manhua

Also known as Chinese comics, Chinese comic, Chinese manga, Chinese comic book, Chinese comic books, Zhongguo Manhua

'''''' () are Chinese-language comics produced in Greater China. Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China throughout its history.

Key facts

Comics nationality <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.notable publishers: Tong Li Comics, Ever Glory Publishing, Sharp Point Publishing, Jonesky, Chuang Yi, Kuaikan, ManMan, QQ Comic, Vcomic, U17, Dongman Manhua, dmzj.com, Comico Taiwan, Line Webtoon
Comics nationality <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.notable series: List
Comics nationality <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.lang1: Chinese (written in Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese)
Comics nationality <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.image: Politcal Map of 19th Century China（時局全圖）.jpg
Comics nationality <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.caption: The Situation in the Far East, an 1899 manhua by Tse Tsan-tai

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Taiwanese manhua
Categories
Characteristics
Differences in formatting
Digital {{lang|zh-Latn|manhua}}
Web {{lang|zh-Latn|manhua}}
Webcomics
Webtoons
Economics
Adaptations
See also
References
Citations
Sources
External links

'''' () are Chinese-language comics produced in Greater China. Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China throughout its history.

They are usually graphic and can be written for a myriad of genres, including romance, fantasy, historical, thrillers, paranormal, and horror. The narratives are varied but often include tropes and plots common to Asian culture and settings.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “manhua” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.