Manhua means "impromptu sketches", and is technically the mother of the term manga and manhwa. While the term manhua predates both manga and manhwa, most do not consider it as the starting point for the term because the modern style of manhua didn’t come about until the rise of the baby boomer generation in the 1950s and 1960s. Modern manhua draws heavy inspiration from Japanese manga, but many manhua are based on historical Chinese stories, or new stories set in historical China.
