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Sanmao (writer)
Taiwanese novelist, translator and writer
Sanmao (Chinese: 三毛; pinyin: Sānmáo) was the pen name of Echo Chen Ping (born Chen Mao-ping; 26 March 4 January ), a Taiwanese writer and translator.
Her works range from autobiographical writing, travel writing and reflective novels, to translations of Spanish-language comic strips.
Sanmao was born Chen Maoping in China in and raised in Taiwan, and throughout her life she travelled to over fifty-five countries.
She studied philosophy and taught German before becoming a career writer. Her pen name was adopted from the main character of Zhang Leping's most famous work, Sanmao.[1] In English, she was also known as Echo or Echo Chan, the first name she used in Latin script, after the eponymous Greek nymph.
Since childhood, she was said to have avoided writing the character "Mao" (懋) as it was too complex; later in life, she legally changed her name to Chen Ping.
Early life
She was born Chen Mao-ping in Chongqing to Chen Siqing, a lawyer, and Miao Jinlan.[2][3] She had an older sister, Chen