Xi Focus

Xi Extends Greetings to Women Ahead of International Women's Day Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 6 extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's women of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life ahead of the International Women's Day,which falls on March 8.     

地球一小时

Earth Hour is an initiative that encourages people,all over the world, to turn off their lights and other electricity consuming devices on the last Saturday of March, every year, from 8：30 pm to 9：30 pm.     

节气

Awakening of Insects The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.Awakening of Insects,the third sola term,is from March 5-20 this year.During this period,you may feel a rise in temperature,and notice the increased rainfall.The name of the solar term-Awake ning of In sects-refers to the fact that animals,which hibernate during winter,are awakened by spring thunder,and that everything on earth is returning,to life.Farmers in most regions of China begin plowing fields during Awakening of Insects.     

To Our Readers In the New Year

WITH the deepening of China's reform and the expansion of the policy of opening to the world, we greet the year 1995. A new year means a chance for development and a new beginning for any person or career. The editorial department of Women of China sends its best wishes to all our readers. Women of China magazine has entered its 39th year since its establishment. With love and concern from our large readership, the magazine has made friends with readers from countries and regions all over the     

国际交流(英文)

Chinese and Foreign Women Together ——Celebrating 96th Anniversary of International Women's Day 中外妇女共庆“三八” On the afternoon of March 7, 2006, a grand reception to celebrate the 96th anniversary of International Women's Day was held by the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. About 1,500 people-including Chinese women from all walks of life, foreign women diplomats, foreign diplomats' wives, foreign women experts and foreign experts'     

FROM THE CHINESE PRESS

Beijing Celebrates 10th Anniversary of the CWJA On March 20, more than 200 female journalists gathered in Beijing together to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Capital Women Journalists' Association. The celebration, ended with the establishment of a women's media supervision network. Since its founding in March 1986, the CWJA has accomplished a great deal in uniting as many female journalists as possible. The association has made great strides in developing socialist journalism, promoting exchanges between Chinese and foreign female journalists, reporting on the achievements of women from all walks of life, and safeguarding the legal rights of women. The CWJA membership has grown from the original 5,000 women from 60 media units, to the current total of more than 7,000 from nearly 100 media units.     

Let's Talk with Each Other

FROM June 25 to July 3 this year, U.S. President Bill Clinton made a state visit to China. His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, accompanied him. One of the main programs on her agenda was to meet and talk with Chinese women from all walks of life. At 10 o'clock of her first day in Beijing, the discussion began. The event, entitled "A Dialogue with the Chinese Women—     

读书(英文)

Your Chinese Horoscope 2006: What the Year of the Dog Holds in Store for You 《2006狗年运势》 Author. Neil Somerville Publisher: Harper Element The year 2006 is the Year of the Dog on the Chinese zodiac. What does this mean for you? The ancient art of Chinese Astrology, which predates the Western zodiac, is a detailed system of divination that has been used in the Orient for thousands of years. The depths of its wisdom and the accuracy of its character analysis and predictions have caught the imagination of the West in recent years, and have resulted in the rapid rise of its popularity. Your Chinese Horoscope 2006 is a popular and enlightening guide, which contains all the predictions you will need to take you into the year ahead-a year that offers great hope, advancement and opportunity. This complete astrological guide, now in its 19th year, includes an introduction to the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac; an explanation of the Five Elements, including which one governs your sign; and what the Year of the Dog has in store for you, your family, your loved ones and friends.     

DEAR READERS:

In March, there is an important day that concerns all women throughout the world: March 8, International Women's Day. The day commemorates women's struggle for peace, equality and development. On this day, Chinese women also reflect on their gains over the years, and plan future movements. The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), the largest non-governmental women's organization in China, has, in the past year, made great efforts in     

编者的话(英文)

The year 2000 is the 55th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Chinese Comfort Women victims of the War suffered physically and emotionally from the demands of Japanese armies. Though they are now elderly, these Chinese women, and the Chinese people as a whole, will never forget the barbarous crimes of the Japanese during World War Ⅱ. Please read Investigation: the Truth of Chinese "Comfort Women".