Tintin, the famous young comic strip hero by Belgian illustrator Georges Remi (Hergé), is called Dingding (丁丁) in the People’s Republic. Two of his adventures are set in China: the „Blue Lotus“ and the 1960 story „Tintin in Tibet.“ With his dog Snowy and Captain Haddock, reporter Tintin sets out to find his Chinese friend Chang Chong-Chen, who has gone missing while flying over the Himalayas. With the help of Tibetan monks, he finds his friend under the protection of the Yeti, who saved his life after the crash.