Mulan Fist—Sphere of "Grand Wushu"

IN the summer of 1997, during the opening ceremony of China's Eighth National Games, a thousand women performed an elegant demonstration of Mulan Fist to the accompaniment of sweet-sounding folk music and thunderous applause from the audience. They were led by Ying Meifeng, the creator of Mulan Fist.     

Visiting the Hometown of Hua Mulan

IN China,the story of Hua Mulandisguising herself as a man andjoining the army is an ageless themeand every household knows the story.The name of the heroine was spreadeven wider when Walt Disney Companysuccessfully launched an animatedproduction of it.The animated film,“Hua Mulan,”caused a stir in theinternational film market.Amused andmoved by the woman’s story,morepeople became interested in its origin;sowhere is the hometown of Hua Mulan?     

The Legend of Mulan

1. Leading her army. Hua Mulan raids the enemy camp at night. 2. Hua Mulan fights bravely against the chief of the invading tribe. 3. Hua Mulan was in fact a beautiful young woman and good at spinning and weaving before she joined the army.     

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.     

Warm Rem embrance

Shao Mulan worked as secretary and councilor in Chinese embassies to the United Arab Emirates,Viet Nam, Iraq, Turkey and Egypt. Her longest mission was to Egypt, where she stayed for more than 10 years.     

One Woman's Bitter Medicine

ANGUO City in Hebei Province is a small one—only a few years ago, it was still a township—but it is well-known in Chinese medical circles as one of the four largest distribution centers of Chinese herbal medicine. Locals proudly call their hometown the "Medicine Capital." Anguo's streets are lined with medicine shops. In addition, the city is also home to a large medicine wholesale market, where hundreds of kinds of Chinese herbal medicine from all over the country Can be found. Both in the wholesale depot and in the small shops, it is striking that most buyers are men while most of the sellers are women. Song Mulan, the director of the municipal women's federation, is     

FROM THE CHINESE PRESS

According to the latest statistics made available by the State Statistical Bureau, 1994 saw the population growth slowing down. The birth rate for the whole year was 17.7 per thousand, the death rate was 6.4 per thousand and the natural growth rate was 11.21 per thousand. Compared with 1993, the 1994 birth rate decreased by 0.39 per thousand, the death rate decreased by 0.15 per thousand and the natural growth rate decreased by 0.24 per thousand. In 1994, 0.2104 billion people were born, or     

China's First Woman Judge

MA Yuan was the first woman judge in New China. Statistical figures provided by the Supreme People's Court showed that there were 21,000 women judges among the 146,000 judges across China by the end of 1993. Ma Yuan, who in 1985 was appointed Vice-President of the Supreme People's Court by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, was born in     

《私人订制》

Personal Tailor, Chinese director Feng Xiaogang＇s latest comedy, is a story about a company that allows ordinary people to fulfill their fantasies. The company, Personal Tailor, is run by Yang Zhong （played by Ge You）, who is the ＂dream planner;＂ Miss Bai （played by Bai Baihe）, who is the ＂scenario designer;＂ Xiao Lu （played by Ei Xiaolu）, who is the ＂dream builder;＂ and Ma Qing （played by Zheng Kai）, the ＂spiritual anesthetist.＂ The business is unique, as it satisfies the clients＇ demands and makes their dreams come true.     

Women's Bookstore and Women's Monthly

THERE were three women's magazines published in China before the War of Resistance Against Japan (1937-1945)—Journal of Women by the Commercial Press, Life of Women by the Life Publishing House and Women's Monthly, by the Women's Bookstore. The Women's Bookstore was also the only one that published books especially for women readers.     

