Sanmao (三毛) (March 26, 1943 – January 4, 1991) was a Taiwanese novelist, translator and writer. Born as Chen Mao Ping (陈懋平), her pseudonym was adopted from a character of acclaimed caricaturist Zhang Leping's most famous work, entitled Sanmao. In English, she was known as Echo or Echo Chan.

 

Sanmao's books deal mainly with her own experiences studying and living abroad. They were extremely well received not only in Taiwan, but also in mainland China, and they remain popular reads today. From 1976 to the time of her death in 1991, Sanmao published more than 20 books. She also translated the comic Mafalda from Spanish to Chinese.