Dear Readers,

Have you told your significant other lately just how much you love him/her？ There＇s no better time than the present. February 14, the special day of the year to celebrate love, is especially auspicious in China this year -- both Valentine＇s Day and Chinese New Year fall on it.     

BESTSELLERS

Xin Yiwu is one of China＇s most popular young writers. Last year, her youth novel, So Young, was adapted to a film by Chinese actress and director Zhao Wei, and that film was hugely popular with Chinese moviegoers. The Promised Day, Xin＇s latest work, is a touching love story. For Feng Lan, a restaurant owner, marriage is like a door that she wants to open. But she doesn＇t find the key until she falls in love with Ding Xiaoye, a waiter in her restaurant.     

《中国娃娃》

The bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, and most recently Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy, once again delivers a brilliant work of historical fiction centered on the ever- intricate and powerful bonds between women, romantic love, filial piety and love of country. While most of Lisa See＇s novels are set against a Chinese landscape,     

What Others Are Saying...

＂Jingle Ma＇s war epic is a touching portrait of love in the time of war. ＇Mulan＇ is anchored by a strong performance by Vicki Zhao Wei, the wide-eyed expressive star vividly portraying her character＇s sorrow, anguish, fear and terror. One can＇t say the same about her physicality though, judging from the number of cutaway shots in the film during the battle scenes. This too is not director Jingle Ma＇s forte, and audiences who have seen Red Cliff will likely be unimpressed.     

Under the Hawthorn Tree

Based on true events, Under the Hawthorn Tree, by Ai Mi, is a quintessential story of doomed love, set against the formidable landscape of the Cultural Revolution （ 1966-1976）. The characters, symbolic of the country＇s innocence and purity, are born at the wrong time：born into a life where every minute is accounted for, parceled into extreme physical and emotional hardships. It is a life where one slip call lead to a road of hardship, especially where a young woman is concerned.     

西安市建立妇女儿童发展研究基地

The Xi＇an （capital of Northwest China＇s Shaanxi Province） Women＇s Federation and Xi＇an Academy of Social Sciences recently hosted, in the academy, a conference to mark the founding of the Xi＇an Research Base of Women and Children＇s Development. More than 60 people -- including leaders of the federation and academy, liaison persons of the member units of the working committee on children and women under the municipal government, directors of the offices of the working committees on children and women under the governments of various districts and counties, and scholars dedicated to studying wolnen and children＇s development -- attended.     

Chinese Delegation Attends CEDAW Meeting Which Considered Its 7th and 8th Combined Periodic Report

At the invitation of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization of h＇an and the Women＇s Council of the Republican Party of Armenia, Yu Hongqiu. Vice-President and Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women＇s Federation, headed a Chinese women＇s delegation during visits to lran and Armenia between October18-25,2014.     

携爱启程

People sometimes do things that betray Immanity - and love. In November 2013, television stations across China broadcast the video of a girl beating an 18-month-old baby in an elevator in southwestern China＇s Chongqing Municipality. A month later, a first- year university student, in Yunnan Province, reportedly gave birth and then abandoned the baby in a toilet in her dormitory. The student returned to classes the next day.     

日历

The Lady of the Camellias 茶花女
Additional Information： The opera has been adapted from Alexandre Dumas＇ renowned novel, The Lady of the Camellias, a heartbreaking love story first published in 1848. The National Center for the Performing Arts organized the performance by recruiting some of the world＇s top musicians, such as the musical director and conductor of the New York Philharmonic- Symphony Orchestra, Lolin Mazel, and Italian stage designer Benito Leonori.     

全国妇联、国务院妇儿工委办公窒召开反家暴立法研讨会

The All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF） and the National Working Committee on Children and Women （NWCCW） under the State Council plan to organize experts, who study laws and regulations, to study key and difficult issues related to the promotion of anti-domestic violence legislation. In conjunction with the 14th International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women （on November 25, 2013）, the organizations hosted a seminar to discuss anti-domestic violence legislation in Beijing. Organizers invited experts from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, China University of Political Science and Law, and the Women＇s Studies Institutes of China, to ACWF＇s headquarters to discuss issues related to the promotion of anti-domestic violence legislation.     

