八成大学生对在读结婚说“不”(英文)

Recently five students of Shanghai Fudan University conducted a survey among morethan 2,000 students of over 10 institutes of higher learning in Shanghai and Tianjin.The results indicated that more than 80 percent of the respondents would take a wait-and-see attitude even though they were allowed to get married while studying inuniversities or colleges. Nearly 70 percent of them believed "it would be best for universitystudents to get married after they have stable sources of income." Some 5…     

编者的话(英文)

In the aftermath of the Olympic Games, we look back on the highlights for Chinese women. Outstanding performances by the athletes thrilled audiences across the country. Chinese athletes did remarkably well, winning 28 gold medals for the country; there were not a few female athletes among them, who picke up a total of 16 golds. This issue features the Chinese women gold medalists as a mark of respect and to say that we, as women ourselves, are extremely proud of them.     

读者来信

Dear Women of China,
What a great list of Chinese proverbs in the Chinese language learning section of the December issue. I have been studying Chinese for a few years now, but I can never get enough of Chinese proverbs. After all, there are so many, and learning them can be really useful. Being able to find information like this in a magazine is a great added value. I look forward to seeing more in the future.     

数字解读(英文)

53 Percent and 44 Percent of Women Fans During a recent survey by Visa(the US-based global financialservice provider that operates the world's largest retail electronicpayment network),some 4,556 respondents from the Asia-Pacific region were asked which Olympic sporting events were of greatest interest to them.The results indicated that men and women were interested in different sports.Fifty-three percent of women     

数字解读

Nearly 40 Percent A recent survey on the Chinese website www.163.com shows that Chinese women netizens greatly value independence,individualism and wisdom.The results indicate that 39.5 percent of the 3,042 respondents believe it is important to be economically independent, and 10.7 percent want to enjoy their spare time on their     

Woman Carries on Traditional Arts

THE members of the International Olympic Bidding Committee in Monte Carlo were amazed at Lang Zhili's skill in dough modelling. That was in 1993, and the Chinese folk artist was showing her skill to the Committee members. Holding the dough figures that Lang gave them as presents, they could hardly believe that a simple piece of dough could be made into a peace dove so real it appeared ready to fly away. There was also a lovely rabbit, a Chinese boy with a football under his arm, the God of Longevity, the Buddha Maitreya... all looked completely lifelike.     

People Are Leaving The Three Gorges Area

With the Chinese Government deciding to build a reservoir at Ibc Three Gorges in the Changjiang River, which is believed to be one of the best sources of water power in the world, residents living in that area have been asked to move. The orderly migration of local residents is a great concern of the Central Government and is being well     

The General Situation of Chinese Elderly Women Today

CURRENTLY there are more thar 50 million Chinese women over the age of 60, making up nine percent of the total female population. This number is increasing at the rate of about 2.8 percent per year. It is estimate that by the end of this century, one of every 10 women will be over the age of 60. This group of older women, with its own characteristics and demands, needs the attention and help of society. Over half a century ago when these women were born, China was still an     

你可曾有过装睡的经历

Everyone knows how to pretend to be asleep. Remember when you were in kindergarten, or primary school, and you were asked to take a nap after lunch？ Sometimes you would pretend to be asleep, so you could fool the teacher who checked on you. After the teacher left the room, thinking you were asleep, you felt both satisfied and excited.     

Wang Chunlu, A Strong-Willed Skater

BEFORE the '98 Winter Olympic Games, the psychology teacher of the China National Speed Skating Team asked each member to write down a few words expressing their state of mind. "Others can't scramble over you unless you yourself bend down," wrote Wang Chunlu, a young skater from Changchun.