He unknowingly joins a gang of thieves and receives an over-sized gown to cover his naked body. The sculpture is based on a panel from The Wanderings of Sanmao the Vagrant, in which the orphaned and homeless boy is constantly in search for food, clothing, and shelter while trying to survive in a postwar Shanghai. Adorning the yard of his house is a sculpture of Sanmao, the three-haired protagonist of Zhang’s nearly wordless comics series.
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His former residence has been made into a modest museum free to the public. Among them was Zhang Leping (1910-1992), arguably the most successful Chinese comic artist during the twentieth century. Numerous Chinese authors and artists who wrote and illustrated children’s literature were based in Shanghai. Right: The Wanderings of Sanmao the Vagrant (三毛流浪记) by Zhang Leping. The Former Residence of Comic Artist Zhang Leping Should a parent bring a toddler to the store ten years ago, they would have had to choose from only a couple rows of picture books shelved in a tight corner. Chinese children’s books used to target young independent readers mainly. The layout has reversed what it was like a decade ago, reflecting major growth in the translation, publishing, and consumption of picture books for preschoolers in China since 2000. Text-oriented books for older readers and teens are tucked away on the side. The most prominent format on display is large, colorful picture books, spreading over half of the entire floor. The sixth floor is dedicated to children’s materials, offering books, toys, as well as game areas, programming space, and a newly opened fee-based subscription library of picture books. Shanghai Book City, as its boastful name promises, is the largest bookstore in Shanghai and takes up seven massive floors. Drawing on its rich Republic of China collection, the Shanghai Library offered a timely exhibition on the history of how Disney animated films swept over Shanghai as early as the 1930s and became an integrated part of Chinese popular culture. The first Disney theme park in mainland China was opened in Shanghai on June 16, 2016, causing plenty of sensation among the locals. Photo taken at the Shanghai Library, June 13, 2016. An exhibition on the impact of the earliest Disney films on popular culture in Shanghai.
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