读者来信

Dear Women of China,
I＇m interested in your magazine, but there＇s no way for me to get copies of it where I live. I see that your website has an electronic version of the magazine, but it＇s only one issue, it＇s a few months old, it＇s difficult to read （because you have to wait for the pages to enlarge）, and you have to click on the pages to flip them back to the table of contents or reload the whole page. It＇s extremely aggravating and not at all easy for readers to use.     

青岛市妇儿工委办进一步推进为妇女儿童办实事工作

The Shandong Provincial Party （Communist Party of China） Committee has included work related to the protection of women and children＇s legal rights and interests in the standards for the evaluation of government organs＇ work. Officials of the Qingdao （a city in East China＇s Shandong Province） Working Committee on Children and Women recently monitored the city＇s work related to women and children, and they concluded the city had done the following during the first half of this year：     

国际交流

Invited by the president of Polish Women＇s League, a four-member delegation of Chinese women visited Poland and attended the event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Polish Women＇s League from October 18-20, 2013. The delegation, headed by Mu Hong, Director-General of the International Department of the All-China Women＇s Federation, visited grass-roots organizations of Polish Women＇s League. A. Michalak, President of Polish Women＇s League, met with the delegation. Both sides shared their opinions on improving the friendly cooperation between Chinese and Polish women. The visit helped to renew the traditional friendship between ACWF and Polish Women＇s League.     

国际交流

沈跃跃会见新加坡驻华大使 Shen Yueyue, Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress and President of the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, met Loh Ka Leung, Singapore＇s Ambassador to China, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, on September 27. They relations and women＇s exchanges between exchanged opinions on how to improve China and Singapore.     

《北京爱情故事》

Beijing Love Story is a spin-off of the massively popular 2012 Chinese TV series of the same title. The film presents a complex series of intertwined love stories in China＇s capital. Chert Sicheng, who wrote and directed the fihn （and directed the TV series）, also costars in the film with his wife, Tong Liya. （They married in January.）     

为孩子们播撒健康与希望

The nutrition-improvement program tbr children in poverty-stricken areas has been in place since October 2012. The program was established by China＇s Ministry of Health and the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF） to improve the nutrition and physical conditions of infants and toddlers in distressed areas, and to raise parents＇ knowledge about feeding infants and young children. The program provides nutritional packages, containing protein, multivitamins and mineral supplements, to infants, aged between 6 months and 2 years, to ensure the youngsters don＇t suffer from malnutrition and anemia. The program is also meant to raise the health standards of infants in poverty-stricken areas.     

全国妇联和联合国儿基会赴云南实地调研

Officials from the Legal Department of the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, the United Nations Children＇s Fund （UNICEF）, and the women＇s federations in Tianjin （municipality） and Hubei, Jiangsu and Yunnan provinces visited Huaning County, Yuxi, a city in Yunnan Province, on January 9, 2014. The purpose of the trip was to allow officials to see firsthand how the 12388 hotline （used to protect women＇s rights and interests） operates, and to visit local women＇s homes and various cmnmunity-based child- protection projects.     

大力发展手工编织 促进妇女就业创业

The All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF） and China＇s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held, in Chengdu （capital of Southwest China＇s Sichuan Province） on May 8, a conference to demonstrate and promote achievements in developing the weaving industry to help women find work and/or start a business. Shen Yueyue, Vice- Chairperson of the NPC （National People＇s Congress） Standing Committee and ACWF President, spoke during the conference. Song Xiuyan, Vice- President and First Member of the Secretariat of ACWF, hosted the event.     

妇女进步与我们的未来 全国妇联副主席孟晓驷在香港“北京＋15妇女地位论坛”上的演讲（摘要）

It is my pleasure to be here in Hong Kong at the Beijing ＋ 15 Forum of Status of Women amid the elegance and charm of China＇s Pearl of the Orient, and to have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the women of Hong Kong their good works. As this year marks the 15th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, it is an apt date indeed for the Hong Kong Federation of Women to hold this forum. One hundred years ago, the Second International Socialist Women＇s Conference designated March 8 International Women＇s Day. Since then, March 8 has been a festival for women around the world.     

Capturing Feminine Charm

"A woman is the mother of all mankind andthe incarnation of love and beauty.Throughout history and mankind’s constantquest to conquer and to reform,women havebeen major contributors for the good.In theage of matriarchal clans,when humancivilization was in its infancy,this potential for