"Taking a Bite of Ginger and Drinking Some Vinegar"

ZHANG Suwo is the eldest daughter of Zhang Zhizhong, a patriotic general of the Kuomintang army. In 1949, as the chief representative of the Kuomintang government, General Zhang Zhizhong negotiated peace with the representatives of the Chinese Communist Party. Unfortunately, the civil peace agreement drawn up by the representatives of the two sides was refused by the     

FROM THE CHINESE PRESS

Compiled by the Central Document Compiling Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC), the third volume of the Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping was published by the People's Publishing House and was issued nationwide on November 2, 1993.     

千年丝绸古国的百年奥运珍藏(英文)

This is the first time that the splendid history and culture of the Olympiad has been displayed in the form of a stamp collection. Jointly authorized by the International Olympic Committee(IOC) and Binjing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad(BOCOG),and exclusively issued by China National Philalic Corporation(CNPC),the Official     

山城巷，与城市同名

Embraced by the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, Chongqing is commonly referred to as the ＂Mountain City.＂ The lane shares that name, as it vividly reflects the city＇s geographical features. Mountain City Lane is more than 500 meters long, but it is only three to four meters wide. The northern end, the highest part of the lane, is bordered by Consulate Lane; its southern end, the lowest part of the lane, is bordered by Zhongxing Road. The difference in altitude between the lowest and highest points of the lane is about 70 meters. One section of the lane was built on a clifl; Yuqiushi.     

千年丝绸古国的百年奥运珍藏(英文)

This is the first time that the splendid history and culture of the Olympiad has been displayed in the form of a stamp collection. Jointly authorized by the International Olympic Committee(IOC)and Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad(BOCOG),and exclusively issued by China National Philatelic Corporation(CNPC),the Official     

一笔循环金圆了姐妹们的创业梦

Shuangjiang County(in Lincang City),situated in the mountainous areas of Southwest China's Yunnan Province,is inhabited by the Lahu,Wa,Bulang and Dai minority groups.In the past,the county's economic development was negatively affected by its poor transportation infrastructure.With funding provided by Beijing Lenovo Holdings Charity Foundation,the China Women's Development Foundation(CWDF)in 2018 initiated the project of Raise Her Business Plan-Revolving Fund for Mothers'New Ventures,in Shuangjiang.Under the project,local impoverished women receive small Ioans to start businesses.     

牙雕《月曼清游》(局部)(英文)

This ivory tablet was carved in 1741 by Chen Zuzhang and four other handicraftsmen, based on a picture drawn by Chen Mei, a painter from the lmperial Art Academy of the Qing Dynasty. They spent 100 days to finish the work. Altogether, there are 12 parts, with each part having one side carved with a scene and the other side with a poem by Emperor Qianlong. The carvings tell of the recreation activities of women     

Dance Drama The Border Town

THE large-scale dance drama The Border Town performed by the Hunan Provincial Troupe attracted a large audience with its natural human touch, strong local flavour and elegant literature, provoking reverie from the people. The Border Town dance drama was adapted from the novel of the same name by Shen Congwen, an influential writer on Chinese modern literature. The Border Town, written in 1934, was his masterpiece, which gives a delicate account of the young love between the orphan girl Cuicui (who was adopted by an old ferryman), and the young     

《归来》

The movie, a period drama adapted from the novel, The Criminal Lu Yanshi, by Yan Geling, tells the story of a man＇s reunion with his wife and daughter after years of separation due to the Cultural Revolution （1966-1976）. The film, directed by Zhang Yimou, features powerful performances by veteran actors Gong Li and Chen Daoming.     

Scroll of "On Goddess of the Luo River"

Scroll of "On Goddess of the Luo River" was painted by Gu Kaizhi, a master during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He took the poem "On Goddess of the Luo River" by Cao Zhi, a great literary work from the Three Kingdoms period (220-265), as its chief subject. This poem illustrates the theme that true love between men and women is repressed and destroyed by the feudal ethical code and the feudal forces in feudal society. It depicts the poet's love for a goddess of the Luo River, Mi Fei, who is actually the reincarnation of the poet's favorite concubine, Zhen Fei, who had passed away.