜) is a cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong in 1988. ... Old Master Q (Chinese text needed - transliteration: Lao Fu Zi) was a humor comic strip produced in Hong Kong during the 1970s and 1980s. ... It has been suggested that Old Dumpling Master be merged into this article or section. ... The World of Lily Wong was a comic strip by Larry Feign (an American-born Hong Kong resident) that ran from 1986 until 2001. ... DrMaster Publications Inc. ...

See also

This page is about the development of animation and comic industry in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External link

  • http://www.china-on-site.com/comicindex.php - manhua retellings of old Chinese legends

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