During the Medieval Annam, "Viet comics" often be called "mạn họa" (漫畫, comics) or "liên-hoàn họa" (連環畫, sequential drawings) which was affected by China and sometimes India. They illustrated philosophy or tales which were printed by wood-blocks. There were some drawings for the educating females which were called ""moral books" (Luân-lý giáo-khoa thư).