Happy Chinese New Year. It is the year of the rabbit and to celebrate we have Maria Wong of the animated cartoon Braceface being kidnapped in a Cheongsam dress.

For Chinese people, the rabbit is a tame creature representing hope and life for a long time. It is tender and lovely. The moon goddess Chang'e in the Chinese legend has a rabbit as her pet, which stimulates the thought that only this creature is amiable enough to match her noble beauty. Another way of saying is that the Rabbit is the incarnation of the moon goddess per se and it is always a symbol of pureness and auspiciousness.

People born in the Year of the Rabbit are gentle and approachable. They have a decent, noble and elegant manner.

Maria Wong is Sharon Spitz's best friend and Brock Leighton's love interest, later girlfriend.

A reasonably attractive and lovely girl, she hides behind the exterior of a tomboy and sports fanatic. Maria has deep blue eyes and black hair with two locks of near-auburn close in shade to her mother's lighter hair color. When not up in its usual twin-bun/ox-horn style, her long, straight hair reaches to the small of her back. She is laid back, but incredibly organized, except for her room, which is always a mess. Loyal and honest, Maria knows when to give Sharon a shoulder to cry on, and when to tell her to "get over herself". Maria loves extreme sports and is always trying to get her friends to join her, but Sharon and Connor do not share Maria's thirst for danger or competitive streak. Because of this, Maria usually ends up whizzing down the snowboarding pipe on her own while her friends cheer her on from a safe distance. She displays skill and talent in pretty much any sport she tries, excelling in hockey, basketball, snowboarding, skateboarding, field hockey and more. Maria has a very pretty big sister, Lee, who attends college, but comes home during the holidays, especially sharing in the family Christmas traditions. Maria occasionally talks about her. Maria also happens to be brilliant in school, but she is by no means a goody-goody. She and Sharon have been "partners in crime" on more than one occasion. Maria also has some girly aspects to her; she wears makeup, such as mascara and lip balm and also reads fashion magazines just like Sharon. She enjoys shopping and other typically "girly" stuff, but not in the same extreme as Sharon or at least not as much as she loves sports. Maria's background is as diverse as her interests; as she is half Chinese and half Italian, and embraces all that both cultures have to offer. When Maria liked one of her teachers, she met him for lunch at a restaurant. Sharon went to spy on her, hiding under the table while the two talked to make sure she kept her feelings to herself. Maria slipped one of her shoes off while Sharon was underneath the table and Sharon commented her feet stunk. She was disappointed when she learned he requested she join him along with several other students to request they volunteer as he felt they all had potential in becoming teachers themselves. Maria was disappointed, but learned it was probably better the teacher was behaving professionally. Towards the end of junior high school and onward, Maria becomes Brock's girlfriend. Once she found Brock's science notebook in the hall near her locker and and words "brock + maria" in it.