Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/21
By: Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) The tourism promotion authorities of the Spain-ruled Canary

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Islands in the Atlantic Ocean have mapped out a tour route in memory of the late Taiwanese writer Sanmao (三毛), in the hope of attracting millions of Chinese Sanmao fans, according to a report from China.

Sanmao, a pseudonym, was born as Chen Mao-ping (陳懋平) in Chongqing, China in 1943. At the age of 6, her family fled the Communists, moving to Taiwan.

In 1976 her autobiographic book, “Stories of the Sahara,” which portrays her experiences living in the then-Spanish-controlled Western Sahara with her Spanish husband José María Quero, was published in Taiwan. This established Sanmao as a travel writer in Chinese society with a unique voice and perspective.    [FULL  STORY]