The story of the wandering of the three hairs is a very classic play, a profound reaction to the society of the time, the reason why it is called a classic because the development of the plot, the emotional fluctuations and the social background of the time is very similar to the people to see, as if they were in the same place. There are other important ingredients in this drama, such as simplicity, naturalness and vividness, which are not found in other dramas.
The story is about the harrowing ordeal of the orphaned girl, San Mao. In pre-liberation Shanghai, the story of Sanmao by ancestry is Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, the story is about the old Shanghai wandering as a child Sanmao, his mother is a dancer in the nightclubs of Shanghai, and the guests have a relationship before giving birth to Sanmao, and then due to persecution of the mother died a tragic death, no relatives, homeless, food and clothing.
He ate paste used to put up advertisements, slept in garbage trucks, and draped himself in broken sacks in winter to keep out the cold. In order to survive, he sold newspapers, picked up cigarette butts and helped push yellow carts, but he was always bullied, but the money he earned was not even enough for a full meal. Only the street children who share his fate care about him and give him warmth.
The reason why this movie has aroused people's popularity is firstly that the small subject reflects the big society. Although it is a children's movie, it reflects the darkness of the old society in a more typical and profound way through the life encounter of the street child, and truly reveals the social outlook of the old times when the rich and the poor were so different from each other, and the general people were in dire straits.
Thus, this movie is suitable for young and old, not only for children, but also for adults. It arouses people and society as a whole to care for the growth of children, especially to arouse the conscience and responsibility of rescuing the majority of "Sanmao" type street children.