https://www.scmp.com/rss/500381/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Known for her insatiable wanderlust and unflappable spirit, Sanmao dazzled Chinese readers with accounts of her travels through Africa and Europe in the 1970s. At a time when opportunities for women were limited, Sanmao, who was born in Chongqing and raised in Taiwan, inspired generations of readers with her independence, compassion, and can-do spirit. Every year on the anniversary of her death, tributes are posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. Last year, Google honored the... https://www.scmp.com/culture/famed-taiwanese-feminist-author-sanmao-finally-gets-english-translation/article/3046325?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/famed-taiwanese-feminist-author-sanmao-finally-gets-english-translation/article/3046325?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Jan 2020 05:04:04 +0000 If you went on Google in Taiwan and Hong Kong today, you would have found a Doodle of a woman in a loose blue dress sitting alone in a desert with pen and paper in hand. The woman in the illustration is Taiwanese writer Sanmao, who would have turned 76 today. Born in Chongqing, China, as Chen Maoping in 1943, Sanmao moved with her family to Taiwan at a young age, developed an early interest in literature, and went on to become one of the most prolific travel writers of her time. In more than 20... https://www.scmp.com/culture/globetrotting-taiwanese-writer-who-inspired-generations-women/article/3003332?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/globetrotting-taiwanese-writer-who-inspired-generations-women/article/3003332?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:45:03 +0000