lianhuanhua

thumb|right|250px|A Lianhuanhua Image from "Arrest of the Orchid" Lianhuanhua () is a type of palm-size picture books of sequential drawings popular in China in the 20th century. It influenced modern manhua.

==Terminology== The name in Chinese essentially translates to "linked pictures" or "serial pictures". The books were called "lianhuanhua" or "lianhuan tuhua"; later the "tu" was omitted and the term "lianhuanhua" became standard. The official term lianhuanhua was not used until 1925 and was first employed by the Shanghai publishing company Shijie Shuju (World Book Company). Prior to this, lianhuanhua were separated into different name categories depending on the region.